Doula Support for Early Breastfeeding
…Austin.She has been a La Leche League Leader since 1981.Barbara’s research and com mentaries have appeared in The Journal of Human Lactation, Current Issues in Clinical Lactation, Birth Issues, Breastfeeding…
DONA International Stands Against “Informed Doulas Report”
…Allows the woman’s partner to participate at his/her comfort level Numerous clinical studies have found that a doula’s presence at birth: • Tends to result in shorter labors with fewer…
ACOG: OBs Can Prevent Lacerations During Vaginal Births
…studies regarding birthing position is noted to have mixed results with some demonstrating that upright or lateral positions led to fewer episiotomies, less operative births but higher rates of second-degree…
The Doula and Research: Great Resources to Build Skills
…Learn to read research Learn to find research Learn to follow research Each section provides direction for understanding how to read studies, where to find peer reviewed research (and what…
Is Homebirth Safe?
…Association Journal, continue to show home birth to be safe. (2,3) In all Canadian studies and several US studies, women experiencing out-of-hospital birth received dramatically fewer interventions, including caesarean sections,…
So You Want to Be a Midwife?
…doula to midwife I have met doulas who already know or soon discover that they have a strong yearning to be a midwife (or doctor). They long for the clinical…
ACOG Updates: What Doulas Should Know
…joint statements with the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine called the Obstetric Care Consensus Series. While all of these documents are clinical in nature and discuss practices that are outside the…
COVID-19 & Doulas – DONA International Recommendations
…hope that doulas will be able to continue to do the important work of supporting families through the birth and postpartum period. Now is the time for collaboration with clinical…
What Research Says about the Doula-Nurse Relationship and Expert Tips to Strengthen It
…of doulas. 4. Nurses who value labor support as much as, or more than, clinical tasks involved in the observation and treatment of their patients, will have more positive views…
Nurses and Doulas Playing Nice For Optimal Birth
…wants. Without clinical responsibilities or decisions to make, the doula is free to be present in each moment with the mother. With doulas, mothers have continuous emotional support, information about…