Welcome!
Welcome to Michiana Doula Care. My name is Kris, I'm here to serve the southwestern Michigan, northern Indiana area as a birth doula and childbirth educator. I hope you find something you're looking for while you're here:0) What is a doula? The word "Doula" comes from the ancient Greek and is now used to refer to "a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before, during, and just after childbirth." Research has shown, that when doulas attend births, labors are shorter, there are fewer complications, and there is less need for oxytocin to speed labor, forceps or vacuum extractions, pain medication, epidurals, or cesarean deliveries. With a doula, babies are born more aware, and breastfeed easier. Having a doula can reduce the number of babies born in poor condition, are admitted to special care nurseries and have prolonged hospital stays.
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what a doula does....
- a birth doula...
- recognizes childbirth as a key life experience that the mother will remember for the rest of her life..
- understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor..
- assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying out their birth plans..
- stays by the side of the laboring woman throughout the entire labor..
- provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make good decisions..
- perceives her role as nurturing and protecting of the woman's memory or her birth experience...
