This is a post I saw on Call the Doula Facebook Page . It is sometimes so hard to explain what doulas do, but this encapsulates the spirit beautifully. What your doula wished you knew... [...] Your doula cares about your birth more than you know. She cares about how you are spoken to. She cares about who touches you and when. She cares about the tone in the room. She cares about the pause before a decision. She cares about your partner not feeling lost. She cares about your “

I don't know if I am allowed to share this. I can't find the original on the author's blog anymore nor do I know how to contact her, but...

Bring a Loved One, Friend, or Doula for Continuous Support Can't agree more!

Lamaze's 6 Healthy Birth Practices form an excellent evidence-based blueprint for you to inform yourself, and for me as a doula, to educate, support, and advocate for my clients. It is solid, supported by ACOG, and physiology focused. Let's get started with this series. Let labor begin on its own Why? Because labor starts well before labor starts. The same hormones that regulate labor, birth, breastfeeding, and bonding – oxytocin, catecholamines, endorphins, and prolactin – a