Total Life Concepts
Doula Services and Placenta Encapsulation
Total Life Concepts
Maitland, FL 32751
ph: 4075450296
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Doula Services
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"The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other women."
Stephen Gaskin
Stephen Gaskin
What is a doula?
The word "doula" comes from the ancient Greek meaning "a woman who serves" and is now used to refer to a trained and experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth; or who provides emotional and practical support during the postpartum period.
Studies have shown that when doulas attend birth, labors are shorter with fewer complications, babies are healthier and they breastfeed more easily.
A Birth Doula
- Recognizes birth as a key experience the mother will remember all her life
- Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor
- Assists the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth
- Stays with the woman throughout the labor
- Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make informed decision
- Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner and her clinical care providers
- Perceives her role as nurturing and protecting the woman's memory of the birth experience
- Allows the woman's partner to participate at his/her comfort level
Benefits of having a trained doula:
45% reduction in cesarean births
25% shorter labor
60% reduction in epidural requests
50% reduction in oxytocin use
30% reduction in analgesic use
34% reduction in forceps delivery
WHAT WILL I GET WHEN I HIRE A DOULA?
During your labor, we:
- Offer massage, counter-pressure, heat, ice, and other comfort measures
- Encourage and support you in using whatever birthing techniques and coping methods you have chosen
- Suggest positions to enhance your comfort, and (if needed) suggest techniques to encourage your bab(ies) into a more optimal position to facilitate a shorter, easier labor and reduce the likelihood of a Cesarean
- Facilitate communication between you and your medical caregivers to ensure understanding and informed consent
- Create a safe environment for processing fears
- Hold space for the emotional journey of through pregnancy, labor, and new parenthood
Prenatal Care
- Complimentary interview
- 2 prenatal visits, 1 visit to care provider (if using an OBGYN)
- Education on Comfort Measures for Pregnancy & Labor
- Assistance creating a birth plan
- Unlimited phone and email support, which continues postpartum
- Doula Client Handbook...this is a wealth of information on everything you need to know and may have questions about
Labor Support
- 24-hour, on-call support beginning two weeks before your due date and in any emergency
- Continual, caring presence during your labor, birth, and up to 2 hours postpartum
- In conjunction with your caregiver, assistance deciding when to go to the hospital or ask your homebirth midwife to come join you
Postpartum Care
- Breastfeeding support
- Preparation of Sitz bath herbal infusion for a soothing postpartum soak(if applicable)
- 1 or 2 postpartum home visits (depending on need & desire)
- Unconditional emotional support
- Referrals as appropriate
*Here at TLC I believe in the power of birthing naturally. Its know that women's bodies were made for this amazing process. The belief that little to no interventions is what makes birth work best, is the most natural and beneficial for your baby. However, what ever the choices are that you make, we will support you. If you decide that you want pain medication we would never deny the need if it arises. This is your birth and you deserve to have it exactly the way that you want it!
Total Life Concepts
Maitland, FL 32751
ph: 4075450296
empowerb
