Embracing, Listening, Educating and Assisting Women in Labor

Urban Doula’s Mission & Core Values

 

What is a Doula?

A doula is a professional, who works with families during pregnancy, during labor and in the birth process, and in the immediate postpartum time, offering support, encouragement, information, comfort, and referrals as needed. A Doula helps achieve the healthiest most satisfying experience possible for the entire family!

Urban Doula’s Mission

Urban Doula uses evidence-based information when providing information to parents to make healthy decisions for their birth. Embracing positive attitudes and approaches all situations with a loving, non-judgmental mindset. Urban Doula strives to bridge the gaps amongst support and healthcare professionals.

Core Values

Urban Doula supports all forms of birth; vaginal, VBAC, Cesareans. Urban Doula offers support to those who choose at home births, hospital setting and or birthing centers.

Urban Doula supports Surrogacy and or Adoption births.

Urban Doula supports all. Pronouns; he/him/his, she/her/hers.

Urban Doula supports all decisions made throughout the entire pregnancy and labor.

Benefits of Doula Support

  • Cesareans reduced by 26-50%

  • Length of labor reduces by 25%

  • Use of Oxytocin reduced by 40%

  • Epidural use reduced by 60%

  • Forceps reduced by 30%

  • Improved breastfeeding

  • Increased time spent with baby

  • Decreased Postpartum depression

 

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Empowering women, one birth at time.