Embracing, Listening, Educating and Assisting Women in Labor
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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