Today a doula is defined as a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to a mother before, during and shortly after childbirth to help her achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible.
Like travel guides in a foreign country, birth and postpartum doulas help support new families through the life changing experience of having a baby!
Why do I need a doula?:
Research has shown:
- 28% less likely to have a cesarean section
- 31% less likely to use synthetic oxytocin to speed up labor
- 9% less likely to use any pain medication
- 34% less likely to rate childbirth experience negatively
Source: 2017 Cochrane Database Systematic Review
Mamatoto: a Swahili word meaning ‘motherbaby’. It expresses the concept that mother and infant are not two separate people, but an interrelated dyad. What impacts one impacts the other.
Dominika Fitzgerald Photographer
