What is a Birth Doula?

According to Dona International, a Doula is a professional who is trained in childbirth and provides continuous support to a mother before, during, and just after birth.

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What is a Postpartum Doula?

A postpartum doula provides evidenced based information on things such as infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from birth, mother–baby bonding, infant soothing, and basic newborn care. A postpartum doula is there to help a new family in those first days and weeks after bringing home a new baby.