meridiandoula
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Hello,
I'd like to introduce myself to the forum, my name is Aleks I'm training to be a Doula (birthing assistant). Part of my
project at University is to attend a certain number of births in my
capacity as a Doula.
For those of you who never heard of Doula's existence - Doula is a
birthing companion, a woman who establishes a working and caring
relationship with a mother during the pregnancy, acts as a source of
information, prepares the Birth Plan together, attends and helps the
woman through labour, acts as a woman's rep and advocate during
birthing and helps adjust to being a full time mum.
Doula:
- Recognizes birth as a key life experience that the mother will
remember all her life
- Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a
woman in labour
- Assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying out
their plans for the birth
- Stays by the side of the labouring woman throughout the entire
labour
- Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures, an objective
viewpoint and assistance to the woman in getting the information she
needs to make good decisions
- Facilitates communication between the labouring woman, her partner
and clinical care providers
- Perceives her role as one who nurtures and protects the woman's
memory of her birth experience.
A doula is a professional in her own right
A doula does not have a nursing or medical role
A doula will be there throughout your labour. It does not matter how
long
It does not matter whether it is a home birth or hospital birth
A doula is unique
A doula is not associated to a hospital, consultant, doctor or
midwife and is there for the pregnant woman only
That's enough official descriptions
I was wondering if any of you would be interested in having me help
you through this wonderful and sometimes daunting time. Ideally you
would be 7 or 8 months pregnant and live somewhere in London.
A bit about me: I am a complementary therapist, working from a clinic
in Camden (my website: http://www.bodychill.co.uk ) and my passion for
childbirth started in Indonesia where I volunteered for several months
at a birthing centre in Bali, Yayasan Bumi Sehat, started by a
wonderful midwife from America. When I returned to the UK I decided
to legalise my status as a birth companion and attended a Middlesex
University course recognised by the National Childbirth Trust.
My offer is free of charge and I will be very happy to hear from any
of you who could do with a bit of support.
My email address is [email protected]
Love&light,
Aleks
I'd like to introduce myself to the forum, my name is Aleks I'm training to be a Doula (birthing assistant). Part of my
project at University is to attend a certain number of births in my
capacity as a Doula.
For those of you who never heard of Doula's existence - Doula is a
birthing companion, a woman who establishes a working and caring
relationship with a mother during the pregnancy, acts as a source of
information, prepares the Birth Plan together, attends and helps the
woman through labour, acts as a woman's rep and advocate during
birthing and helps adjust to being a full time mum.
Doula:
- Recognizes birth as a key life experience that the mother will
remember all her life
- Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a
woman in labour
- Assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying out
their plans for the birth
- Stays by the side of the labouring woman throughout the entire
labour
- Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures, an objective
viewpoint and assistance to the woman in getting the information she
needs to make good decisions
- Facilitates communication between the labouring woman, her partner
and clinical care providers
- Perceives her role as one who nurtures and protects the woman's
memory of her birth experience.
A doula is a professional in her own right
A doula does not have a nursing or medical role
A doula will be there throughout your labour. It does not matter how
long
It does not matter whether it is a home birth or hospital birth
A doula is unique
A doula is not associated to a hospital, consultant, doctor or
midwife and is there for the pregnant woman only
That's enough official descriptions
I was wondering if any of you would be interested in having me help
you through this wonderful and sometimes daunting time. Ideally you
would be 7 or 8 months pregnant and live somewhere in London.
A bit about me: I am a complementary therapist, working from a clinic
in Camden (my website: http://www.bodychill.co.uk ) and my passion for
childbirth started in Indonesia where I volunteered for several months
at a birthing centre in Bali, Yayasan Bumi Sehat, started by a
wonderful midwife from America. When I returned to the UK I decided
to legalise my status as a birth companion and attended a Middlesex
University course recognised by the National Childbirth Trust.
My offer is free of charge and I will be very happy to hear from any
of you who could do with a bit of support.
My email address is [email protected]
Love&light,
Aleks
