Womens Health
  • Reproductive Health
    • All
    • Cancer
    • Gynecology
    • Infections
    • Tips for Dealing With Medical Malpractice

    Endometrial Carcinoma-Symptoms and Treatment Options

    Treatment Overview For Cervical Cancer

    Preparing For Your Visit To The Gynecologist

    Elective Termination Of Pregnancy

    Advances In Gynecological Surgery

    Lifelong Infection

    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

    When A Tampon Becomes Deadly

    Risk Factors For Urinary Tract Infections

  • Birth Control
    • All
    • Birth Control Options
    • Birth Control Pill
    • Mirena And IUD

    The IUD As Emergency Contraception

    Uterine Perforation Risk From Mirena

    The Risks Of Unapproved IUD’s

    Maybe It’s Time To Switch?

    The Pill And Your Bones

    The Benefits And Demerits Of The Pill

    Pill Causes Triple Negative Breast Cancer

    Is The Pill Passé?

    Indiana Women Say Yaz Is Bad

  • Fibroids
    • All
    • Fibroid Treatment
    • Fibroids And Fertility
    • Uterine Fibroids

    What About Homeopathy?

    Chinese Fibroid Treatment

    On Pins And Needles With Fibroids

    Infertility In Indian Women

    Preserving Your Fertility

    Fibroids And Getting Pregnant

    Can Herbs Make A Difference?

    Miscarriage Risk

    Unpredictable Fibroids

  • Pregnancy
    • All
    • Labour And Delivery
    • Postpartum And Baby Care
    • Pregnancy Health
    • Pregnancy infections
    • Pregnancy Symptoms

    Is Alcohol Consumption Safe?

    Listeriosis And Pregnancy

    Mercury And Omega-3s

    Understanding Blood Pressure

    One For Mommy, One For Baby

    Baby, You Move Me

    Weighing In

    Pregnancy Fatigue

    Harmful  Cravings

    Harmful Cravings

  • Infertility
    • All
    • Alternative Treatments
    • Drugs And Treatments
    • Infertility and Emotions
    • Infertility Causes
    • IUI
    • IVF

    Tough IUI Decisions

    Traveling Abroad For IUI

    Choosing Between IVF And IUI

    Fertility Matchmaking

    Assume The Position

    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Infertility

    What You Need to Know About IVF

    Thinking About Infertility Long Before It’s Baby Time

    IVF Step By Step – Step Three

  • Menstrual Cycle
    • All
    • Menstruation Cycle
    • Menstruation Problems
    • PMS

    The Menstrual Cycle As Fertility Marker

    Charting Your Cycle

    More Severe Menstruation Symptoms

    Can I Get Pregnant During My Period?

    Menstruation And Fertility

    Food Cravings

    Changes To Your Cycle

    Bloating

    Drugs disrupt your menstrual period.

No Result
View All Result
  • Reproductive Health
    • All
    • Cancer
    • Gynecology
    • Infections
    • Tips for Dealing With Medical Malpractice

    Endometrial Carcinoma-Symptoms and Treatment Options

    Treatment Overview For Cervical Cancer

    Preparing For Your Visit To The Gynecologist

    Elective Termination Of Pregnancy

    Advances In Gynecological Surgery

    Lifelong Infection

    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

    When A Tampon Becomes Deadly

    Risk Factors For Urinary Tract Infections

  • Birth Control
    • All
    • Birth Control Options
    • Birth Control Pill
    • Mirena And IUD

    The IUD As Emergency Contraception

    Uterine Perforation Risk From Mirena

    The Risks Of Unapproved IUD’s

    Maybe It’s Time To Switch?

    The Pill And Your Bones

    The Benefits And Demerits Of The Pill

    Pill Causes Triple Negative Breast Cancer

    Is The Pill Passé?

    Indiana Women Say Yaz Is Bad

  • Fibroids
    • All
    • Fibroid Treatment
    • Fibroids And Fertility
    • Uterine Fibroids

    What About Homeopathy?

    Chinese Fibroid Treatment

    On Pins And Needles With Fibroids

    Infertility In Indian Women

    Preserving Your Fertility

    Fibroids And Getting Pregnant

    Can Herbs Make A Difference?

    Miscarriage Risk

    Unpredictable Fibroids

  • Pregnancy
    • All
    • Labour And Delivery
    • Postpartum And Baby Care
    • Pregnancy Health
    • Pregnancy infections
    • Pregnancy Symptoms

    Is Alcohol Consumption Safe?

    Listeriosis And Pregnancy

    Mercury And Omega-3s

    Understanding Blood Pressure

    One For Mommy, One For Baby

    Baby, You Move Me

    Weighing In

    Pregnancy Fatigue

    Harmful  Cravings

    Harmful Cravings

  • Infertility
    • All
    • Alternative Treatments
    • Drugs And Treatments
    • Infertility and Emotions
    • Infertility Causes
    • IUI
    • IVF

    Tough IUI Decisions

    Traveling Abroad For IUI

    Choosing Between IVF And IUI

    Fertility Matchmaking

    Assume The Position

    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Infertility

    What You Need to Know About IVF

    Thinking About Infertility Long Before It’s Baby Time

    IVF Step By Step – Step Three

  • Menstrual Cycle
    • All
    • Menstruation Cycle
    • Menstruation Problems
    • PMS

    The Menstrual Cycle As Fertility Marker

    Charting Your Cycle

    More Severe Menstruation Symptoms

    Can I Get Pregnant During My Period?

    Menstruation And Fertility

    Food Cravings

    Changes To Your Cycle

    Bloating

    Drugs disrupt your menstrual period.

No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Pregnancy Labour And Delivery

Should I Hire a Doula?

by admin
02.10.2020
in Labour And Delivery
0

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

0
SHARES
47
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Do It With a Doula

One of the buzz words in labor and delivery today is the word “doula”. What is a doula? Is it a good idea to have one when you deliver? These are important questions, and ones that will help you to define what type of delivery you anticipate for yourself.

What’s a Doula, Anyway?

A doula is a labor support person who has been trained to offer guidance to the laboring woman. She is not a medical professional, and she doesn’t help to deliver the baby. Rather, she spends the labor and delivery helping the woman to breathe correctly, recommending positions and activities to help ease the pain of labor, and encouraging the woman with her words and actions.

How Can a Doula Help Me?

Most women who hire a doula do so because they are hoping to have a natural birth. They want the doula to guide them through the process and to help to suggest ways to ease their discomfort. They can certainly be helpful should you end up using medication, but their main role is to offer emotional and physical support. They can help you to write your birth plan, to decide on the location of your birth, and to help you to understand your various medical and medicinal options. They will often meet with the couple a few times before delivery, helping you to define your goals. They are able to explain medical procedures and to figuratively and literally hold your hand through the birthing process.

During Labor

When it’s time for labor, a doula can help you to determine when it’s time to leave for the hospital or the birthing center. They can help you in your house during the early stages of labor, and can help you to check into the hospital. They’ll offer physical support, rubbing your back, massaging your legs, helping you to take a shower, and other items. They can also help you to understand what is happening during your birth, particularly if you are birthing in a hospital. Often times, the husband finds it overwhelming to try to support his wife, to be her advocate, and to navigate through the medical environment. The doula’s role is to compliment the husband and to take the pressure off of him so that he doesn’t have to try to perform all of these roles.

After Delivery

Immediately after delivery, the doula can help you to begin breastfeeding. She can show you how to hold the baby and how to relax so that you can enjoy this important time right after delivery. She’ll come to check on you a number of times after the delivery and can answer questions about nursing, the baby’s health, and your own recovery.

Studies have found that women who hire a doula experience a 50% reduction in the number of Cesarean births that they experience, 25% shorter labors, a 60% reduction in the request for an epidural, and a 30% reduction in the need for forceps. Research also shows that women who had a doula have less anxiety and more confidence with their baby six weeks after delivery. Particularly if you are considering a natural birth, hiring a doula may be a great decision for you. It alleviates the burden placed on your spouse, and allows the birthing process to be a smoother, gentler experience.

Previous Post

Ovarian Cancer Risks

Next Post

Morning Sickness Remedies

admin

Next Post

Morning Sickness Remedies

No Result
View All Result

Recent Posts

  • Endometrial Carcinoma-Symptoms and Treatment Options
  • PCOS and Insulin Resistance
  • Is There Life After Menopause
  • Tough IUI Decisions
  • The IUD As Emergency Contraception

Recent Comments

    Categories

    Recent News

    PCOS and Insulin Resistance

    14.01.2021

    Endometrial Carcinoma-Symptoms and Treatment Options

    10.01.2021
    • About Us
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy & Policy
    • Contact

    © 2020 Women's health

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Reproductive Health
    • Birth Control
    • Fibroids
    • Pregnancy
    • Infertility
    • Menstrual Cycle

    © 2020 Women's health