Birth Doulas

A birth doula is like the sherpa that guides you up Mt. Everest. While you walk to the top on your own two feet, it is easier with a guide who knows the trail, the tricks of the trade, and can support your endeavour. This is the role of your birth doula – to guide, serve and support you during labour and childbirth.

• Recognize childbirth as a life experience that women remember their entire lives
• Understand the physiology of birth and the emotional and physical needs of women in labour
• Can help women achieve a more satisfying birth experience
• Can help women make the most out of their birth experiences, no matter how they unfold

$1250 + HST

• 2 prenatal home visits
• Preparation of your birth plan
• 24-hour on-call availability from 37 weeks
• Attendance at your birth
• 1 postpartum visit
• Loan of a TENS machine

After filling out the online doula request form, you will be contacted by one of our doulas to arrange a no-obligation interview.

Research has found that when a doula attends births, labours are shorter, there are fewer complications, and there is less need for oxytocin, forceps, vacuum extraction, pain medication, epidurals and cesarean deliveries.

• 25% shorter labour
• 60% reduction in epidural requests
• 40% reduction in oxytocin use
• 30% reduction in analgesia use
• 40% reduction in forceps delivery
• 50% reduction in the cesarean rate
• mothers feel more in control and less anxious
• increased chances of successful breastfeeding
• reduced incidence of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders
• greater satisfaction with childbirth, resulting in a more positive birth experience

(from “Mothering the Mother” by Marshall H. Kalau, M.D.; John H. Kennel, M.D.; and Phyllis H. Klaus, M.Ed., C.S.W.)