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Feb 14, 2025 · Doulas provide important physical, emotional and informational support to expecting and new moms. Go Red for Women has developed resources for doulas to use with their clients and for pregnant women to use to stay healthy at home. Learn about the heart conditions that can arise in and around pregnancy.

Dec 22, 2014 · The newest infographic covering the topic of labor support helps families to understand that building a great support team, including adding a professional doula, can reduce the risk of unwanted interventions and non-medically needed cesareans.

What is a doula? Doulas in the U.S. A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and after childbirth to help her achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible. Declercq, E. R., Sakala, C., Corry, M. P., Applebaum, S., & Herrlich, A. (2013).

Doulas help make birth better! They nurture, support and offer expert guidance for families during their pregnancy, birth and the early postpartum time. There is incredible evidence that shows how birth doulas improve outcomes!

EVIDENCE˜BASED INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY Assist with planning: help parents make informed choices based on what they value Provide resources: connect families with additional resources and support

This infographic can be used to quickly and easily demonstrate the relationship between doula and partners. Everyone should know that when doulas and partners work together, the birthing mom has great support!

DONA International is the largest, longest-standing doula association in the world offering leading-edge, evidence-based education and certification programs to support the professional development of birth and postpartum doulas.

Sep 27, 2023 · Created by Candace Nimons, our 2023 undergraduate summer intern, as part of our Emerging Talent in Science Communication series. To learn more about doulas, click here. To download this pdf, click here. Candace joined The Link team as a science communication intern for 10 weeks this summer.