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What does a doula provide?
A doula supports emotions, physical and informational support, advocacy and partner support.
Sarah is a birth doula and a maternity photographer. Her client asks her to do a maternity photo shoot, how she should she resond?
Sarah should let her client know that she can do a maternity photo shoot but it would require a separate contract and they can schedule for a future date.
What should a birth doula do if they hear about obstetric violence?
Support the client to process of the information, help them to understand their rights, provide guidance on how to report the incident through appropriate channels.
When can a doula provide medical support or medical advice?
NEVER
Who and when does a doula support?
A doula supports birthing individuals and families during pregnancy, labor, delivery and immediately post-partum.
Nancy is a acupuncturist and a DONA trained birth doula. She is supporting her client through pregnancy and her client asks her to do some acupuncture therapy. How should Nancy respond?
Nancy should clarify to client that this would be a separate additional service that she would provide at her office, since this is out of the scope of doula practice.
How can a birth doula foster a centered individual and family perinatal experience?
A birth doula is supporting her client and noticing the doctor is reaching for a scalpel to do an episiotomy. She knows that the client specifically said they did NOT want an episiotomy, what should the doula do?
The doula should make her client aware of what the doctor is about to do so that she can advocate for herself.