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S2, Ep7: Doula Support: Going beyond comfort measures with Lindsay McCoy
Pros Talk Pregnancy Podcast
English - May 13, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutes - 21.5 MBParenting Kids & Family Education birth workers perinatal professionals pregnancy birth experiences optimize birth support pregnancy birth professionals fitness pros Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Join me, Lindsay McCoy as I hit “record” and jam out on all things professional birth support. There is a revolution in birth support. While holding the space and offering sips of water and a cool cloth is really important, there’s also so much more a doula can be doing!
In this episode, I talk about the role of a doula and their impact on the client’s birth experience, and what it really looks like to support birth physiology as a doula. I believe we can do more than just randomly using comfort measures. If a doula knows the biomechanics of labor and birth; the science of what to do when in labor and the “whys” of it, they can really make a difference in the client’s birth experience!
What do clients really need in a doula? Our job is to help the clients protect their space, help them find their voice and achieve the birth they want; and that not only means hands on labor support but also working with the client prenatally to prepare their body for labor so that they can have a smoother, uneventful birth.
I also talk about the essential skills in professional birth support. With over a decade of being a doula and helping pregnant families achieve the birth they desire, I have seen it all! In this episode I wanted to share why this role is not “less than” but complimentary to the provider role and should be treated as such.
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