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Serra has been attending births as a doula for over 7 years and as an assistant to a homebirth midwife for 2 years. She brings a knowledgeable, supportive and compassionate presence to each unique birth experience.

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What is a Doula?

The word "doula" comes from ancient Greek, meaning woman caregiver and has now come to mean a "professional labor assistnat" or "labor coach" who is hired by an expecting couple to provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a birthing woman and her partner before, during, and after childbirth.

Benefits of a Doula

When a doula is present during childbirth there is a significant decrease in interventions including:

  • cesarean births (by 50%)
  • epidurals (by 60%)
  • pitocin (by 40%)
  • narcotics (by 30%)
  • shortening the length of labor (by 25%)

Beneficial results are also evident postpartum, including babies with fewer health problems, breastfeeding is more successful, and ther is less chance of postpartum depression. (International Childbirth Education Association)

As your doula I am "on-call" during the weeks surrounding your due date. Doula support may begin in early labor at home and/or active labor and continues through and immediately following delivery.

Doula services include:

  • free consultation/interview with doula
  • at least two prenatal "birth vision" visits
  • 24-hour on-call support
  • early labor support at home
  • active labor and birthing support
  • breastfeeding support and resources
  • at least one postpartum home visit