| Find experienced midwives and doulas and save the hospital births for those women who truly need them. |
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| Organize your local midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, and any other advocates of natural childbirth in your community into a birth network. |
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| Recent studies show women supported by doulas have shorter labours and lower rates of caesarean section deliveries. |
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| Most doulas are knowledgeable about resources such as lactation consultants and support groups. |
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| We also should be aware of alternative sources of support personnel, such as local doulas or training programs for medical students or midwives. |
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| Yes, there are support groups, doulas, and many other compensatory measures emerging. |
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| A recent large RCT demonstrated that providing continuous labor support with nurses instead of doulas had no effect on cesarean delivery rates or other birth outcomes. |
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| A birth doula can be booked to support you during labour and immediately afterwards, see Families South West Magazine June 2002 issue or our feature on doulas for more. |
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| Hospitals now have birthing rooms with hot tubs and dim lights and accept the help of doulas to support the mother in having her ideal birth plan. |
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| Some doulas will stay on after the baby is born to help mum and baby over the first few days and get them used to a routine. |
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| We've compared fathers to doulas, and their patterns are very different. |
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| All those registered with the Scottish association and also the nationwide one, Doula UK, must have completed a recognised training course, taught by experienced doulas. |
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| I am a certified Bradley instructor and a certified doula with Doulas of North America. |
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| Doulas are experienced women who provide practical and emotional support to mothers-to-be. |
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| Demetris Doulas was testifying at the trial of six men facing charges of causing death by want of precaution, and homicide by gross negligence. |
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| Doulas work alongside the maternity staff at the maternity center. |
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