Empowered for Birth – Canberra Doula Support Are you expecting a baby? Are you a bit daunted by the prospect of labour? Would you like a bit more support for both you and your partner for your pregnancy, birth of your baby and while your baby is a newborn? Then Empowered for Birth can help! The services available to you are: ♥ Birth Doula Support
♥ Postnatal Doula Support As your Birth Doula I... ♥ Recognise pregnancy and birth as a key life experience that you will remember all your life...
♥ Provide evidence-based information to you and your partner during your pregnancy so that you can be as informed as possible...
♥ Assist you and your partner in preparing for and carrying out your plans for the birth...
♥ Understand the physiology of birth and your emotional needs while in labour...
♥ Stay by your side throughout your entire labour and provide emotional support, physical comfort measures...
♥ Facilitate communication between you, your partner and your birth team, provide an objective viewpoint and support you in getting the information you need to make good decisions...
♥ Perceive my role as one who nurtures and protects your memories of your birth experience... As your Postnatal Doula I... ♥ Recognise that there is a period where you and your partner need to bond with your new baby...
♥ Understand that new parenthood can be overwhelming for even the most family-ready couple...
♥ Provide practical and emotional support to you and your partner...
♥ Assist with day-to-day activities on a flexible hours basis in your home...
♥ Complete tasks such as baby care, shopping, light housework and errands as you require...
♥ Afford the new family more time together...
♥ Perceive my role as one who nurtures and protects your memories of quality time together as a new family... As part of my doula support services, I can also provide:
♥ Photography of your pregnancy, birth experience and newborn baby...
♥ Unlimited loans from my extensive resource library of books and DVDs...
♥ A written birth story... For more information or if you would like to discuss having me as your doula, please visit www.empoweredforbirth.com and complete the contact form. “I think one of the best things we could do would be to help women/parents/families discover their own birth power, from within themselves. And to let them know its always been there, they just needed to tap into it.” ~ Karl Menninger |
