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DOULA INQUIRIES
What is a doula? A doula is a trained professional who provides emotional and physical support to expectant mothers before, during, and after childbirth.
How is a doula different from a midwife?A midwife is a licensed medical professional who is responsible for the medical care of the mother and baby. A doula, on the other hand, provides emotional and physical support to the mother but is not a medical provider.
What services do you offer?We offer a range of services, including prenatal consultations, continuous labor support, and birth attendance.
We also provide you with local, trusted resources to support your pregnancy and postpartum experience, including lactation services, mental health providers, and mom meetup groups.
We offer payment plans for all services up to 36 weeks.
What are the benefits of having a doula?Studies have shown that having a doula present during labor can lead to shorter labor times, fewer interventions, and increased satisfaction with the birth experience.
Recent study: Among the three types of providers of continuous support, someone in a doula role appears to offer the greatest set of benefits to laboring women. In comparison with women receiving no continuous labor support, women with doula role support were an impressive:
39 percent less likely to have a cesarean birth
35 percent less likely to have a negative birth experience
15 percent more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth
Link to study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6491161/#:~:text=Among%20the%20three%20types%20of,have%20a%20spontaneous%20vaginal%20birth
WHAT HOSPITALS DO YOU ATTENDED BIRTHS AT?We have doulas that have attended births at every major birthing hospital in Orange County, California.
Those hospitals include:
Hoag Newport & Hoag Irvine: https://www.hoag.org/specialties-services/womens-health/conditions/pregnancy/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_content=labor-and-delivery
UC Irvine:
https://www.ucihealth.org/medical-services/programs/labor-delivery
Memorialcare - Saddleback - Laguna Hills:
Kaiser Irvine & Kaiser Anaheim: https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/southern-california/health-wellness/maternity/find-hospital/orange-county-anaheim/locations
WhAT AREAS DO YOU SERVE?We have doulas that serve most of Southern California. We serve all of Orange County, California without a travel fee. For clients in Riverside County, Los Angeles County, and San Diego County, a travel fee may apply.