Understanding a Birth Doula’s Fees
If you’re considering hiring a doula for your birth, you may be wondering about the make-up of her fees, which can range from $400 – $1,000+. While the support of a well-trained doula is invaluable,...
View ArticleSix Tips for Gentle but Effective Hospital Negotiations
By Jessica English, CD(DONA), LCCE Is the hospital you’ve chosen totally supportive of the six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices? Once you educate yourself on the elements of a healthy birth, there may...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: What Did Your Doula Do for You?
A doula can be an amazing ally in your journey through pregnancy and birth. Time and again, research shows that doulas can increase a woman’s chance for having a spontaneous vaginal delivery (ie,...
View ArticleBlog Carnival Round-up: What Did Your Doula Do for You?
Thank you to everyone for submitting your beautiful and touching stories of birth and doulas at work. For those of you reading who have had a doula for your birth, the following details will resonate...
View ArticleTips for Finding a Doula
This and many more valuable articles and resources can be found on Lamaze.org, the Lamaze site dedicated to families. History, common wisdom, and research tell us that women who have continuous...
View ArticleWorld Doula Week – All About Doulas
In celebration of World Doula Week, Giving Birth with Confidence would like to share some of the basics about doulas (compiled from previous posts on our blog). If you’ve never heard of a doula or...
View Article60 Tips for Healthy Birth: Part 3 – Bring a Loved One, Friend or Doula for...
In this six-part series, we are sharing 10 tips for each of the Lamaze six Healthy Birth Practices that help guide women toward a safe and healthy birth. The Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices are...
View ArticleRed Light, Green Light – A Quiz on Getting the Best Care
Are you getting the best prenatal care from your provider (midwife, OB, or family doctor)? Take this “red light, green light” quiz to find out. Red light indicates care that is not evidence based or...
View ArticleIn Celebration of World Doula Week – 10 Things Doulas Do During Labor
This week marks World Doula Week, a celebration of the wonderful things that doulas do for families during pregnancy, birth, and in postpartum. Giving Birth with Confidence recognizes doulas with this...
View Article10 Things You May Not Know About Doulas – International Doula Month
May is International Doula Month, and because continuous support is included as one of the Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices, Lamaze encourages women to learn about how a doula can help you have a...
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