Doula, (pronounced “doo-lah”)

is a Greek word which originally meant “Woman’s Servant”.

However, it has come to mean a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical and emotional support to the laboring woman and her partner

**The goal of a doula is to help the mother have a positive and safe birth experience, no matter how the mother chooses to birth - even if it is a planned cesarean birth.**

“A Labor Assistant/Birth Doula in private practice typically meets with the woman or couple prenatally, goes to their home in early labor, and accompanies them throughout labor and birth in the setting of their choice. Many Labor Assistants/Birth Doulas also do follow up visits during the important early postpartum period, when most families are left alone.” --A.L.A.C.E