Be Informed…
Be Prepared…
Be In Charge, Of "Your" Baby’s Birth…
And have the right People to Back You Up….
"Doing Birth the Right Way"
CLAUDIA PEREZ-BROOKS
*DOULA – *LABOR COACH – MIDWIFERY ASSISTANT
True Knowledge and Data
Gentle and Comprehensive Information
Patient Advocacy
Patient Rights
Birth Plan
Massage
Liaison with Birth Center
Labor Coaching
Pediatric Patient Rights
Breastfeeding
*Post-Partum Information
Post-Partum Help
Scheduled and Confirmed Back-Up Network
Over 150 births
7 years of experience
Using a Doula produces better results during labor! Check it out!
50% reduction in cesarean rate
25% shorter labor
60% reduction in epidural requests
30% reduction in analgesic use
40% reduction in forceps delivery
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doula)
Glossary:
post-partum /postpaartm/
• adjective relating to the period following childbirth or the birth
of young.
— ORIGIN from Latin post partum ‘after childbirth’.
(Compact-Oxford English Dictionary- All Rights Reserved)
Monitrice: Labor Coach
Labor coach
|
1. |
[n] assistant (often the father) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging
her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes. |
*dou•la
Pronunciation: (dOO'lu), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -las.
a woman who assists women during labor and after
childbirth.(Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease)
