The Heart of the Doula by Amy L. Gilliland

The Heart of the Doula by Amy L. Gilliland

Author:Amy L. Gilliland
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-25T13:16:00+00:00


As doulas, our very presence is an effort to put the mother at the center of her own birth experience. Our role of unconditional non-invasive support is unique. No one else can offer what the doula does. Rather than being a limitation, avoiding vaginal exams empowers both the mother and the doula. Why endanger that when the price can be so high?

**Having said that, there are some clients that really want at home labor support that includes vaginal exams. That is why there are monitrices who possess both clinical skills and labor support skills and are covered by midwifery or nursing standards of care. There are also midwives who will teach the mother’s intimate life partner to get to know her cervix during pregnancy so they can feel for labor changes. But the expectations that are brought to the midwifery relationship and nursing relationship are different than with professional doula support.



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