Having a baby is a time of great excitement and anticipation, but it is also an overwhelming and exhausting period in a woman’s life. New mothers tend to forget about their own needs.

A doula helps nurture an expecting mother and her family as a role model, teacher, friend, and giver of unconditional and unwavering support. Often times, a doula is the only person on the birth team who will remain with the family throughout the entire process. A doula is able to provide continual emotional, informational, and practical support for an expecting mother before, during, and just after birth and will come to know and understand the wishes and desires for her pregnancy as she acts as the guide to a positive total birth experience.