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July 24, 2008
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Fayette County Health Department
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Doula
Services
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| Doula services is a fun,
interactive home visiting program. The Doulas bring a wide variety
of gifts and optional activities to enhance your pregnancy. Such as
comfort measures, belly casting, and making a customized birth plan to
meet your needs.
The Doula program is an opportunity to make your pregnancy and birth experience the best and most memorable. The visits start in the seventh month of pregnancy and end about two months postpartum. The Doula program has limited number of openings, so be sure to take advantage of this unique opportunity. |
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| What is a Doula? | "Doula" is
a Greek word referring to an experienced woman who helps other
women. The word has now come to mean a woman experienced in
childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational
support to the mother before, during and just after childbirth.
(Klaus, Kennell and Klaus, Mothering the Mother, 1993) |
| What services does a Doula provide? | A
doula's role is one of support to the parent, rather than a medical role.
In addition, a doula:
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| Who qualifies for this FREE service? | FCHD's Doula Program is the first program of its kind in our area. Since it is so new, Doula Services are only available to a limited number of pregnant women receiving services through the Fayette County Health Department. |
| What are the benefits
of having a Doula? |
Research
has demonstrated many benefits of doula involvement in the birth
experience including:
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For more information contact
the Fayette County Health Department Becky Thompson, RN - Doula
Supervisor |
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