The role of a birth doula is to offer physical, emotional, and informational support throughout the prenatal, birth, and immediate postpartum period. This includes helping prepare for birth with education about all of the choices in birth, helping to prepare a birth plan (including alternate options in case things change as labor progresses), education on comfort measures, exercises to prepare for labor, presence at the birth itself to support physically and emotionally, as well as to support individuals to advocate for themselves, and a postpartum check in to discuss the birth and help with any support that might be needed after. A doula does not impose any ideology on the birthing person, but supports them in making their own choices and advocating for themselves.

 

Dena is passionate about bodily autonomy; her goal is to help each person navigate their birth with confidence and dignity. She knows that each person will have different priorities, preferences, desires, and needs. She aims to help each person find the experience that would be more empowering to them and to work to support them to embody this experience. As the landscape of birth can be constantly shifting, part of the work is helping individuals navigating this changing terrain in accordance with their orientation. Drawing from years of experience with fertility, pregnant, and postpartum clients, Dena is able to offer experienced hands on support, and a wealth of knowledge about this process.

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Please note this service is being offered in a very limited capacity.