DoulaJane

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1. Is Doula/CBE experiance an advantage or frowned upon when pursueing OB/GYN nursing?

   DoulaJane replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Sorry, but it IS like that! I am a hospital based doula, and if you go to OB with that attitude, you will not be welcomed with open arms I'm afraid. Nurses follow doctor's orders, and what I see every day is inductions, epidurals and pit. More often ...

2. Birth Doulas

   DoulaJane replied to pamela100's topic in Ob/Gyn

   In Illinois, eye med is law.

3. Birth Doulas

   DoulaJane replied to pamela100's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As a hospital based doula, I am very careful to avoid stepping on toes. Although I don't meet my couples until they are admitted, I trust our childbirth educator to ensure that couples are informed so that they can make a decision about their care b...

4. Cheat sheets

   DoulaJane replied to LDRnurse1978's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Priedom, I would love one of those cheat sheets you use! I am a certified birth doula, RN and Lactation Counselor on the cusp of transferring to the well baby nursery. I've been out of nursing for over 6 years now and boy am I nervous! Please email ...

5. Know of any new grad L&D/Mother-Baby programs?

   DoulaJane replied to tolagyal's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Here in Belleville, Illinois there is a program called Versant Residency for RNs. It is 19 weeks of intense classroom and hands on training.

6. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

   DoulaJane replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   Doctor, your patient has been awake all night after being admitted at 12 am for induction of labor. Please, please PLEASE let her have her epidural BEFORE you break her water!

7. What experiences have you had with a doula?

   DoulaJane replied to DoulaJane's topic in Ob/Gyn

   That was a postpartum doula.

8. Funny OB things people say

   DoulaJane replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

   What? I hear this all the time!

9. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

   DoulaJane replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My story is just the opposite. I'm an RN who quit nursing to become a Doula! I love childbirth and newborns! Albeit the pay is not nearly as good, but I am happy doing what I do. I know my limits. I'm 52 years old and decided that the stress and...

10. Yelled At During A C-Section (Among Other Things)

    DoulaJane replied to RN1981's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Jolie is absolutely right. What mattered at that moment was the mother and the baby, not tact. I have been there; new and green in the OR. My problem was, I was so scared I would miss something I lost sight of the big picture. I needed to relax a...

11. What experiences have you had with a doula?

    DoulaJane replied to DoulaJane's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As an experienced doula, allow me to answer that. A BIRTH doula is a woman trained in childbirth who provides emotional support for the whole family during labor and a few hours post-partum to help with breastfeeding if so desired. She suggests com...

12. What experiences have you had with a doula?

    DoulaJane replied to DoulaJane's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So glad you asked!:redpinkhe I am a DONA certified birth doula. I took a weekend workshop, completed the required readings and attended a childbirth class series. In order to become DONA certified, I had to attend 3 births as the birth doula, get ...

13. Coaching women during childbirth has little impact

    DoulaJane replied to URO-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    check out www.dona.org and find research that labor support shortens labors by two hours and reduces the cesearean rate by 50%

14. What experiences have you had with a doula?

    DoulaJane posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    i'm a retired rn working as a hospital-based doula. 99% of nurses i work under have been extremely supportive and friendly. but i hear some horror stories online sometimes about "nazi-doulas"....meaning they come in and tell everyone; including the...

15. Ever have a day like this???

    DoulaJane replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn