DoulaJane

DoulaJane

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  1. 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...
  2. Birth Doulas

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  3. Birth Doulas

    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...
  4. Cheat sheets

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

    Here in Belleville, Illinois there is a program called Versant Residency for RNs. It is 19 weeks of intense classroom and hands on
  6. 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
  7. What experiences have you had with a doula?

    That was a postpartum
  8. Funny OB things people say

    What? I hear this all the
  9. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

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

    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...
  11. What experiences have you had with a doula?

    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...
  12. What experiences have you had with a doula?

    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,...
  13. Coaching women during childbirth has little impact

    check out www.dona.org and find research that labor support shortens labors by two hours and reduces the cesearean rate by
  14. 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...
  15. Ever have a day like this???