As your Doula I……
- Provide information to help parents make informed decisions during labor and birth
- Stay continuously by your sides from active labor through birth
- Use my experience and expertise to provide comfort measures and coping techniques with your labor and delivery
- Center care around the laboring woman's strength's and help her recognize her potential
- Encourage and value the important role of the father during birth
- Respect the couple's ability to make the best decisions for themselves and their baby
- Recognize and attend to the emotional needs of the laboring woman
- Provide support in homes and hospitals
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Sylvia and Joshua
"Sharon made me aware of my own strength and ability to do what I needed to do. And the fact that she herself has birthed 7 children also gave me a sense that this was the right person to have with me."
Sylvia
Taya, Michael and Nico
"At the hospital Sharon's diplomatic approach ensured that our birth plan was followed even when we were focused on the obvious task at hand, all the while never leaving us and providing constant reassurance and strength."
Taya, Michael and Nico
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