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6 steps think like a doula
1. 6 Steps: Think Like a Doula
Will you be supporting someone at their birth?
2. 6 easy steps to help you think like a Doula,
even if you aren't one:
• Read
• Watch
• Learn
• Think
• Listen
• Support
3. Read
Read topics and other books about childbirth and labor
support.
The Birth Partner
The Doula Book
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn
4. Watch
Watch birth videos and DVDs.
Watch TV Birth Shows - pay attention to how these shows
may be overly medicalized.
5. Learn
Attend Prenatal Classes or Childbirth Preparation Classes.
Talk to Birth Advocates, Midwives, Doulas and progressive
Doctors.
6. Think
Spend some time pondering your own philosophy and
beliefs about childbirth and labor.
Think about the birth experience that you would want to
have. Think about the person you are supporting.
7. Listen
Talk to the pregnant woman about her wishes for the birth.
Ask the her some questions the are absolutely important to
her at the birth.
8. Support
Your support will be remembered forever. Small kindnesses
make a big difference to a laboring woman.
Info by: Sarah Hilbert-West