Saturday, February 16, 2019

The Role And Relevance Of Doula In Society

By Karen Hill


When couples decided to marry and live together, most of them are now ready to take the next challenge and stage in their life. They will face different tasks and experiences and one of those is raising children. Of course to do that, a woman must be conceived. And once the woman finally is expecting, she and her partner will surely shed some tears out of happiness. However, one must remember that during pregnancy stage, a woman can become fragile. Her man and also her family should provide her some support. In addition, once the baby is finally coming, a childbirth doula Northern Colorado may certainly help her to fight.

Women in a prenatal stage can be somehow vulnerable. They need to be protected from some potential dangers that could harm the developing baby inside. In addition, so many things must also be avoided like drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes which obviously could harm both the health of the mother and the baby she was bearing. Needless to say, the lifestyle must really be healthy in order to deliver a healthy baby too.

Pregnant women will certainly follow the things that they should do and avoid those that are dangerous. In addition, they also need to seek some medical care from some healthcare professionals. It will really be better if they visit an obstetrician during their pregnancy stage. But during the delivery, there is also one professional that is also reliable.

Have you heard about doulas? Most people are only familiar with a midwife. Doulas are the same as them and most likely, they are also mistake as midwives because of some similarities with their job. But what are the differences between the two of them?

Performing some systematic exams during intrapartum period is one of the tasks of a midwife. They also help women to come up with a decision regarding with their birthing plan. After the labor, they too teach them about breastfeeding and help them in finding ways to calm an infant.

Midwives also teach them some breastfeeding and ways to pacify an infant. Meanwhile, doulas are somehow similar with them since both are quite relevant win this sort of situation. However, doula is more involved in providing emotional support and also physical comforts to those who are expecting.

Likewise, you can see them holding the hand of a mother who is currently on delivery. Before that stage, they debriefed the couples about what to expect during childbirth. For the fathers, they will not take their role in which they support their wives. Rather, they encouraged those men and let them act in their own pace instead of pressing them into a pressured situation.

Sometimes, other women experienced a postpartum period in which they get depressed after giving birth to their child. Doulas will provide some emotional support and guidance to the woman while she is in postpartum period. They will also give the family coping mechanisms to help them recover.

There are also two types of doulas which are the postpartum and antepartum. Some even are trained in more than one specific area. Anyhow, these professionals have indeed helped a lot of women to overcome their pregnancy stage.




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