Most new parents will tell you that navigating through those first few days after bringing home a new baby is anything but easy! Even for the most experienced parents, bringing home a new baby means changing routines, dividing time and just trying to figure out how to juggle it all. This is where the help of a postpartum doula can be just the answer that parents are looking for. Postpartum doulas assist families who are bringing home a new baby, whether that is through birth or adoption.
A postpartum doula provides evidenced based information on such things as breastfeeding, emotional and physical recovery from birth, parental-baby bonding, infant soothing, and basic newborn care. A postpartum doula is there to help a new family in those first days and weeks after bringing home a new baby. Research shows that moms, dads and babies have an easier time with this transition if a good support team is in place.
The postpartum doula offers many services to her clients, but her main goals are to help "mother the mother", and nurture the entire family as they transition into life with a newborn. This would include doing things to help mom and dad feel more confident in their roles, sharing education on family adjustment and tending to the unique needs of the new mother (the american pregnancy association, Postpartum Doula, www.americanpregnancy.org).
What is a Postpartum Doula?
