HOW DOES A DOULA WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER?

Your partner knows you better than we ever will, but we (most likely) know birth better than they ever will. Together, we make a team to guide you through this journey.

Your partner brings so much love and safety into the room by just being present with you. Many laboring mothers need to just see their partners or hear their voice to remember that they are strong enough and safe.
Often as doulas our role is to help your partner help you! We do not want your partner to be worried about offering the right advice or facilitating sometimes difficult conversations with the medical team!

We are there to make suggestions for comfort measures, helping them guide you into different laboring positions, as well as helping them provide hands on support with counter pressure or massage techniques. We are also there as an advocate for you and your partner, so that you feel like you are having effective conversations with your medical team.

We encourage all partners to attend all of our childbirth education classes, so that they are walking into the day of birth fully confident!

At Philomena Birth, we truly believe that doula support is FAMILY support! Our goal is to support both of you, combining your partner’s personal connection with our professional knowledge.