New Concepts in Care Doulas are a new addition to Maternity Care, however they are a return to an age-old tradition of women to women support during pregnancy, labor, birth and the first weeks with a newborn.
Doulas provide non-medical care.
Doula offer women, their partners and family members emotional support, alternative comfort techniques and help facilitate positive communication and informed consent between the women and her medical providers. Doulas compliment the care the women are already receiving and add a continuous, caring, nurturing presence to all. Continuous support was also associated with a slight reduction in the length of labour. Top MotherLove, Inc. is one of the oldest doula training and consulting agency in North America. Debra has been working as a doula and training doulas since 1987 in varied communities and setting across North America.