Doulas are special, patient, nurturing women.
GBMC Birth Doulas are trained in non-medical labor assistance by Doula Trainers approved by Doulas of North America. They fill a void that sometimes exists once the mother reaches the hospital for delivery or arrives home with the baby. A sampling of the services that they have to offer are labor support, mother pampering, breastfeeding support, newborn instruction and care, sibling care, light housekeeping and laundry, grocery shopping and errands, and meal preparation. Doula services are tailored to the needs of the mother and her family. They can begin during the birth, immediately on arrival home with the baby, or when family and friends return to work in a week or so after the birth.