1.
Types Of Doula
Support
Services

2.
Doula services
• Doulas are the service providers who are
involved in providing support to the pregnant
women throughout several stages of birthing.
• Doulas are the dedicated personalities who
provide the service effectively with their polite
nature.
• They care the mother and provide backup
support service both physically and mentally.
• Some of the services offered by the doulas are
mentioned furthur:

3.
Birthing Support
• The pregnant women, eccspecialy a new
mother faces hectic situation during the
birthing process.
• Doulas counsel the mother prior to the
birthing and make them ready to experience
that feel.
• Though the mother is mentally prepared,
they could not tolerate the pain, doulas
remain as the backbone of the mother during
delivery and helps in making the birthing
ease and comfortable.

4.
Cesarean Support
• The normal delivery is not meant for all, it
depends on one’s body condition, mental
behavior, etc..
• Whatever the reason may be, the mothers faces
numerous struggle during cesarean and even after
the cesarean.
• At that situation doulas helps the mother to
prepare herself for the cesarean and tries to
remove the stress out of her minds.
• Work of cesarean doulas -
http://doulassf.livejournal.com/558.html

5.
Postpartum Support
• The postpartum
(https://warensblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/
why-postpartum-doula-service-is-needed-for-
every-mother/) is the stage after the birthing
process. the mother may felt relief about the
delivery, but she in the stage to handle her baby.
• The mother need to change her routine lifestyle.
• Doulas teach them how to handle and pamper the
baby and supports in baby care, diapering, feeding,
etc…

6.
Placenta Encapsulation
• The baby in the womb is surrounded by placenta
and they come out after the child birth.
• The placenta is taken out by nurses and they are
made to dry.
• Doulas capsule the dried placenta and gives it to
the mother, which helps them increase their
immune power.
• This capsule is consumed during the mensuration
cycle and menopause hours.

7.
Breastfeeding Support
• Breastfeeding is the mandatory portion
and this is done to enhance the immunity
and good health factor of the baby.
• The new mother was not aware of the
procedures. The doulas help them by
explaining the process to the new mother.
• Few mother hesitate to do this, doulas
also counsel them about the necessity
very patiently.

8.
• The above are some of the support service
provided by the doulas.
• The mothers love doulas the most and they
create the sisterly feel to the mother.
• All the folks need not become the doulas,
they are certain unique
qualities(http://ezinearticles.com/?Doulas-
and-the-Qualities-of-the-Best-
Doulas&id=9363867) to handle the mother,
baby and the family members

9.
• Doulas by the bay (http://doulasbythebay.com)
is the doula support service providers in San
Francisco.
• They have professionally trained and
experienced doulas who offer the support
service with patience. They also extend the
support to the family members.
• Postpartum support, breastfeeding support,
placenta encapsulation, birthing support, sleep
consultation and witch hour support are the
services offered by the doulas in Doulas by the
Bay.