The Doula Project – Bringing Birth Support to Everyone
At The Birthing Circle, we believe that all families deserve high-quality support during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Good support improves birth outcomes, making for healthier, happier babies and families.
Studies have shown, however, that low-income and marginalized families are the least likely to be able to access these resources, even though they are the most likely to benefit from them.
As an answer to these studies, we created The Doula Project to help provide childbirth education, support groups, and birth doula services to families who may not be able to afford it otherwise.
Doula Services
Doulas are trained professionals who provide continuous support and advocacy for birthing parents, including prenatal visits, education about what to expect during and after birth, connecting families to important resources, attendance and assistance during childbirth, and postpartum follow-up. Some of the benefits of doula services include:
Decreased rates of Caesarean sections and birth complications
Decreased need for pain medications
Decreased duration of labor
Decreased use of pitocin and other interventions
Decreased risk of babies spending time in NICU
Increased satisfaction with the birthing process
If you or someone you know could benefit from our doula services, fill out our application today.
Childbirth Classes
Each of our childbirth classes is taught by a trained and experienced Childbirth Educator. We are open and welcoming to all types of birth plans and parenting styles. During your childbirth classes, you will:
Build your confidence about your ability to give birth
Discuss your fears about labor and birth with an instructor
Build relationships with fellow new families
Learn about the stages of labor, pain relief options, and birthing techniques
Learn about your rights as a patient, and how the provider-patient relationship works when it comes to birth
If you or someone you know would like to enroll in our childbirth classes, sign up today.