In honor of World Doula Week, NICHD recently released a blog featuring LaToshia Rouse. Click here to read.
National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Executive Committee Patient and Family Engagement Co-Chair, celebrated annually March 22-28, The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality held a conversation with LaToshia Rouse, CD/PCD, owner of Birth Sisters Doula Services. Rouse currently serves as the Patient and Family Engagement Co-Chair of the National Network for Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Executive Committee and joined NICHQ’s Board of Directors in March 2022.
There are a variety of doulas who offer different expertise and can improve the birthing experience in numerous ways. Doulas can be helpful in all birthing situations, so Rouse encourages expectant parents to consider working with a doula. “Whether pregnant patients are having a hospital birth or a home birth, if they need an epidural or a c-section, or if it's a natural childbirth with no medication, the situation can benefit from a doula,” Rouse said.
I also provide information and help with exercises to prepare for birth. Then, we prepare a birth plan. The birth plan is a wonderful educational tool. It may not go as planned but we also have discussed what you want in those cases as well. Then in labor we already established trust and built a relationship.In the postpartum period, what people really face is feeling like they can't do things. So, I get to be an encourager and support person who says you can do this.
Doulas also help with creating a peaceful atmosphere. There are times when I use humor. There are times when we pray together. There are times when I'm just looking them in the eye and telling them I understand because I've been there. Those pieces can be overlooked because the noises and speed of a hospital can be unsettling. I bring a “calm” when I enter a room, even before I do anything. They can relax knowing I am only there for them as a guide.
How can incorporating doulas in the birthing process improve outcomes for infants and mothers and birthing people? If a pregnant person is interested in working with a doula, how do they find the right doula for them?
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