Just Ask: What is a Birth Doula?
by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
A birth doula is an experienced, trained birth companion who provides non-medical support to women and their partners during childbirth. The doula’s role is to give emotional, physical and informational support to the family. She does not tell the family what to do or make decisions on their behalf. At Columbia Center, we are very fortunate to have excellent nurses and physicians to care for...
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