Colorado Postpartum Doula Care Service _ Nurturing After Birth Caregiver

The Greek translation - postpartum doula means "female servant for the child-bearing woman." Today the word has come to mean "one who mothers the mother." Today's postpartum doulas are caregivers that provide home care for the whole family following the birth of a baby. Nurturing
the whole family, mom, dad and siblings.

In other cultures and countries postpartum care is a normal and a natural process when a
woman is honored and pampered. It is usually the village or community women that take
part in caring for each other during the postpartum period. Even in the United States during
the colonial times the women of the community were mid-wives and performed what we now
call postpartum doula service.

The role of a postpartum doula per D.O.N.A (Doulas of North America) standards is as follows. "A postpartum doula is a caregiver of non-medical support. Healthcare professionals such as doctors, midwives, nurses and others are responsible for the health and well being of mother
and baby. The non-medical support of the doula meets the physical , emotional and social needs of the family." See role.html for duties you may expect of your doula and benefits.html of hiring a postpartum doula.

You can find me listed on the following referral doula web sites under the state of Michigan.