Postpartum
Doulas...
Provide
assistance for new mothers and
their families in their home following birth.
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Services
often include:
Meal Preparation - Assistance with the newborn,
Light housekeeping - Playing with older children
Help with bathing, feeding, diapering, nurturing a baby
Learning "new
baby" skills from an experienced and/or trained mother |
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Linda Sacco, PP Doula
with expectant client's child
FAQ'S about Postpartum Doulas |
BECOMING A
POSTPARTUM DOULA
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POSTPARTUM DOULA FEES |
LOCATE
A POSTPARTUM DOULA
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You may inquire by email about a postpartum
doula if you
have specific information concerning your individual needs, or Contact
these postpartum doulas:
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Prices
range from $15. to $30. hourly, depending on the
experience and training level
of the individual doula.
There are some doulas who will barter or work out a payment plan
with you - so don't hesitate to ask about her policy.
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INTERESTED IN BECOMING A POSTPARTUM DOULA?
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DONA International now
offers CERTIFICATION
for Postpartum Doulas.
REGISTER here for a DONA
International Doula training Workshop
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TO BE LISTED ON THIS SITE
AS A POSTPARTUM DOULA, please
provide
documentation of the following minimal educational guidelines.
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1)
Current Infant Safety & CPR
Certification.
2)
Completion of Newborn
Care Class.
3)
Completion of Breastfeeding
Education for Doulas Class, accredited Breastfeeding Workshop or Peer
Counseling Training Program, or online Lactation Study Program
* BECOME
AWARE of support organizations for new mothers, such as
La
Leche League or DAD (Depression after Delivery) in Dallas -
(972) 276-2016.
* Check
an issue of Dallas Child, Dallas Family, or Baby Dallas
Magazine for listings
of such organizations.
* Read
as much as possible, and at least 5 of the following:
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The
Earliest Relationship by Brazelton, T. Barry and Cramer, Bertrand
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know about your Baby from
Birth
to Age Two by Sears, William and Martha
The Year After
Childbirth--Surviving and Enjoying the First Year
of Motherhood by
Kitzinger, Sheila
You and Your Newborn Baby by Todd,
Linda
Mothering The New Mother by Placksin, Sally
Breastfeeding Pure & Simple by Gwen Gotsch, William Sears
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
The Nursing Mother's Companion byHuggins, Kathleen
Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation by Worthington-Roberts,
Vermeersch and Williams
Postpartum Survival Guide by
Dunnewold, Anne
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