Your Doula in Greenwich, CT

Looking for a doula within your reach in Greenwich, CT? You have found the right place! Reach out to our dedicated and caring team today to find the perfect doula for your needs. 
Providing Professional Doula Service to Families in Greenwich, Westchester & NYC for Over 18 years!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Here’s everything you need to know about Northeast Doula services! (And if this doesn’t cover everything, you can always send us your questions too!)

A Doula is a labor coach – a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to a new parent before, during and shortly after birth to help her achieve the healthiest, most satisfying birth.
The most ideal time to hire a doula is as early in your pregnancy as possible. This allows you and your doula to get acquainted with each other. During this period, you are free to get to know your doula team better and to discuss your plans for your pregnancy, labor, and birth throughout your pregnancy.
The best way to find a doula in Greenwich, CT is by calling the Northeast Doulas office, or submitting a contact form through our website. Our highly trained doula professionals deeply care for each pregnant woman and uniquely cater to their pre-and-post pregnancy needs.
One of the benefits of hiring a doula in Greenwich, CT is that they can help you have you have an empowered birth whatever the outcome is. Doulas can be a great option in helping you and a partner feel supported during your pregnancy and birthing experience.
Midwives have medical training during the birth process and focus on delivering a healthy baby. If you have questions or concerns regarding your pregnancy, fertility, or contraception issues, this is where OB-GYNS are best suited for. Doulas on the other hand, focus on the mental, physical, and emotional needs of the mother. Doulas have no medical training or experience and cannot be used as a substitute for a midwife, OB-GYN, or nurse but they can work as a part of the team.
Doulas are associated with improved maternal health outcomes, greater satisfaction with birth experiences, have fewer caesareans and requests for medical intervention.

 

The lack of doula presence correlates with:

  • Double the overall caesarean rate
  • 33% increase in length of labor
  • 67% increase in oxytocin use

2 ½ times more requests for epidurals

A doula does not make nor judge decisions for expectant clients. The do not intervene in their clinical care. Doulas only provide informational and emotional support while respecting your decisions.
Your doula’s involvement and presence during your labor is very important as long as they bring their credentials. Doulas are necessary so they can provide their constant presence and support throughout your childbirth, specific labor support techniques, and strategies.
A responsible doula compliments and enhances the partner in their supportive role rather than acting as a replacement. A doula should be both encouraging to the mother and her partner to become more involved in the birth, making them both feel comfortable. When a couple works together during the birth process, they are able to handle the challenges of early parenthood thus creating an easy transition into parenthood.
A doula is most effective for all kinds of births such natural, water, or caesarean. Each doula also brings her own tools and methods such as the following:

  • Positioning suggestions
  • Massage and various touch methods
  • Aromatherapy
  • Hydrotherapy (Water for comfort during labor, and/or water-birth)
  • Create space for your partner and recommendations to help partner to offer support
  • A calm, reassuring presence who trusts the birth process the client chooses

An epidural is merely one of the tools that are available to laboring women. While an epidural can relieve pain, it does not provide support in a way that doula’s do. Hiring a doula in Greenwich, CT can be a way to increase your comfort and confidence while you are still at home or at the hospital prior to receiving the epidural.
A doula can be your new set of hands, eyes, and ears to help you better prepare for your upcoming surgical birth. Doulas can help you get answers to your questions and formulate a birth plan.  The doula joins you at the time of admission and is there to ease your fears, walk you through next steps and help make this a positive birth experience.
Prior to birth, a doula provides information to her clients about general birth processes, a variety of comfort measures and coping skills, and common procedures. The doula lays aside any preconceived ideas she may have and supports the mother in the way she chooses to labor.
Each person involved in the care of a laboring woman impacts her physical and emotional well-being. Doctors, nurses, and midwives are primarily responsible for the physical health and safety of the mother and baby. Many health care providers find that working and having a doula makes room for calmer, more satisfied women in birth, and better outcomes overall.
Midwives are professionals who can assist with your childbirth and women’s reproductive health. A midwife looks after your safety and may offer gynecological examinations, birth control counseling, prescriptions, and labor and delivery care.

A doula solely focuses on an expectant mother’s needs, which enables you to have a memorable and empowering experience while giving birth.

Our approach is to support women and their partners from the minute they sign on.  We will support you through in person meetings as well as phone, text and email.  We will then be with you every step of the way through your labor, birth and early postpartum period. Having a doula is like having a mentor, guide, and friend all in one!
You will receive immediate support as soon as you get in contact with the professionals at Northeast Doulas. We will provide the best doulas for each pregnant woman who needs emotional and physical support during their pregnancy and birthing journey.
Choosing the right doula is to ensure that you connect with her on an intimate level. We provide the doula’s availability and accessibility. You will have the opportunity to speak with and meet our doula team for an interview to ensure that your matched with the best doula for you.