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All about doulas
Find out what doulas do and do not do, why women hire them, how they
benefit medical staff as well as parents, and tips on ensuring a stress-free
working relationship between doulas and medical staff.
Insurance and doulas
Discover why health care costs and insurance claims can be reduced when doulas
are part of the team, and why allowing insurance claims for doula support is
a wise financial strategy for insurers.
Professional training
for doulas
Training programs for doulas vary tremendously. Childbirth International has
set the bar on standards for
professional training of doulas around the world.
Doulas and
professional standards
Like all professions, doulas should be subject to standards to ensure
professional working practice. Childbirth International, a leader in high
quality doula and childbirth educator training, produces the world's most comprehensive guidelines for
professional standards for doulas.
Code of Practice for Doulas
A Code of Practice outlines the roles and responsibilities of a doula, the
expectations for professionalism, and a specified grievance policy when a
complaint is received by a certification organization. The Childbirth
International Code of Practice is agreed to by all doulas and childbirth
educators trained through Childbirth International.
Medical Studies on Doulas
Looking for evidence that demonstrates the benefits of doulas? This listing
of evidence based information outlining the major studies that have been
conducted outlines the benefits of doula support. |
