Your Ultimate Birth Hype Girl
FAQS
Let's answer some questions you may have
ARE YOU COVERED BY ANY HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY?
Right now there is lots of talk about health insurance covering doula care. I am not covered nor do I plan to be covered by health insurance. This is for many reasons, one is because that is another way to control the care and support you give. Two regulation only means less accessibility for BIPOC birth workers and BIPOC birthers. This is not fluid with the decolonized support I practice.
HOW WILL HIRING YOU AFFECT MY PARTNER’S ROLE DURING THE BIRTH?
Your partner still has total say in how much they participate. What are their comfort levels? Do they have a specific vision of the type of support they will be giving the birther? These questions and more will help us plan and prepare to work together for the birther. We are a team.
BUT I THOUGHT DOULA'S ONLY SUPPORTED "NATURAL" BIRTHS?
This is something that many people are mistaken about. Birth is birth, and someone having an epidural could use just as much support and advocacy as someone opting out of meds and interventions. The term "natural" doesn't make sense when applied to birth because no matter which way the birth occurs it is natural, your body created and supported a baby, that is natural. I make sure when describing a non medicated, intervention free birth to use the term, "physiological birth" This is more centered on the body being able to birth the way it knows how, without any medical interventions.
WHAT DOULA TRAINING DID YOU STUDY UNDER?
I chose to take the Dynamo Doula Training, created by Angela Gallo. With so many options available I made sure to choose the training that best aligned to what I want my work to be centered around. Dynamo Doula training offered that for me. The training includes more than just birth support education, it was the most diverse in all the knowledge and teachers that were included as well. I am very proud to be a Dynamo Doula. I have also attended and completed Lucia Echeri's 3 week Rebozo and Mexican Birth Practices.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BIRTH SUPPORT AND POSTPARTUM SUPPORT?
Birth support is support throughout the pregnancy and then leads up to support during the labor and birth of baby. Postpartum support involves support after the birth. Postpartum Support is not spoken about enough, this support is critical for many families, it can make the difference between a healthy transition into parenthood or a difficult one. Both birth support and postpartum support involve physical and emotional aspects of work. They are both equal in importance for the birther and baby.