what is a doula?
A doula is a non-judgemental support person who guides a mother through the birthing year. A birth doula specializes in educating, advocating, and supporting a woman and her family as they welcome a baby to the world. A doula does not offer medical services. She is a presence to help parents understand the healthcare system and navigate the trials of childbearing.
  • What does research say about labour support? LINK
  • Evidence Based Birth: Evidence on Doulas. LINK
So why not hire a doula?


what does a doula do?
A doula offers non-medical support and care to women through their pregnancy, during their labour, and into the postpartum period. 
  • PRENATALLY, a doula meets with the childbearing mother (and her partner) to discuss birth options, prepare her emotionally, educate her about the birth process, and answer the many questions she might have. 
  • During LABOUR, the doula accompanies the mother and offers support by means of kind words, gentle massage, and suggesting different positions to ease labour.
  • In the POSTPARTUM period, the doula helps with breastfeeding, help, basic household tasks, and on-call to answer as many questions as you may have.

what kind of services do you offer?
I offer birth doula services to mothers in the Montreal area. 
  • PREnatal & POSTpartum Services
  • Private Prenatal Childbirth Education Sessions (or small group)

Find out details here.

what is the partner's role if there is a doula?
A partner's role is not diminished by the presence of a doula.

In fact, I love working with families when the partner is involved.

​A mother, her partner, and their baby are becoming a family, a doula is there to support this process and help everyone during such an exciting and life-changing time. She will offer support primarily to the mother, but that can be done by helping the partner gain confidence in how he/she can also support mom.

isn't a doula just like a midwife?
A doula is a part of the birth process but is a non-medical person offering support, education, advocacy, and companionship.  
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A midwife is a specialized medical professional who offers prenatal care and is the medical attendant at those births. In Montreal, a midwife attend births at home, birth centre, or hospital. 

Is it true that doulas only attend natural,  home births?
False.  Doulas will accompany a birthing mother whatever her birth plan may be.

A doula is responsible for taking care of the mother in her transition to motherhood. She is not there to criticize or pass judgement on a client's decisions. A doula is there to support a mother whether she chooses to give birth at home, at a hospital or at a birth centre.

The decision to go natural, have an epidural, cesarean section, or any other amount of intervention is up to the mother and will be supported. 

​Did I miss any of your questions? Email me and I'll answer yours.