Professional Doulas of Charleston, SC

Professional Doulas of Charleston is committed to helping couples give birth in their own way by providing pregnancy, labor and postpartum support. Doulas maintain professionalism and high standards of personal conduct. In addition, Professional Doulas of Charleston strives to educate the public about the role of the doula and natural childbirth.

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Please join us for a showing of the film
"Laboring Under an Illusion:
Mass Media Childbirth vs. The Real Thing"
by Vicki Elson

Main Library Auditorium
Downtown Charleston

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
6:30 p.m.

Discussion to follow.

Working within our Mission Statement includes but is not limited to:

Keeping lines of communication open with clients and their chosen health care providers
Advocating for clients
Making appropriate referrals when asked to practice outside the scope of one's abilities and/or training
Maintaining confidentiality
Honoring the client/doula contract
Pursuing continuing education

Studies confirm the value of our time-honored work. Women who give birth in the continuous presence of a doula are:
26% less likely to give birth by cesarean section
41% less likely to give birth with vacuum extraction or forceps
28% less likely to use any pain medications
33% less likely to be dissatisfied with or negatively rate their birth experience

In addition, families who benefit from doula care experience:
decreased length of labor
fewer requests for epidurals
increased confidence of the father
increased breastfeeding success

"If a doula were a drug, it would be unethical not to use one."
--John Kennell, The Doula Book

* * * UPCOMING EVENT * * *

"If a doula were a drug, it would be unethical not to use one."--John Kennell, The Doula Book

"If a doula were a drug, it would be unethical not to use one."
--John Kennell, The Doula Book