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Birth Doula Info | Postpartum Doula Info | Doulas of New Jersey Members
Having a member of Doulas of New Jersey present at your birth and/or with you after your baby comes home, improves outcomes for mother and baby. Women are more likely to be satisfied and positively rate their birth experiences and transition into parenthood.
About Doulas of New Jersey
Doulas of New Jersey (DONJ) was founded in 2001 for the purpose of providing support, education, and networking opportunities for professional doulas. DONJ members maintain independent businesses. Clients must interview and hire doulas privately.
What is a Doula?
In much of the world today and in nearly every culture and throughout history, women surround and care for other women during birth and the postpartum period. We call a woman who helps at this important time a doula (do-la).
Doulas recognize the need for families to feel empowered in their decisions and abilities; therefore, doulas do not promote any one philosophy. Doulas provide supportive, non-judgmental nurturing.
There are two kinds of doulas:
A birth doula is a person trained and experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after childbirth.
A postpartum doula is an experienced, trained, non-medical care provider who offers support in your home after the birth of a baby. This physical, educational and emotional support allows the parents time to nurture and bond with their baby.
Will a doula make my partner feel unnecessary?
No, a doula is supportive to both the mother and her partner. The doula plays a crucial role in helping a partner become involved in the birth, and after the birth, at home, in the care of the baby, to the extent he/she feels comfortable.
Will my insurance company cover doula services?
Possibly, but you will need to check with your carrier to be sure. Many insurance companies realize the numerous health benefits and savings in medical costs and do cover doula services. In addition, many clients use their flexible medical spending accounts to pay for doula services.
What does a birth doula do?
A birth doula is a NON-MEDICAL assistant who can help you with:
What other things does a doula actually provide once hired?
What effect does the presence of a doula have on the mother?
When a doula is present during a birth, women report greater satisfaction with their birth experience, make more positive assessments of their babies, have fewer cesareans and medical interventions and suffer less postpartum depression.
Numerous clinical studies have found that the presence of a birth doula:
What effect does the presence of a doula have on the baby?
Studies show that babies born with doulas present have shorter hospital stays, fewer admissions to special care nurseries, breastfeed more easily, and have mothers that are more affectionate in the postpartum period.
What exactly does a postpartum doula do?
Listing exactly what a doula does is difficult because every family has its own needs that become clear after the baby arrives. Here are just some of the ways a doula might help your family:
What do families gain by hiring a postpartum doula?
First-time parents find that working with a doula quickly builds confidence in their parenting skills. Second-time- and-beyond parents find that a postpartum doula offers a set of capable, helpful hands, so they have time to focus on bonding with the new baby while maintaining the all-important connection to his/her older siblings.
What are the benefits of postpartum doula care?
A postpartum doula’s job is to impart knowledge to you in a non-judgmental way. A postpartum doula can:
Won’t we be uncomfortable having a stranger in our home?
Clients who work with a postpartum doula report feeling cared for, nurtured in their new role, reassured and grateful for the calm, professional and unobtrusive support of a postpartum doula.
| 201 Area Code | 973 Area Code |
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Rosemary Brown, CD (DONA)
Mother Moon Birth Doula Services Serving Bergen, Passaic and Morris Phone: 201-447-9585
Elaine Petrowski, PCD (DONA)
Tender Times Postpartum Support Serving Bergen, Passaic, Essex, and Morris counties Phone: 201-652-4662
Billee Wolff, RN, CD (DONA), LCCE Comforting Birthways Serving Northern NJ, Rockland County (NY) Phone: 201-836-4514
Lynn Christensen, CD (DONA), LCCE Labour Day Doula Support Serving Bergen, Passaic & Morris Phone: 201-541-5616
Colleen Janssen, PCD (DONA)
CallieCare Postpartum Services Serving Northern NJ, Rockland County, NY Phone: 201-251-8207 |
Barbara Colotti, RN, CCE, CD (DONA)
Childbirth Matters, LLC Serving Essex, Morris, Northern NJ, and Manhattan Phone: 973-239-4762
Suzanne Crouch, PCD, CD
(Birthworks, DONA) Full Moon Doula Sussex, Warren, Passaic, Morris, Essex Phone: 973-948-7309
Stacey Gregg, CD (DONA)
Childbirth Matters, LLC Serving Morris and All Northern/Central New Jersey Birth, Childbirth Classes, Photo, VBAC, Waterbirth & More! See Web-Founder DONJ Phone: 973-627-4120
Virginia Middlemiss, PCD (DONA), CLC
Serving Essex, Union, Passaic, Bergen, Morris and Somerset Phone: 973-632-6057
Sarah Skelton, CD (DONA), ICCE
Childbirth Matters, LLC Serving New Jersey (Northern/Central) Phone: 973-889-0060 |
| 908 Area Code | |
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Natalie Orban, CD (DONA) NWNJ Doula Serving NorthWest and Central New Jersey Phone: 908-247-7589 |
Heather Criollo , CD, PCD (DONA)
Serving Union, New Jersey (North/Central) Phone: 908-397-8136 |