Our Birth Doula job description includes the responsibilities, duties, skills, education, qualifications, and experience.
About the Birth Doula role
A birth doula is a trained professional who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to a mother before, during, and after childbirth. They help mothers prepare for labor, assist in labor and delivery, and provide postpartum care.
Role Purpose
The purpose of a birth doula is to provide physical, emotional, and informational support to a birthing mother and her family before, during, and after childbirth. A birth doula is a trained and experienced professional who works with a woman and her partner to help understand the birthing process and to provide emotional and physical comfort throughout. The doula can assist with labor preparation and support, provide information on birth options, and help with postpartum recovery and breastfeeding.
Birth Doula Summary
A Birth Doula is a trained professional who provides physical, emotional, and informational support to mothers and families before, during, and after childbirth. Birth Doulas help to create a positive and empowering birth experience by providing continuous physical and emotional support, as well as evidence-based information to help empower the mother and family to make informed decisions throughout the birthing process. Birth Doulas also provide postpartum support, such as breastfeeding and caring for the newborn.
Birth Doula Duties
- Provide physical and emotional support during labor and delivery
- Educate and empower mothers to make informed decisions throughout the process
- Help create and maintain a safe, calm and comfortable birthing environment
- Assist with breastfeeding and postpartum recovery
Birth Doula Skills
- Provide emotional support and physical comfort during labor and delivery
- Help to create an optimal environment for labor and delivery
- Provide information and resources to the birthing family
- Help the birthing family to make informed decisions
- Be an advocate for the birthing family
- Help to facilitate communication between the birthing family and medical team
Birth Doula Requirements
- Experience as a childbirth educator, labor coach or midwife
- Knowledge of the birth process, birth options and comfort techniques
- Ability to provide physical and emotional support to birthing mothers and their families
- Ability to remain calm and flexible in labor and delivery situations
- Excellent communication skills
Personal Traits
- Compassionate
- Patient
- Empathetic
- Knowledgeable