"As one doula put it, 'I am there to slow down time so you have time to make your own decisions...I want mothers to be active decision-makers in their births.'" (p. 106)
"Ask your provider specifically how she feels about doulas. How many births has she been to with a doula present? Does she have any questions or concerns about doulas?" (p. 106)
When looking for a doula ask specific questions. Like "how she might handle a situation in which she and the doctor or midwife have differing opinions...her experience supporting women who opted for pain medications or who had C-sections." (p. 106)
Once you have picked a doula, ask:
Has she ever attended a birth with your doctor?
What was that like?
Has she been welcomed at your hospital? Or ignored? (p. 107)
"Dr. William Camann...Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston...invited doulas to remain with the laboring mother in the operating room during a C-section, and to stay by the mother's side during the insertian of the needle for an epidural. 'I think it's totally compatible for a woman to get pain medication and have a doula.'" (p. 108)
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