The Birth and Bereavement Doula supports families:
- experiencing birth
- enduring bereavement
- facing any event where birth & bereavement may meet
A Birth and Bereavement Doula can support families experiencing:
- birth in any trimester, and in any outcome
- unconventional loss, which may include adoption or surrogacy
- NICU care
- “rainbow” subsequent live birth
- full term, uncomplicated, live birth with no connection in any way to bereavement
- newborn nutrition and lactation options
- and more

Benefits of Birth Doula Support
- Doulas supplement (not replace) childbirth professional / medical support to provide the following:
- reduces overall Cesarean birth rate 50%
- reduces the length of labor 25%
- reduces Pitocin use 40%
- reduces the need for forceps delivery 40
- reduces requests for epidural pain relief 60%
Benefits of having a Bereavement Doula Support
- Personal Doula support during miscarriage, stillbirth, fatal diagnosis or medical termination
- comfort and reassurance during a difficult season
- continued trauma informed care
- provides information and supports for the grief and mourning process
