How do you choose the best doula for your family?
Below are some suggested interview questions fo consider before hiring a doula.
Interviewing your potential doula should be like interviewing your care provider. You will find many different types of doulas in Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Most of us come to birthing from our own personal experiences which can contribute to our 'doula style'. We suggest one or two initial interviews to determine if a doula is right for you. She will be with you in this most sacred moment of your lives. Most of us are doulas because our heart leads us down this path; we tend to be natural nurturers and advocates. It is important to choose a doula whose personality you can see at your birth. Consider if she will be a good fit with your existing birth team (father/partner/family, doctor or midwife). When asking these questions below, you should get a feel for the doula's style, personality and whether or not she will be a good addition to your birth team. Take what you like from these questions, and maybe you will develop your own. If you think of something to add or a different way of asking, email us and let us know your thoughts.
These are great questions to bring to our monthly meet the doula events held in Jacksonville and St. Augustine!
Interview Questions for Doulas
1. Why did you become a doula?
2. What are your core beliefs surrounding birth?
a. Do you believe it is best for all women to go un-medicated or that home births are for everyone?
b. What are your thoughts on interventions?
c. How many of the births you have attended been in a hospital or homebirth setting?
3. What is your style as a doula? Do you have a style? Give me an idea of what you "do" during labor.
4. What are your own birth experiences?
5. How many births have you attended?
6. How many clients do you take each month?
7. Do you have a back-up? Will I be able to meet or at least speak by phone with this person? Have you ever had to utilize your back-up? What was the circumstance?
8. Will you be able to support our family unconditionally even if we make decisions about our birth that you don’t agree with?
9. Are you certified through an organization (like DONA or CAPPA) or actively working towards certification? If not, why?
10. Do you have additional certifications?
11. How do you actively continue your education?
12. What birth methods are you familiar with? Are you able to support us in our chosen method?
13. Have you attended a birth with my provider before? At this birth location?
14. Do you get along with my care provider?
15. What happens if I end up being scheduled in advance for a c-section – are there changes to the process or your fee? Is there an option to cancel services? Refund policy?
16. Do you have a client-doula agreement? Can I look over it?
17. Do you have referrals?
18. When do you do post-partum visits?
Below are some suggested interview questions fo consider before hiring a doula.
Interviewing your potential doula should be like interviewing your care provider. You will find many different types of doulas in Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Most of us come to birthing from our own personal experiences which can contribute to our 'doula style'. We suggest one or two initial interviews to determine if a doula is right for you. She will be with you in this most sacred moment of your lives. Most of us are doulas because our heart leads us down this path; we tend to be natural nurturers and advocates. It is important to choose a doula whose personality you can see at your birth. Consider if she will be a good fit with your existing birth team (father/partner/family, doctor or midwife). When asking these questions below, you should get a feel for the doula's style, personality and whether or not she will be a good addition to your birth team. Take what you like from these questions, and maybe you will develop your own. If you think of something to add or a different way of asking, email us and let us know your thoughts.
These are great questions to bring to our monthly meet the doula events held in Jacksonville and St. Augustine!
Interview Questions for Doulas
1. Why did you become a doula?
2. What are your core beliefs surrounding birth?
a. Do you believe it is best for all women to go un-medicated or that home births are for everyone?
b. What are your thoughts on interventions?
c. How many of the births you have attended been in a hospital or homebirth setting?
3. What is your style as a doula? Do you have a style? Give me an idea of what you "do" during labor.
4. What are your own birth experiences?
5. How many births have you attended?
6. How many clients do you take each month?
7. Do you have a back-up? Will I be able to meet or at least speak by phone with this person? Have you ever had to utilize your back-up? What was the circumstance?
8. Will you be able to support our family unconditionally even if we make decisions about our birth that you don’t agree with?
9. Are you certified through an organization (like DONA or CAPPA) or actively working towards certification? If not, why?
10. Do you have additional certifications?
11. How do you actively continue your education?
12. What birth methods are you familiar with? Are you able to support us in our chosen method?
13. Have you attended a birth with my provider before? At this birth location?
14. Do you get along with my care provider?
15. What happens if I end up being scheduled in advance for a c-section – are there changes to the process or your fee? Is there an option to cancel services? Refund policy?
16. Do you have a client-doula agreement? Can I look over it?
17. Do you have referrals?
18. When do you do post-partum visits?
Doulananda offers birth doula (professional labor support), post-partum doula services, HypnoBirthing and Birth Classes, Breastfeeding Classes and Childbirth Education classes in the following areas of Jacksonville, FL:
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