by Sylvia Otvos | Oct 8, 2020 | Doulas, Pregnancy
As the owner of the Doula agency, Rock the Cradle, I get all sorts of questions from expectant parents, from what kind of services do we offer to what a Doula actually does to where is the best place to give birth. One question I also get a lot is “When is the best...
by Sylvia Otvos | Nov 5, 2015 | Doulas
You’ve searched the net and have chosen three doulas to interview in person. Now what? It’s always good to go into these interviews with a few questions prepared. You don’t have to ask all 25 of these, as many will be covered in conversation, but perhaps highlight the...
by Sylvia Otvos | Nov 5, 2015 | Doulas
Awhile back I received a request from a mom-to-be apologetically saying that while she isn’t very ‘crunchy’ she would still like to have support during her birth. Agh! How many moms-to-be have brushed off having a doula at their birth because they thought we all have...
by Sylvia Otvos | Jan 10, 2013 | Doulas
How can your doula support you during labour? The work of a doula is often described as providing emotional, physical and informational support to the mom and her partner during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. But what does that mean exactly in concrete terms? Why...
by Sylvia Otvos | Nov 28, 2012 | Doulas
Meetings with your Doula are ImportantIn my series Doulas Do, I let you in on what it is I do as a Birth Doula. Prenatal Meetings In general, I dislike the word meeting. Meetings are so often bureaucratic, formal and downright boring. But, lucky for you, meetings are...
by Sylvia Otvos | Nov 15, 2012 | Doulas
Do you know what doulas don’t do? Everyday I meet women who resemble me eight years ago. Women who know a lot about babies and childbirth, but who have never heard of a “birth doula” – or if they have heard the term don’t really understand how a birth...
