Information About Doula’s

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Pregnancy Info Having a Baby

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Motherwit Doula Care Ottawa

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Birth and postpartum doula support.

• Birth doula care includes 1 or 2 prenatal meetings, attendance at birth, 1 postpartum follow-up at your home, unlimited phone/email support.
• Birth and postpartum doula care package includes 3 prenatal meetings, 24/7 on-call availability, attendance at your birth, 1 postpartum follow-up at your home, unlimited phone/email support and includes 6 hours of postpartum in-home care.
• Offer birth support at Montfort Hospital, Almonte General Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital – General and Civic Campuses, Winchester District Memorial Hospital, Queensway Carleton Hospital. Maison de naissance de l’Outaouais and The Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre.
• Also offer eco birth pool rental, placenta encapsulation and infant massage instruction at an additional cost.

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Family Doulas of Ottawa

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Birth doula support includes meeting the doulas, connecting with the doulas in your home through prenatal meeting, ability to contact doula by phone/email during pregnancy, support for 1-2 hours after birth and 1 postpartum follow-up visit with your doulas at a home. Postpartum doula support includes daytime support for family, newborn care, breast/bottle/combination feeding, knowledge of postpartum recovery, help identifying perinatal mood disorders, light housekeeping, meal preparation and more! Birth support offered at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, The Montfort Hospital, The Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre and The Gatineau Hospital. Custom Post Partum Support Available

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Ottawa Doula Services

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Birth and postpartum doula.

• Specializes in: Birth without medication/ Vaginal birth with medication/ Cesarean Birth/ VBAC(vaginal birth after cesarean)/ Multiples/ High risk
• Attends births at: The Ottawa Birth & Wellness Centre, Montfort Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Queensway Carleton Hospital, Almonte Hospital, l'Hopital de Gatineau, La Maison de Naissance de l'Outaouais & Home births in the National Capital Region.

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National Capital Doulas

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Doulas offering pregnancy education, birth and postpartum support. Pregnancy

• In-home childbirth education (2 x 3-hr classes)
• In-home comfort measures class (2 hrs)
• In-home lactation education before birth (2 hrs)

Birth support Packages include telephone and email support, access to extensive lending library, on-call support throughout pregnancy, review of comfort measures, birth planning and infant feeding information, TENS unit access and continuous support during labour and birth.

Postpartum Support

First night home, Overnight support, Lactation support after birth, Babywearing education

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Birth Well

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Hypnobirthing Classes

• A program of deep relaxation, self-hypnosis, breathing techniques, visualisation, affirmations, and education to help women birth with safety and ease.

• Group and private classes are offered in the Ottawa/Gatineau area classes in both English and French.
• Classes occur once weekly for 2.5 hours over a 5 week period.

When: Contact for more information

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Ottawa Birth Doula

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HypnoBirthing® Course – The Mongan Method

• Prenatal preparation course focuses on relaxation in labour and teaches breathing techniques and coping strategies for labour to eliminate fears and anxieties, and build maternal confidence.
• Course is available in private or group setting.

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Having a Baby

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Choosing a care provider: Midwife vs. family doctor vs. Obstetrician

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Association of Ontario Midwives

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What is a midwife? Midwifery care

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Having a baby (CAM)

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Who will be with me during my birth?

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The Birth Partner by Penny Simpkin

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The Birth Partner 5th Edition

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Lamaze International

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Birth team Handout 1 Handout 2

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