EBB 21 - Doula
Evidence Based Birth®
Rebecca Dekker
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2018
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
What a birth doula is and how a doula provides pain relief during childbirth. What the evidence shows about using a doula for pain relief. If continuous support from a doula is more effective for improving some health outcomes than continuous support from hospital staff or family/friends. How to find a doula
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone in today's podcast we're going to talk about using a dula for pain relief during labor |
| 0:09.2 | Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker, and I'm a nurse with my PhD |
| 0:15.3 | and the founder of evidence-based birth. |
| 0:17.6 | Join me each week as we work together |
| 0:19.9 | to get evidence-based information |
| 0:22.1 | into the hands of families and professionals across the world. |
| 0:26.0 | As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. |
| 0:29.1 | See EB Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:35.0 | Hi everyone I just got back from traveling to Memphis where I hosted a one day |
| 0:41.0 | be the change workshop with Memphis area professionals and parents. |
| 0:46.4 | And a few weeks before that I was in Baltimore teaching a similar workshop. |
| 0:50.5 | So I just wanted to give a shout out to the people who were there. |
| 0:53.0 | It was so much fun to be able to host and teach a community building |
| 0:58.0 | experience for these professionals and advocates. |
| 1:01.0 | I'm rooting for you all and I can't wait to see what you go out and do in your communities. |
| 1:07.6 | So in today's podcast, I want to focus on using Adula for pain relief during labor. I've already written extensively |
| 1:14.9 | about the evidence on dulas and the research supporting their use. You can |
| 1:19.2 | find all that info for free at eB-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-.com slash Doolas. |
| 1:24.0 | There's even a free hand out there that you can download that is a one-page summary of the evidence on |
| 1:29.6 | Doolas. But in today's podcast I want to continue our focus on pain management during labor |
| 1:34.8 | and zero in on the effects of dulas on pain relief during labor and childbirth. |
| 1:40.1 | We'll start with the definition of a dul. A birth Dula is a companion who provides |
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