SOUTHWEST DOULAS

WELCOME EXPECTANT PARENTS AND BIRTH PROFESSIONALS!

I would like to welcome you to my site, and I hope that you find the information here useful.
~ Stephanie Soderblom CCCE CLD CD(DONA) ICD

WHAT YOU WILL FIND HERE:

NOTE: If you do not live in the southwest, please visit these other sites that have similar information about areas other than the southwest!
Canadian Doulas

WHAT IS A DOULA ?

* A birth doula is a professional labor assistant. She is someone who is trained in childbirth, and offers non-clinical help and support for the expectant mom and her partner throughout labor and delivery of their baby.
* A postpartum doula is a professional who assists the new family in the postpartum period..including but not limited to breastfeeding assistance, light housekeeping, and babycare help.

You can see a comprehensive list of the clinical studies done on doulas and their impact on families here.

Learn about birth professionals and hospitals in your state by clicking on one of the buttons below.
If you'd like to submit information to "Locate a birth professional", "Workshops" or "Hospitals", please click here for the online submission forms. Thank you Connie Banack for supplying the forms!

southwestdoulas does not endorse or recommend any professional listed. Any professional that submits information is included on this website... it is up to the expectant parents to interview and explore credentials.

Visit the websites of the doula certifying organizations. If there is an organization that certifies doulas that I have forgotten, please email me, Stephanie Soderblom, and I will gladly add a link.