Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Vicky -- Your article is very important on many levels. I was not aware of night-time doulas. I hope it is not all that common and that your article helps to re-direct it. I found your article very informative and it brings up lots of issues and points to be addressed (ie, babies being in the room with the mother when born in the hospital. Great work!! There's some great research out of UK, I think, observing moms in a sleep lab. Those who co-slept, tended to their babies all night long AND felt more rested than moms who put baby in another room. Of course, the research also shows that the mother's heart continues to regulate the babies heart outside of the womb for some length of time, so that co-sleeping is not only safe, but necessary for the heart. Thanks for sharing it!! Hope you find a way to post it post it here. Janel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Janel. I wish i knew the details of the source of that study. It would be good info for another article I want to write. Thank you for your comments; many doulas have trouble finding enough doula work and diversify to do night work. It is quite common here in Portland and I am sure in other places too. to the point that I was afraid postpartum doula work was about to become redefined...and not in keeping with the original meaning of the word. Vicky >Janel Lou Martin Miranda <janel_miranda >Jan 28, 2006 1:07 PM >ayurveda >Vicky's article > >Vicky -- Your article is very important on many levels. I was not >aware of night-time doulas. I hope it is not all that common and that >your article helps to re-direct it. I found your article very >informative and it brings up lots of issues and points to be addressed >(ie, babies being in the room with the mother when born in the >hospital. Great work!! > >There's some great research out of UK, I think, observing moms in a >sleep lab. Those who co-slept, tended to their babies all night long >AND felt more rested than moms who put baby in another room. Of >course, the research also shows that the mother's heart continues to >regulate the babies heart outside of the womb for some length of time, >so that co-sleeping is not only safe, but necessary for the heart. > >Thanks for sharing it!! Hope you find a way to post it post it here. > >Janel > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hi, Vicky: It's in a book about co-sleeping. I'll look for it; however, I suspect it is in storage and it might be awhile. Midwifery and doulas is much more popular in OR than here. Non-nurse midwives can be charged with a felony " practicing medicine without a license " here in MO. Doulas are just now becoming common, not necessarily accepted. People are still reluctant to pay the extra money. So, your article is good timing. In Phoenix, when my grandson was born last month, the nurse came in and asked, " Are you a doula? " and then the resident came in and asked. I was surprised. I am used to be in cognito in MO and IL ... just being a friend, or unacknowledged at all (very common.) janel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.