Dimensions of Professional Labor Support

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Emotional Support
(encouragement, reassurance, continuous physical presence) 

Informational Support
(assistance to families in gathering information about the course of their labor and their options, explanations, non-medical advice) 

Physical Support
(comfort measures, positioning, massage, breathing, relaxation, and other non-pharmacological pain relief measures)

Advocacy
(interpreting the woman’s wishes to hospital staff)

Partner Support
(role modeling, encouragement, reassurance)

Natalia Hals *612-801-9886* natalia@awomansdesign.com
A Woman's Design, LLC. provides birth and postpartum doula support and childbirth education in the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Twin Cities area. 
Any specific medical questions should be addressed by licensed professionals or your caregiver.