It's a day unlike any other.

Your baby's birth day will be a memory you carry with you throughout your life.

A doula is a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after childbirth. Trained doulas understand the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labour.

Jessica Owchar is a professional labour support doula trained by the Association of Labour Assistants and Childbirth Educators (A.L.A.C.E.). She is a member of the local La Leche League and a Secondary School Teacher with the local Catholic School Board.

As well as being a wife and a mother, she also holds a Bachelors Degree in Visual Arts, a Bachelors of Education, and a Developmental Services Diploma with one semester training in Early Childhood Education. She is currently working on her completing her doula certification through A.L.A.C.E.. She continues her professional development by regularly attending workshops, lectures and seminars on topics including breastfeeding and homeopathic medications.

Recent studies involving over 1000 women demonstrate that the presence of a Labor Assistant/Birth Doula results in:

Doulas can do a great deal to provide pregnant women with information and practical alternatives so that they may give birth with confidence, strength and joy. Labouring women who feel confident and supported are much more likely to achieve satisfying outcomes than are women without such support.

As a natural doula, Jessica's goal is to provide continuous,, uninterupted care for the labouring woman and her partner. She will help them participate fully in their experience by offering physical and emotional support. Jessica also provides information about pregnancy, birth, available technology and natural alternatives.

Jessica typically meets with a woman or couple prenatally to discuss birth expectations, share information regarding the birth process and assist in creating a well rounded birth plan. As a knowledgable labour assistant she has the ability to provide pregnant women with options, and practical alternatives so they may give birth with confidence, strength and joy.

Jesssica will support you from the onset of established labour (or whenever you feel you need support) through to the birth of the baby and for one or two hours after the birth, or until you and your partner would like to be alone with your new baby.

In the week after the birth, she will pay you a final visit to talk to you all about the birth and to "debrief" on the experience. She will also provide breastfeeding support and postpartum referrals if necessary. Your doula is always available for a chat on the phone or by email.

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It's a day unlike any other.

Your baby's birth day will be a memory you carry with you throughout your life.

A doula is a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after childbirth. Trained doulas understand the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labour.

Jessica Owchar is a professional labour support doula trained by the Association of Labour Assistants and Childbirth Educators (A.L.A.C.E.). She is a member of the local La Leche League and a Secondary School Teacher with the local Catholic School Board.

As well as being a wife and a mother, she also holds a Bachelors Degree in Visual Arts, a Bachelors of Education, and a Developmental Services Diploma with one semester training in Early Childhood Education. She is currently working on her completing her doula certification through A.L.A.C.E.. She continues her professional development by regularly attending workshops, lectures and seminars on topics including breastfeeding and homeopathic medications.

Recent studies involving over 1000 women demonstrate that the presence of a Labor Assistant/Birth Doula results in:

Doulas can do a great deal to provide pregnant women with information and practical alternatives so that they may give birth with confidence, strength and joy. Labouring women who feel confident and supported are much more likely to achieve satisfying outcomes than are women without such support.

As a natural doula, Jessica's goal is to provide continuous,, uninterupted care for the labouring woman and her partner. She will help them participate fully in their experience by offering physical and emotional support. Jessica also provides information about pregnancy, birth, available technology and natural alternatives.

Jessica typically meets with a woman or couple prenatally to discuss birth expectations, share information regarding the birth process and assist in creating a well rounded birth plan. As a knowledgable labour assistant she has the ability to provide pregnant women with options, and practical alternatives so they may give birth with confidence, strength and joy.

Jesssica will support you from the onset of established labour (or whenever you feel you need support) through to the birth of the baby and for one or two hours after the birth, or until you and your partner would like to be alone with your new baby.

In the week after the birth, she will pay you a final visit to talk to you all about the birth and to "debrief" on the experience. She will also provide breastfeeding support and postpartum referrals if necessary. Your doula is always available for a chat on the phone or by email.

Recommended Reading

Links

Contact Me

Questions You May Want to Ask Your Careprovider

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