Here you’ll find support for helping you find the perfect doula, caregiver, and childbirth education.
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Doula Support
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In short, a doula is a part of a support system and advocate for women and people at various stages of the life course. There are doulas for abortion care, labor, postpartum, and death.
Doulas are a community based role. They are trained and provide care at many different levels of support to individuals and families. Some of these supports are provided via educational, emotional, nutritional and physical methods.
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Abortion Doulas: provide informational, emotional, and sometimes physical support prior, during and after an abortion to individuals and families.
Birth Doulas: provides advocacy, education, emotional, physical, and other kinds of support to mothers and birthing people and their families before, during, and after birth.
Death Doulas: provides support to individuals and families during a person’s transition
Find a Full Spectrum Doula: Interested in a BGHC Doula? Please fill out our Contact Us form.
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Interested in becoming a doula?
Check out the organizations below! They provide doulas, childbirth education and/or support for pregnant families:
Caregiver Support
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This page provides resources to community programs and resources to navigate systems as an advocate for your loved ones
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National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) grantees provide five types of services:
information to caregivers about available services;
assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services;
individual counseling, organization of support groups, and caregiver training;
respite care; and;
supplemental services, on a limited basis.
These services work in conjunction with other state and community-based services to provide a coordinated set of supports. Studies have shown that these services can reduce caregiver depression, anxiety, and stress as well as enable caregivers to provide care longer, thereby avoiding or delaying the need for costly institutional care.
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Some government programs pay family or friends of people with disabilities to help with daily activities including personal care, giving medicine, cooking, cleaning, and more.
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Find out where to report Elder abuse in your location.
Childbirth Education
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Childbirth education classes are usually a series of sessions that can be completed individually or in a group that provide an in-depth understanding of the birthing process. Partners, support people, attend classes with the birthing person. Classes can be attended in person and virtually.
What are the benefits?
Better Outcomes: Some studies show that participation in childbirth education can lower the risk of c-sections and interventions in low risk pregnancies.
Community and Support: participants attend birth classes with a group there is an opportunity to build community and learn about shared and varied experiences.
Connection and learning opportunities with Partner: Childbirth education classes offer space to connect with your partner or support system, learn, begin to build a birthing plan, and learn about the varied birth experiences.
Preparedness: Attending classes allows for participants to to feel more confident and in control of their birthing experience and can also serve as a springboard for breastfeeding.
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