Dab tsi yog Doula thiab Koj Yuav Tsum Tau Txais Ib Tug?

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• Doula yog dab tsi?
• Dab tsi Doula pab nrog - thiab lawv tsis ua dab tsi
• Tus Doula Tus Nqi Npaum Li Cas?
• Yuav txiav txim siab li cas yog Doula tsim nyog rau koj
• Ntsuam xyuas rau

Thaum nws los txog rau kev xeeb tub, kev yug menyuam, thiab kev txhawb nqa tom qab yug menyuam, muaj ntau ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab cov kws tshaj lij uas tuaj yeem pab koj hauv kev hloov mus rau niam. Koj tau txais koj ob-gyns, kws pab yug menyuam, kws kho menyuam hauv plab, kws kho mob hauv plab, tus kws qhia noj qab haus huv, thiab… doulas.

Dou dab tsi tam sim no? Qhov tseem ceeb, doulas tau kawm ua khub uas muab kev txhawb nqa thaum * txhua * qib sib txawv ntawm cov txheej txheem kev ua me nyuam, suav nrog cev xeeb tub, tom qab yug menyuam, yug menyuam, nchuav menyuam, thiab poob, piav qhia Richelle Whittaker, LPC-S. noj qab haus huv. Thiab niaj hnub no, raws li KEVID-19 muaj thoob qhov txhia chaw tau ua rau cov niam txiv tshiab xav tau kev txhawb nqa ntau, ntau tus niam thiab txiv tshiab tau tig mus rau doulas txhawm rau txhawm rau saib xyuas qhov tsis zoo. (Nyeem: 6 Tus Poj Niam Qhia Txog Qhov Tau Txais Kev Prenatal Virtual thiab Kev Kho Mob Tom Qab Tau Zoo Li Cas)

"Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum lub sijhawm yug me nyuam hauv kev mob kis thoob qhov txhia chaw thaum koj nyob ib leeg, koj tau qis qis dua, thiab koj xav tias txhua tus tau txiav txim siab ntau dua li koj ua, niam txiv tshiab xav tau ntau tus yeej hauv lawv lub ces kaum ua tau," hais tias Mandy Major, ib daim ntawv pov thawj tom qab yug me nyuam doula, thiab CEO thiab co-founder ntawm Major Care.

Hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas, doulas raug suav hais tias yog qhov xaiv tau, tab sis qhov ntawd tsis yog txhua qhov chaw. "Hauv lwm lub tebchaws, hom kev saib xyuas no yog ib txwm muaj tag nrho thiab ib feem ntawm cov txheej txheem tom qab yug menyuam. Ntawm no, peb tsis muaj qhov ntawd, thiab nws yog qhov sib txawv loj hauv peb lub cev," Major hais.

Thaum doulas tsis yog kws kho mob, lawv yog kawm nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm perinatal ntawm cev xeeb tub thiab tom qab yug me nyuam thiab yuav ua tau ib tug loj pab rau niam-rau-ua thiab cov niam txiv tshiab. Kev cob qhia yuav sib txawv nyob ntawm seb hom doula koj xaiv (yug doulas, piv txwv li, muaj kev qhia sib txawv dua li yug menyuam tom qab yug menyuam) tab sis ib txwm muaj, kev cob qhia cuam tshuam nrog kev cob qhia zoo uas doulas-kom-kawm paub txog yuav txhawb nqa tsev neeg tshiab li cas thiab tau ntawv pov thawj. DONA International yog tus thawj coj hauv kev qhia ua pov thawj raws li doula kev qhia thiab ntawv pov thawj thiab ntau pab pawg nyob thoob plaws lub tebchaws muab DONA pom zoo kev qhia doula.

Thiab txoj kev kawm doulas tau txais-thiab tom qab ntawd faib rau cov neeg siv khoom-them tawm: Kev tshawb fawb qhia tias kev siv doulas tuaj yeem pab txiav lub sijhawm siv hauv kev ua haujlwm, txo qis kev xav tsis zoo rau menyuam, thiab txo tus nqi C-section.

Ntxiv rau, thaum lub sijhawm dab tsi tuaj yeem yog lub sijhawm ntxhov siab hauv koj lub neej, doula muab lub pob ntseg mloog, txhais tes pab, thiab kev txhawb nqa tag nrho. Tab sis qhov tseeb yog doula - thiab koj yuav tsum txiav txim siab ntiav neeg? Ntawm no, yam koj yuav tsum paub txog txoj haujlwm tseem ceeb thiab yuav mus li cas txog kev ntiav tus neeg ua haujlwm yog tias koj xav tias nws haum rau koj.

Doula yog dab tsi?

Lub hauv paus ntsiab lus ntawm doula yog ib tus neeg uas txhawb nqa tsev neeg ntawm lawv txoj kev mus ncig ua haujlwm, muab kev xav, lub cev, cov ntaub ntawv, thiab kev txhawb nqa kev txhawb nqa, piav qhia Quanisha McGruder, tag nrho-spectrum doula (nyeem: npog tag nrho theem ntawm cov txheej txheem kev ua me nyuam).

Xav txog ib tug doula raws li koj tus BFF thaum nws los txog rau cev xeeb tub, yug, thiab / los yog tom qab yug me nyuam: "Koj tuaj yeem tso siab rau koj lub doula kom mloog koj qhov kev ntshai tshaj plaws thiab muab cov ntaub ntawv muaj txiaj ntsig zoo los ntsib qhov kev ntshai ntawd," hais tias Marnellie Npis Sov, a ntawv pov thawj yug thiab yug menyuam tom qab yug menyuam. Lawv feem ntau yog ntxiv rau kev saib xyuas uas koj twb muaj, txhim kho nws thiab txhim kho koj txoj kev ntseeg siab thoob plaws cev xeeb tub, yug menyuam, thiab tom qab yug menyuam. (Txog: Amy Schumer Qhib Txog Yuav Ua Li Cas Doula Pab Nws Los Ntawm Nws Lub Cev Muaj Teeb Meem)

Doulas kuj nyiam nyob hauv ib qho chaw tshwj xeeb thiab sib raug zoo txij li lawv feem ntau pom cov niam txiv tshiab hauv lawv lub tsev, piav qhia Bethany Warren, L.C.S.W., tus kws kho mob tau lees paub hauv kev mob hlwb perinatal. Nws hais tias "Muab cov kev pabcuam hauv tsev thiab haum rau tus kheej zoo li tsim kev sib raug zoo ntawm niam txiv tshiab thiab doula," nws hais. "Kuv pom tias cov niam txiv uas pom qhov zoo nrog lawv cov doula xav tau kev txhawb nqa thoob plaws lub sijhawm tseem ceeb no."

Tom qab tag nrho, thaum peb nquag tham txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm "lub zos" hauv kev yug menyuam, nws tseem yuav siv lub zos los tiv thaiv thiab tsa niam txiv tshiab, hais tias Warren. Qhov sib txawv loj tshaj plaws ntawm, hais, kev saib xyuas uas tus kws saib xyuas neeg mob hmo ntuj muab thiab kev saib xyuas uas tom qab yug me nyuam doula muab? Ib hmo tus kws saib xyuas neeg mob lub chaw zov me nyuam nyob ib ncig ntawm tus me nyuam, whereas doula's center yog tus tsev neeg thiab tsev neeg, piav qhia McGruder.

Doulas tuaj yeem pab koj teeb tsa qhov kev cia siab tiag tiag (piv txwv li cais koj kev paub hauv cev xeeb tub thiab tom qab yug menyuam los ntawm qhov xov xwm * hais tias * nws yuav tsum zoo li), txiav txim siab thaum cov phiaj xwm hloov pauv (nyeem: sai li sai tau, koj xav tau C-ntu lossis tau txais kev kuaj mob yam tsis tau xav txog), thiab nkag siab koj li kev paub dhau los thiab nqes.

Dab tsi Doula pab nrog - thiab lawv tsis ua dab tsi

Muaj plaub thaj tsam tseem ceeb uas doulas nyiam txhawb cov niam txiv tshiab tshaj plaws: kev txhawb nqa cov ntaub ntawv, kev saib xyuas lub cev, kev xav hauv siab, thiab kev txhawb nqa, Npis Sov hais.

Raws li COVID-19 tau hloov pauv, zoo, zoo nkauj heev txhua yam raws li peb paub nws, ntau doulas tau piv rau lawv cov kev pabcuam los muab kev saib xyuas virtual, kev kawm, thiab peev txheej, siv xov tooj, ntawv nyeem, tham video, lossis pabcuam hauv web. (Piv txwv li, thaum cev xeeb tub, koj tuaj yeem tham los ntawm koj daim phiaj npaj npaj yug me nyuam hauv xov tooj nrog doula thiab/lossis FaceTime txog tag nrho ntawm koj cov lus nug.)

Tsuas yog nco ntsoov tias tam sim no, hauv qee lub xeev, doulas tsis pom tias yog cov neeg ua haujlwm saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv tseem ceeb thiab tsuas yog tso cai hauv tsev kho mob thaum lub sijhawm xa khoom raws li tus neeg txhawb nqa. nyob rau hauv ntawm tus khub yug, yog li nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas yuav tau mus xyuas nrog koj lub tsev kho mob lossis chaw yug me nyuam cov lus qhia. Koj yuav muaj peev xwm tseem tuaj yeem FaceTime yug me nyuam doula rau kev xa khoom, tab sis dua, zoo tshaj los tshuaj xyuas ob zaug nrog koj lub tsev kho mob lossis chaw yug menyuam kom nyab xeeb. (Muaj feem cuam tshuam: Qee Lub Tsev Kho Mob Tsis Tso Cai Koom Tes thiab Cov Neeg Txhawb Nqa Hauv Chav Menyuam Yug Menyuam Los Ntawm Kev Tiv Thaiv-19)

Nov yog qhov luv luv saib ntawm hom kev txhawb nqa uas doula yuav muab:

• Cov ntaub ntawv txhawb nqa. Cov txheej txheem yug thiab tom qab yug me nyuam tuaj yeem ua rau tsis meej pem (nyob zoo, cov ntaub ntawv ntau dhau los sift dhau, cov lus qhia los xav txog, thiab cov phau ntawv nyeem). Doula tuaj yeem pab koj nkag siab cov kev kuaj mob lossis txheej txheem ua ntej lawv tshwm sim, qhia meej cov lus kho mob, pab koj nrhiav cov ntaub ntawv pov thawj-raws li, thiab pab koj tus khub nkag siab tias muaj dab tsi tshwm sim. Qee tus txawm hais qhia kev yug menyuam, hais tias Npis Sov.

• Kev saib xyuas lub cev. Npis Sov hais tias "Nws tsis muaj qhov zais cia uas cev xeeb tub, kev ua haujlwm, thiab kev yug menyuam yog lub cev xav tau rau tus neeg cev xeeb tub, tab sis lawv tuaj yeem nkees nkees rau tsev neeg tas li," "Cov xwm txheej cuam tshuam thiab ua rau muaj kev ntxhov siab ntau tuaj yeem ua rau cov koom tes thiab cov menyuam xav tias qaug zog txawm tias ua ntej tus menyuam tuaj txog." Nyob ntawm seb thaum koj xaiv ntiav doula lawv tuaj yeem pab koj ntim koj lub hnab hauv tsev kho mob, qhia koj txoj haujlwm yooj yim rau kev ua haujlwm, pab koj thaum lub sijhawm yug menyuam, pab koj nrog kev saib xyuas tom qab yug menyuam, thiab txhawb nqa koj nrog lactation, nws sau tseg.

• Lub siab xav pab. Cev xeeb tub, yug menyuam, thiab lub sijhawm yug me nyuam tuaj yeem xa koj cov kev xav rau * loop * (hais tsawg kawg). Tab sis qhov tseeb ntawm qhov teeb meem yog, txhua yam ntawm elation mus rau ntshai (thiab tag nrho cov kev xav nyob rau hauv nruab nrab) yog ib txwm nyob rau lub sij hawm no lub sij hawm. Doula tuaj yeem pab koj zoo siab thiab txhawb nqa txawm koj xav li cas, ua rau koj muaj kev ntseeg siab, tso cai rau koj tus khub kom so, thiab muab tus yam ntxwv zoo thaum koj npaj rau kev hloov pauv loj, Npis Sov hais. (Muaj feem cuam tshuam: Teeb meem kev mob hlwb thaum cev xeeb tub thiab tom qab yug menyuam uas tsis muaj leej twg tham txog)

• Kev tawm tswv yim. Muaj lub sijhawm nyuaj hais lus rau koj tus kheej? Cue doulas! Lawv feem ntau qhia cov niam txiv txog kev sib txuas lus tau zoo thiab muaj kev hwm thaum mus ntsib kws kho mob ua ntej yug menyuam, uas pab koj zoo siab thiab muaj kev ntseeg siab, Npis Sov hais. Lawv kuj tuaj yeem ua haujlwm nrog lub chaw yug me nyuam cov neeg ua haujlwm nrog rau txhua tus neeg tuaj xyuas kom ntseeg tau tias koj cov kev xav tau ua tiav. Npis Sov hais tias "A doula yuav mloog thiab xa xov raws li xav tau,"

Yuav ua li cas doulas tsis ua? Lawv tsis kuaj mob, sau ntawv, lossis kho ib qho kev txhawj xeeb txog kev kho mob (xav tias: ntshav siab, kiv taub hau, lossis xeev siab), tab sis lawv tuaj yeem pab taw qhia koj mus rau cov kws kho mob uas tuaj yeem pab tau. Qhov tseeb, feem ntau, doulas koom tes nrog cov kws kho mob yug me nyuam xws li ob-gyns thiab midwives, cov kws kho mob, cov kws kho mob hlwb, thiab cov kws pab tswv yim lactation thiab zoo li yuav muaj kev xa mus rau hauv zej zog.

"Nws tuaj yeem muaj txiaj ntsig los kos npe rau 'Tshaj Tawm Cov Ntaub Ntawv' kom tag nrho koj cov neeg muab kev pabcuam hauv koj pab neeg nyob rau tib nplooj ntawv," Warren sau tseg. "Kuv tau pom ua haujlwm sib koom tes nrog doulas los ua txoj hauv kev zoo ib puag ncig cov niam txiv nrog kev txhawb nqa ntau li ntau tau, thiab pab lawv tsim lawv lub zos." (Muaj feem xyuam: Um, Vim Li Cas Tib Neeg Tau Txais 'Doulas Tuag' thiab Tham Txog 'Kev Noj Qab Nyob Zoo?')

Tus Doula Tus Nqi Npaum Li Cas?

Tus nqi ntiav doula nyob ntawm ntau yam sib txawv, suav nrog qhov chaw koj nyob thiab hom doula uas koj tab tom ntiav. Cov nqi tuaj yeem nyob ntawm ob peb puas duas las (lossis tsawg dua) mus rau ob peb txhiab daus las, thiab txawm nyob hauv tib cheeb tsam, nws tuaj yeem sib txawv. Piv txwv li: "Nyob rau hauv Portland, Oregon metro cheeb tsam kuv tau pom doulas nqi qis li $500 ib tug yug thiab mus txog $2,700 ib tug yug,"hais tias Npis Sov (uas yog, tiag tiag, tsuas yog nyob ntawd rau yug). "Rau doulas tom qab yug me nyuam, kuv tau pom cov nqi ib teev twg ntawm $ 20 txog 40 ib teev."

Qee lub xeev - suav nrog Oregon, Minnesota, thiab qhov kev sim ua haujlwm hauv New York - muaj cov nyiaj them rov qab rau kev saib xyuas doula yog tias koj nyob hauv Medicaid, tab sis nws tsis yog 100 feem pua.

Lwm cov doulas muaj tus nqi sib tham thiab qee qhov - suav nrog cov neeg ua tiav doula kev cob qhia rau lawv daim ntawv pov thawj - tej zaum yuav ua haujlwm nrog koj los ntawm koj yug dawb los ua kom tiav cov haujlwm lawv yuav tsum tau ua kom tau ntawv pov thawj.

Txwv tsis pub, qee qhov (tab sis tsis yog txhua tus) cov tuam txhab pov hwm yuav them qee cov nqi ntawm cov kev pabcuam doula - yog li nws ib txwm ua rau kev txiav txim siab hu rau koj lub tuam txhab pov hwm kom paub seb yuav them dab tsi.

Yuav txiav txim siab li cas yog Doula tsim nyog rau koj

Feem ntau, qhov kev txiav txim siab ntiav doula los txog qhov kev txhawb nqa ntxiv uas koj xav tias koj xav tau, xav tau, thiab tuaj yeem tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm. "Rau ntau tus poj niam, cev xeeb tub thiab yug me nyuam tuaj yeem yog ob qho kev zoo siab thiab kev ntshai, yog li muaj ib lub doula taug kev nrog lawv ntawm kev taug kev tuaj yeem yog qhov kev nplij siab loj," Whittaker hais. "Cov poj niam uas muaj tsawg los tsis muaj kev txhawb nqa tsev neeg, xav tau kev txhawb nqa ntxiv rau nws tus kheej thiab nws tus txij nkawm, muaj teeb meem hnov ​​nws lub suab hnov ​​thaum mus ntsib kws kho mob, lossis tau muaj teeb meem yav dhau los cev xeeb tub lossis kev yug menyuam tuaj yeem yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev pabcuam doula."

Nws yog qhov tseem ceeb kom nrhiav qhov haum haum thaum xaiv doula, txhais tau tias koj qhov thawj koom ruam zoo tshaj plaws yog yuav xam phaj ob peb tug. Nws tuaj yeem pab tau los sau koj cov lus nug ua ntej, qhia Warren. Rau ib qho, koj yuav xav nug txog yam kev pabcuam doula uas koj tab tom txiav txim siab muab (yug, tom qab yug menyuam, lossis ob qho tib si) thiab txiav txim siab qhov twg koj xav tias koj yuav xav tau kev txhawb nqa tshaj plaws. Koj tuaj yeem pom doulas ntau qhov chaw, suav nrog hauv DONA lub xaib, thiab ntawm cov tuam txhab xws li Robyn, Kev Saib Xyuas Loj, Niam Txiv, thiab lwm qhov chaw muab kev pabcuam online.

Tsis muaj tsev neeg nyob ib puag ncig thiab xav tias koj yuav xav tau kev pab pw tsaug zog, daws kev ntxhov siab, thiab niam txiv txhawb nqa? Doula tom qab yug menyuam tuaj yeem yog thawj koom ruam zoo tshaj rau koj. Yog tias koj muaj ib lub zos ntawm kev txhawb nqa ib puag ncig koj tab sis tau npau taws txog kev ua haujlwm thiab kev yug menyuam, kev yug menyuam yuav yog txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws, hais tias McGruder. Xav tau kev txhawb nqa hauv ob cheeb tsam? Nrhiav ib tus neeg uas tuaj yeem pab nrog ob qho kev paub dhau los kom txo cov ntsej muag tshiab. (Txog: Yuav Ua Li Cas Mama Glow Founder Latham Thomas Xav Hloov Cov Txheej Txheem Yug Kom Zoo)

Hauv kev xam phaj, xav txog seb doula teb li cas rau koj cov lus nug. Warren hais tias "Nws yog qhov tseem ceeb kom muaj ib tus neeg uas yuav txhawb koj txoj hauv kev uas tsis txiav txim siab tsis hais koj qhov kev yug los thiab kev ua tiav," Warren hais. "Yog tias koj tsis xis nyob tam sim no hauv kev paub txog doula thaum lub sijhawm sib tham, ces koj yuav tsis yog thaum koj nyob ntawm koj qhov kev pheej hmoo tshaj plaws."

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