Doula care work
birthgiver-centered care inspired by the notion of Reproductive justice
“Why do I need a doula when I have a midwife?”
Female gaze doula care is created based upon the firm belief that your baby’s birthrights are fundamentally intertwined with your reproductive rights, which includes your right to an autonomous, conscious and safe birth.
Unfortunately, we depend on a care-system that is build on foundations, that do not automatically bring forth circumstances that guarantee the compliance of this right. Precisely because of the doula’s independent position in regard to the medical system that birthgivers as well as medical-care-providers find themselves reliant on, it is within the doula’s power to co-create a change with you, for you.
Through various methods such as spaceholding, birthgiver-advocacy and offering physical and emotional comfort, the doula aims to support you, while respecting the agency over your birth as a matter that at all times belongs in your hands.