Chosen Path Doula Services
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Rachel Layman BD
Professional Birth Assistant - Birth Doula
Rachel Layman Birth Doula, Birth Doula Services, Chosen Path Doula Services, Doula Plant City, Doula Tampa, Doula Lakeland, Doula Florida
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Doula - Woman Who Serves
Call for a free in person consultation to help you decide if a Birth Doula
is right for you and your family 813-716-3728
Offering Birth Doula Services in West Central Florida
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It is your time, your season for childbearing. Unlike any other time in your life you are preparing for life's greatest miracle. It is also much like a second birth for you, the mother, as something fresh and new passes through you bringing you new life, an extension of your own.
"With each new birth of a child there is a new birth of a mother." Rachel Layman
Historically, women served women in childbirth offering gentle support and encouragement through what I like to call " the wise woman ways". An experienced woman offers her intuition, patience and care for another during the greatest transition a woman will experience throughout her entire life.
While your partner is genuine and a loving support during the birth process, a Birth Doula focuses her wisdom and guidance on the birthing mother. Through calmness and reassurance, a Birth Doula helps take some of the worry away from your partner, which aids them in having a more confident role in comforting you.
Your Birth Doula is there throughout your labor, supporting your Chosen Path, assisting you for a birth experience your way.
As your Birth Doula, I assist you in the birth of your baby by providing emotional and physical support as well as comfort measures such as position changes, breathing exercises, back rubs and applying counter pressure to your lower back. I believe in the power of a woman's body and mind to birth naturally. As your advocate helping you fulfill specific desires for your birth, I am there beside you all the way, encouraging you and guiding you to become empowered to birth your way. I assist with all types of births and support your choice.
Walking, breathing, light touch, gentle words, reassuring care, vocal and visual guidance, birth ball, shower or bath, hydration and light snacks, attention to your birth plan.
These are some examples of what I provide for you as your Birth Doula
Please see my Services page for an in depth look at what I can provide
What is World Doula Week?
The purpose of World Doula Week ("WDW") is to empower doulas all over the world to improve the physiological, social, emotional, and psychological health of women, newborns and families in birth and in the postpartum period. The World Doula Week events will take place all over the world during the same week, stating the benefits of the presence of doulas in birth and in the postpartum period:
* Reduces the incidence of c-sections
* May shorten the length of labor
* Reduces epidural and analgesic requests
* Increases breastfeeding initiation and continuation
* Increases mother’s satisfaction of birth experience
* Can reduce the incidence of postpartum mood disorders
* Increases new parents’ confidence in the care of their newborn
Rachel Layman Birth Doula and Professional Birth Assistant
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Recommended Reading List
Fiction
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
This is a rich story set in biblical times. Non-religious as it focuses on the birthing and menstrual tent. It provides the reader with a look into women serving women.
Rachel Layman
Online Magazine
Mothering Magazine
Mothering centers around natural mothering, parenting, and birthing. It resonates as an alternative to the mainstream. I received the paper magazine for 15 years while I was raising my own children.
Rachel Layman
"If in our lifetime we can help others along the way by utilizing our own passions and strengths, it is then that we have "morphed" to our higher purpose. It is my greatest desire to empower, encourage and gently nurture women during their birthing years." Rachel Layman