The Benefits of Working with an Agency to Find a Postpartum Doula
The secret is out in the Bay Area; having a postpartum doula can be a life-changing experience. The increase in families deciding to add doula care to their postpartum plan in the last year has been encouraging! We are so excited to see doula work grow in popularity. This week, we talk about the benefits of working with an agency to find a postpartum doula.
What training should a postpartum doula have?
Many families know that they want this level of care postpartum but don’t know what to look for. You may know that you need help and want to work with a professional but be confused about a postpartum doula’s qualifications. This is normal. Luckily for the families that we work with, we spend every day ensuring that our fantastic team of postpartum doulas have superior skills and training to support your family professionally.
How do we know they have the proper training?
Doula work is an unregulated profession at this time. That means that anyone could gain interest in this work, decide to write a training, and then send out a workshop to train doulas. While there are many different styles of practice, we believe that a base of knowledge is crucial for a postpartum doula to obtain before working with families. Some of these things are:
- Up to date knowledge on safe sleep practices
- The ability to support different feeding styles
- Training on identifying different postpartum mood disorders
- Safe infant care practices
- The ability to respect and support different parenting styles and philosophies
- and more!
Taking matters into our own hands
Because there are so many different trainings out there and there is no standard for what that training has to include, it can be hard to vet doulas about their understanding of some of these crucial aspects of doula work. This is why Bay City Doulas selected an excellent training at the beginning days of our company and decided that each doula on our team would be required to take a cross-certification with this training. This ensures that our doulas have the training and understanding to support postpartum families to our standards.
The benefits of working with a doula agency
You may have heard from friends and family about the benefits that a postpartum doula can bring or have learned through a google search, but how do you ensure that your family gets the care you are looking for? That’s where we come in. At Bay City Doulas, we have taken the footwork out of finding the right candidate for your family; as the experts, we truly know what qualifications a doula should have and walk our clients and potential clients through every step of the vetting process.
How we pair families with a doula
Bay City Doulas has high standards, and we work hard to continue to provide families in the Bay Area with top-of-the-line care. When working with a Bay City Doulas, you can rest assured that your doula is:
- Background checked
- Extensively vetted
- CPR & First Aid Certified
- Holds liability insurance
- A Certified Postpartum Doula
- Has additional resources for continuous education
Because we have put the footwork in to ensure that your team is expertly qualified to support your family, we can focus on the essential things when finding you your postpartum doula: YOU! Our process starts with a client intake with an Owner of Bay City Doulas. Our main goal during our client intake is to answer any questions you have regarding doula care and then ask thought-provoking questions to help find you your perfect doula match. After the introductory call, we will send you a candidate to have a consultation with. We genuinely work with Bay City Doulas clients through every step of the process!
We are here to help you
Making decisions about the care that your family will need before your baby is here can be overwhelming. Our team of experts is there to help you through each step of the process. We are dedicated to helping your family find the best care possible. At Bay City Doulas our team is there through each step. Contact us today to learn more!
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