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Listen "Episode 314: The Importance of Including a Doula in Your Birthing/Postpartum Team, with Samantha Garcia Gagnon"
Episode Synopsis
In today’s episode, Anita welcomes special guest, Samantha Garcia Gagnon, who will be chatting all about the role of a birth doula and postpartum doula. Since having her own kids, Anita uses and shares doula information in combination with physiotherapy expertise in her physical practice and Bump to Birth Method, while encouraging folks to have the support of a doula as part of their birth prep (and recovery) team.
Samantha Garcia Gagnon is a birth worker, specialized as a home birth doula and childbirth educator. “I am here to help un-complicate it all for you. With my experience both as a parent myself and as a doula in our community, I bring to your pregnancy and birth the knowledge and understanding to help you experience a deeply connected physiologic birth at home. This journey isn't just about birthing a baby, but also about birthing new parents.”
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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show.
Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!
Resources and References
Bump to Birth Method - self-study
Bellies Community Space
Bellies inc. (Use code ANITA to receive 10% off )
Bellies Inc Instagram
Samantha’s doula and birth educator website: https://www.samanthagagnon.com/
Show Notes
0:58 - Bump to Birth Method, self-study, is open for enrolment!
2:52 - Introduction to our special guest: Samantha Garcia Gagnon!
5:20 - What is the role of a birth doula (and the difference between a midwife and doula)?
9:00 - On the doula’s role to bring a partner into the birthing process, not replace the partner in the process.
12:00 - Birth as a hands-on or hands-off process with a doula
14:10 - Benefits of hiring a doula
18:13 - Informed decision-making, advocating for practices, and evidence-based care: how a doula can help
26:36 - Some tips around the informed choice discussion
28:53 - How to choose a doula
34:50 - The role of a postpartum doula, and why to have one!
38:42 - On postpartum healing from a community-centered doula - and why Samantha operates her business in that way
43:59 - How to build the foundation to feel well getting back to movement, postpartum
46:17 - Episode wrap up (and how to find Samantha online)!
Samantha Garcia Gagnon is a birth worker, specialized as a home birth doula and childbirth educator. “I am here to help un-complicate it all for you. With my experience both as a parent myself and as a doula in our community, I bring to your pregnancy and birth the knowledge and understanding to help you experience a deeply connected physiologic birth at home. This journey isn't just about birthing a baby, but also about birthing new parents.”
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If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show.
Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com, join our Facebook group (To Birth and Beyond Podcast), and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!
Resources and References
Bump to Birth Method - self-study
Bellies Community Space
Bellies inc. (Use code ANITA to receive 10% off )
Bellies Inc Instagram
Samantha’s doula and birth educator website: https://www.samanthagagnon.com/
Show Notes
0:58 - Bump to Birth Method, self-study, is open for enrolment!
2:52 - Introduction to our special guest: Samantha Garcia Gagnon!
5:20 - What is the role of a birth doula (and the difference between a midwife and doula)?
9:00 - On the doula’s role to bring a partner into the birthing process, not replace the partner in the process.
12:00 - Birth as a hands-on or hands-off process with a doula
14:10 - Benefits of hiring a doula
18:13 - Informed decision-making, advocating for practices, and evidence-based care: how a doula can help
26:36 - Some tips around the informed choice discussion
28:53 - How to choose a doula
34:50 - The role of a postpartum doula, and why to have one!
38:42 - On postpartum healing from a community-centered doula - and why Samantha operates her business in that way
43:59 - How to build the foundation to feel well getting back to movement, postpartum
46:17 - Episode wrap up (and how to find Samantha online)!
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