Tender Touch Doula

Jennifer Tolman CD(DONA),BE 

 "I will make it my goal to support and guide you in your journey through pregnancy, labor and delivery."

What is a Doula?

The word "doula" comes from the ancient Greek meaning "a woman who serves" and is now used to refer to a trained and experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth; or who provides emotional and practical support during the postpartum period. 

She will...

• Recognize birth as a key experience the mother will remember all her life
• Understand the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor
• Assist the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth
• Stay with the woman throughout the labor
• Provide emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make informed decision
• Facilitate communication between the laboring woman, her partner and her clinical care providers
• Perceive her role as nurturing and protecting the woman's memory of the birth experience
• Allow the woman's partner to participate at his/her comfort level

(DONA website)

Service areas include but are not limited to: Oklahoma City, Edmond, Norman, Moore, Lawton, and Chickasha.

 What do the

statistics say?

Statistics have shown that Doulas make a positive difference in birth outcomes, which include:

   Statistical information was obtained from Mothering the Mother: How a Doula Can HelpYou Have a Shorter Easier and Healthier Birth, Klaus, Kennell, and Klaus (1993).