Service

Labor Support

Continuous emotional and physical support during labor, such as comfort measures, position changes and encouragement. Doulas do not provide medical care.

Also called: birth doula, labor doula, continuous labor support

Who Can Help with Labor Support?

• Doulas

  A trained support person who provides emotional and physical comfort during pregnancy, labor and the weeks after birth.

• Birth Centers

  A facility outside a hospital where midwives help healthy, low-risk patients give birth.

Find Doulas Near You

Where Practices List Labor Support

Cities where practice websites say they offer it.

• Las Vegas, NV (13)
• Bozeman, MT (11)
• Wenatchee, WA (10)
• Pensacola, FL (7)
• Chicago, IL (5)

Related

• Birth Control
• Birth Planning
• Breastfeeding Classes
• Breastfeeding Support
• Childbirth Education
• C-Section
• Home Birth
• Labor and Delivery
• Labor Pain Relief
• Miscarriage
• Natural Childbirth
• Newborn Care
• Pap Smear
• Postpartum Care
• Postpartum Depression
• Postpartum Support