Compassionate Labor Doula in Altoona, IA

Name: Beautifully Born Babies
Address: Altoona
Telephone: +1 515 681 3863

My name is Shanda Burke and I provide Doula support service for expecting moms all around the Des Moines, IA, metro area

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The Doula

My name is Shanda, and I am a labor doula located near Des Moines, in Altoona, IA. I am the mother of five sweet babies myself. My first birth was the full hospital experience, and the other four were at-home births. Birth is a beautiful thing and I am here to support you to make that experience even better!

I serve all around the Des Moines Iowa metro including Ankeny, Clive, Johnston, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Altoona, Bondurant, Carlisle, Grimes, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Indianola, Newton, Pella, Adel, Earlham, Grinnell, Knoxville, Polk City, Winterset, and more

You & Your Baby

So many choices! Part of my goal for your pregnancy care as your labor doula is to help you & your partner make fully informed choices on the many decisions you will encounter during your pregnancy and birth with evidence based information.

What Does a Birth Doula Do?

How did doulas compare to the other types of continuous support?

25% decrease in the risk of Cesarean; the largest effect was seen with a doula (39% decrease)*
8% increase in the likelihood of a spontaneous vaginal birth; the largest effect was seen with a doula (15% increase)*
10% decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief; the type of person providing continuous support did not make a difference
Shorter labors by 41 minutes on average; there is no data on if the type of person providing continuous support makes a difference
38% decrease in the baby’s risk of a low five minute Apgar score; there is no data on if the type of person providing continuous support makes a difference
31% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience; mothers’ risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience was reduced with continuous support provided by a doula or someone in their social network (family or friend), but not hospital staff

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/

Labor and Birth

I will be there to support you and your family throughout labor and birth as your labor doula. For your pregnancy care I will fully support your vision for labor and birth, no matter your decisions or how you give birth. This is YOUR birth, let's make it beautiful.

I will provide

Physical Support: massage, counter pressure, create a calm environment, get food and drinks and more.

Emotional Support: continuous presence, help keep the environment positive, encouragement, reassurance, praise, help you work through fears and doubt.

Informational Support: help you & your partner make fully informed decisions backed by evidence based information. Help explain risk and benefits of procedures. Suggest positions, relaxation techniques.

Advocacy Support: help you ask questions and convey your wants and right to make choices about your body and your baby.

In a 2012 survey that took place in the U.S., 6% of birthing people said they used a doula during childbirth (Declerq et al., 2013), up from 3% in a 2006 national survey (Declerq et al., 2007). Of those people who did not have a doula but understood what they were, 27% would have liked to have a doula.

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Beautifully Born Babies

Altoona,

(515) 681-3863

Compassionate Labor Doula in Altoona, IA

The Doula

You & Your Baby

What Does a Birth Doula Do?

How did doulas compare to the other types of continuous support?

Labor and Birth

Price and Service

Birth Doula $1200

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Beautifully Born Babies

Compassionate Labor Doula in Altoona, IA

The Doula

You & Your Baby

What Does a Birth Doula Do?

How did doulas compare to the other types of continuous support?

Labor and Birth

Price and Service

Birth Doula $1200

Meet / Interview

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Beautifully Born Babies