Are you seeking a natural childbirth without the need for pain medication and interventions? Would you like continuous labor support for you and your partner, as well as breastfeeding assistance immediately after birth? 

Gina is a DONA Trained Birth Doula (certification pending with DONA and CAPPA) with services available in the Elizabethtown, Fort Knox, Louisville, Leitchfield, Bardstown and Glascow area.  She has experience with unmedicated and medicated vaginal delivery, VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean), home birth, and Cesarean delivery.  Gina is a member of DONA, CAPPA, Birth Care Network and Operation Special Delivery (OSD) volunteer.

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.

Studies show women who have doulas have fewer complications, reduced need for cesarean delivery, breastfeed more easily and often have shorter labors.

A Birth Doula:

• Recognizes birth as a key experience the mother will remember all her life
• Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor
• Assists the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth
• Stays with the woman throughout the labor
• Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make informed decision
• Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner and her clinical care providers
• Perceives her role as nurturing and protecting the woman's memory of the birth experience
• Allows the woman's partner to participate at his/her comfort level