Aren't childbirth educators, doulas, birth partners, and other members of the support group called 'Labor Coaches'? You may wonder: As a doula or a childbirth educator, don't I coach?
You're right to assume so. As a childbirth educator and a seasoned doula myself, I wish I could come up with a better title than Birth Support Coach and avoid confusion. Since the seventies, those who provide education and support to birthing individuals are all called 'Labor Coaches'. So here are the differences in a nutshell:
The integration of the coaching principles, strategies, and relationships into birth support is at the heart of Birth Coach Method's philosophy and practice.
Birth Support Coach - a birth support professional (such as a doula, childbirth educator, prenatal yoga teacher, obstetric nurse, or other), trained with well-established verbal coaching strategies, used by coaches in a variety of fields to lead and empower individuals undergoing major life transitions and wanting to create a vision for the next step.
Birth Coach Method strives to lead pregnancy and birth support that is based on mutual respect, mutual trust, and partnership.
"I love the challenge and beauty of birth. I am following my passion and calling in life as a birth doula. In my eyes, it is important that women and couples feel supported, respected and cared for as they welcome their child(ren) to the world."
" My goal and passion are to empower women through education to have the birth of their choice. With the changing climate of healthcare, professional doulas can help women greatly in achieving their desired birth."
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