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| If you need help with registration or accessing your account try Doula Help |
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| Adobe Acrobat |
| Free download of Adobe Acrobat Plug-In for your browser - if you need it Acrobat Reader |
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| Breastfeeding Log (Acrobat Format - pdf) |
| Log your baby's feeding time and diaper changes. After you click "View", you may print this right from your browser. View |
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| Breastfeeding Log (Excel Format - xls) |
| Log your baby's feeding time and diaper changes. After you click "Download", you may save this file right from your browser or Right Click on the image and choose "Save Target As" Download |
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| Physician's "Prescription" for Doula Care (Word) |
| Sample letter for getting your insurance to help pay for your doula service. After you click "Download", you may save this file right from your browser or Right Click on the image and choose "Save Target As" Download |
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| Do I Need a Doula? |
| What should I expect from a doula? Find Out! |
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| Doula, Monitrice, or a Midwife, what is what? |
| What is the difference between: Doula, Monitrice, Nurse or a Midwife Here it is |
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| How much does a doula cost? |
| If you wonder how much does a doula cost here is a rough estimate This is where the Money Is |
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| How to prepare my Birthplan? |
| Birthplan.com - Online Birthplan Tool Plan Now |
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| How to prepare your hospital bag? |
| What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag "It is not My Bag Baby" |
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| Practical Exercises for Pregnancy |
| Pregnancy Yoga Exercises by Gurmukh Khalsa, Yoga and Meditation Instructor Jump Over There |
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| Pregnancy Backache Blues |
| According to Mayo Clinic's Pregnancy and Baby's First Year, there are several things pregnant women can do to prevent or ease back pain More |
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| Questions to Ask When Choosing Doula/Midwife |
| Questions to Ask When Choosing a Hospital, Doctor, Birth Center or Midwife Read More |
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| Top 5 Hints for a Supportive Partner During Labor |
| Want to learn Top 5 Ways To Be A Supportive Partner During Labor Click Here! |
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| What are the benefits of hiring a trained Doula? |
| 50% reduction in the cesarean rate, 25% shorter labor, 60% reduction in epidural requests, 40% reduction in oxytocin use, 30% reduction in analgesia use, 40% reduction in forceps delivery more… |
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| What Do Doulas Deliver? |
| She does not use any medical skills, does not offer medical advice and does not deliver the baby Check it out |
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| What does the word Doula mean? |
| Dictionary.com's definition is… one click away |
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| What is a Doula? |
| The term doula is Greek for slave or servant. Doulas provide emotional and physical support during pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum. Find Out More |
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| What to ask a Potential Doula? |
| 18 Tips on questions to ask when interviewing a potential doula Get the tips |
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| Why are Doulas becoming very popular? |
| Click here to Find Out! |
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| Why Use a Doula? |
| If you want to know what to expect click to Check It Out! |
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| 300weeks.com |
| 300 weeks offers a variety of services to the expecting mom in northern Chicagoland. These services include doula, childbirth education classes, sibling preparation classes and sign language for families. Weekest Link |
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| ABCBirth.com |
| An Online Textbook About Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Early Parenting Know your ABC |
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| ALACE |
| Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators Click Here |
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| American Pregnancy.org |
| American Pregnancy.org Click Here |
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| American Pregnancy.org - Are you pregnant? |
| Are you pregnant? Are you pregnant? |
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| Baby Zone Contraction Tool |
| Find out how many minutes are between contractions , and is it time to go to the hospital Check It Out |
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| BabyZone.com |
| Attracting over one million monthly visits, BabyZone has become the premier online destination for highly personalized and localized content and tools, seamlessly covering the journey from preconception to pregnancy and parenting. Go There! |
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| Become a Doula |
| As a doula you can touch lives and witness the miracle of creation Read More |
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| Birthcenters.org |
| Peace on Earth... Begins with Birth
Birth Centers ~ An Oasis for Childbearing Click Here |
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| Birthcircle.com |
| This site provides you with information on how a doula can help you have a more positive experience. Click Here |
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| Birthin From Whitin |
| Birthing From Within mentors (teachers) believe that childbirth is a profound rite of passage, not a medical event (even when medical care is part of the birth). Check it out |
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| Birthing Options' Childbirth Education & Services |
| We offer free 3-hour "Introduction to Labor Support" Classes and 3-day Labor Support Workshops for Labor Suppor Persons/Monitrices My Option |
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| Birthsource.com |
| You will find valuable information on the use of comfort measures plus there is information on inductions, cultural considerations for birth, and psychosocial issues of childbearing women. Go to the Source |
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| Bradley International |
| Bradley International Breath It In! |
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| Breast-Friends.org |
| The mission of the Seattle-King County Breastfeeding Coalition and the South King County Breastfeeding Coalition is to develop and implement a public awareness campaign that ensures accurate breastfeeding information throughout King County. More |
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| CAPPA |
| CAPPA is an international organization that provides training, certification and support to childbirth educators, labor doulas, postpartum doulas and lactation educators. Go There |
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| CBEducation.com |
| Childbirth Educator, Lactation Educator, Lactation support specialist Serving the Mid-Cities area. Offering Free Lactation support to Nursing and Pregnant Moms! Check it out! |
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| Childbirth Class To Go |
| Childbirth Class To Go is an educational kit consisting of videotapes and educational material. These professionally made videotapes are those typically used by Childbirth Educators in their classes. Required viewing time is just over three hours. Go There |
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| Childbirth International |
| Childbirth International Click Here |
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| ChildBirth.org |
| Enjoy the many links of educational, informational, and personal nature. Go There! |
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| Childbirthclass.com |
| Labor of Love® Childbirth Class is the only integrated, 5 hour, 2 tape video series on the market today that provides comprehensive childbirth information for the 21st Century. Go There |
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| Childbirtheducation.net |
| Free service of Childbirth Education
Specialists. Doula and Childbirth Educator Training. Click Here |
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| Couponfinders.com |
| Couponfinders.com Coupons |
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| DONA.org |
| DONA is the acronym for Doulas of North America, an international association of doulas who are trained to provide the highest quality labor support to birthing women and their families. Go There! |
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| Doula Association of Central Oklahoma |
| Providing Professional Labor and Postpartum Support to the birthing Women of Oklahoma. For a list of certified (CD) and non-certified Birth and Postpartum Doulas OK |
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| Doula.org.uk |
| Our aims are to promote the role of doulas, to improve communication between doulas, and to advance our understanding of birth and the postnatal period London Baby! |
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| EarthMamaAngelBaby.com |
| Earth Mama Angel Baby products were developed because of our sincere belief that the process of birthing babies is a natural process. Supporting it naturally makes sense to us. Earth-Link |
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| EasyBirth.com |
| During the critical time of the birth of your baby, you will need to know what to expect and know all of your options available for the best event possible. It's Easy! |
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| Fertility Pro Registry.com |
| Ferrtilityproregistry.com Fertile? |
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| Global Birth Institute |
| Global Birth Institute Click Here |
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| Heartbeatdesigns.com |
| There is no greater love than of a mothers heart...
In this detailed mother and child design a heart turns
into the enfolding arms of
a mother's embrace Heart to Heart |
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| Hypbirth.com |
| Do you have a deep desire to achieve a natural unmedicated childbirth but are frightened by the notion of childbirth pain? Click Here |
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| ICEA.ORG |
| ICEA offers outstanding professional certification programs, childbirth educator workshops and an annual international convention. Visit Now! |
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| ILCA |
| International Lactation Consultant Association Click Here |
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| Image Bank - Pregnancy |
| Amazing collection of worldwide pregnancy images Picture this |
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| International Cesarean Awareness Network |
| ICAN works to lower the rate of unnecessary cesareans, supports vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), and encourages positive birthing through education and advocacy Be Aware |
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| Justmommies.com |
| Just Mommies Mommy? |
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| La Leche League |
| La Leche League International's mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information and education. See More |
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| Lamaze International |
| Lamaze International’s mission is to promote, support and protect normal birth through education and advocacy Click Here |
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| Mamascasa.com |
| Trusting Birth offers a variety of services to the expecting mom in northern Chicagoland. Take me there |
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| MANA - Midwife Alliance of North America |
| The mission of MANA is to provide a nurturing forum for support and cooperation among midwives. Through our collective strength, we can ensure midwifery care for all mothers and their babies throughout North America. Go There |
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| Midwifeinfo.com |
| A great place for expectant parents to start learning about who midwives are, why you might want to have a midwife care for you and your baby. Click Here |
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| Midwiferytoday.com |
| Midwifery Today's mission is to return midwifery care to its rightful position in the family; to make midwifery care the norm throughout the world; and to redefine midwifery as a vital partnership with women. Check it out |
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| Midwivesofwa.org |
| What are midwives? The word "midwife" means "with woman", because we provide health care to women throughout the lifecycle. Check it Out |
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| Mommy Tags |
| Mommytags.com Click Here |
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| Momsview.com |
| 1001 Free Things for Parents and Baby Coupons! Free stuff for Babies! View Me |
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| NAPCS.ORG |
| The National Association of Postpartum Care Services, founded in 1988, is an association of national and international professionals concerned with practical responsibilities and personal needs of families during the post-delivery period. Learn More! |
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| Natural Active Birth Cornwall |
| The way we birth our children has long term consequences for all involved: the baby, mother and father, family, midwives, community and society at large. Go there |
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| Natural Blessings |
| At Natural Blessings we believe that using natural, non-disposable products is best for our bodies & our environment. Click Here |
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| NaturallyNHkids.com |
| NaturallyNHkids.com Click Here |
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| New Mother Care. |
| Newmothercare.com New Mother? |
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| North Carolina Chapter Nurse-Midwives |
| North Carolina Chapter Nurse-Midwives Go There |
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| Ovulation Calendar |
| Ovulation Calendar is an effective software aid for any woman who either desires a pregnancy or wishes to prevent one. It can help you specify the gender of your baby and her zodiac sign. Try It Now |
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| Pacific Association for Labor Support |
| The primary mission of the doula profession is to positively impact the childbearing experience for women and their families Show Me! |
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| Personalized Gifts For Children |
| Our personalized videos include your child's face and first name in the story, making your child the star of the show Click Here |
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| Pink Confection |
| Pinkconfection.com Pinky? |
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| Postpartum.net |
| Perhaps the most complete listing of postpartum support groups in the US and worldwide Take me there |
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| Prouddads.com |
| This website was established to help you contact Hogan Hilling, motivational speaker and author of The Man Who Would Be Dad Weekest Link |
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| Soulscents.org |
| Soulscents.org Soul Scent |
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| TABS - Trauma And Birth Stress, NZ |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the psychological term for a set of reactions anyone may experience when something traumatic, scary or bad happens. Link to it |
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| Tai Chi Flow |
| Tai Chi Flow is a combination of relaxing Qigong (Chi Kung) exercises and energizing Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) movements from the Yang Style 24 form choreographed into a smooth, flowing routine. Your Spirit |
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| Transitiontoparenthood.com |
| A Resource for Expectant Parents, Doulas, and Childbirth Educators Transition There |
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| VBAC.com |
| This website provides childbearing women and maternity care professionals access to research-based information, resources, continuing education and support for VBAC* (vaginal birth after cesarean). See it |
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| Waterbirth.org |
| Waterbirth.org Water Anyone? |
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| Address |
| Your address. You may choose not to publish it, use Update Profile. If you live in an apartment use this format; 123 Main Street, Apt# 100 |
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| Age |
| Your age, it is calculated from the Birth Date you provided |
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| Associations |
| The Association the doula belongs to. For a complete list Click Here |
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| Baby Name |
| Enter your baby's name |
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| Backup Person |
| Have a backup person, in case the doula/midwife can not get there on the delivery date |
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| Birth Date |
| Your date of birth, use this format mm/dd/yyyy. If you were born in July 4th 1975, type 07/04/1975 |
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| Bradley |
| Bradley method |
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| Business Phone |
| Your business phone number |
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| Care Providers |
| Care Providers the doula/midwife is working with. These are the PPO and healthcare organizations |
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| Cell Phone |
| Your cellular/mobile phone number |
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| Certifications |
| The Certifications the doula earned. For a complete list Click Here |
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| Cesarean |
| Cesarean Birth, or C Section |
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| City |
| The city you live in |
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| Country |
| The country you live in |
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| Covering |
| The states you are covering, you may choose a few by holding the CTRL key while selecting |
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| Degree |
| The Degree you graduated with from your midwifery or nursing school |
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| Deliveries |
| The number of deliveries you participated in (Not Pizza Deliveries! :) |
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| Doula |
| Dictionary.com's definition is… one click away |
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| Early Labor Role |
| The Early Labor Role of the doula. This is how the doula sees her role before the delivery |
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| Email |
| Email is short for Electronic Mail. You should use your electronic mail account to log in. If you do not have an email account, click on Get it Now! |
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| Email Format |
| To receive your emails as HTML or Text. If your email does not support HTML, select Text. HTML format lets us send you links and other cool features in the message body. |
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| Epidural |
| Epidural inserted in the lower back |
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| Ezine |
| To receive our Ezine (Newsletter). An E-Zine is just like a magazine, yet electronic, hence, E-Zine. |
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| Fax |
| Your Fax/Facsimile phone number |
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| Fee |
| Fee that the doula/midwife charges |
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| Forceps |
| Forceps Birth |
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| Gender |
| Are you or the baby a male or a female? Chose the radio button accordingly |
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| Hint |
| A word or sentence that will remind you of your passwords, yet NOT your password |
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| Home Delivery |
| Delivery at home |
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| Home Phone |
| Your home phone. You may choose not to publish it, use Update Profile. There is no restriction of format, we recommend 999-999-9999 |
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| Hospitals |
| Hospitals the doula/midwife is working with. These are the hospitals they usually work with |
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| Lamaze |
| Lamaze method |
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| Last Updated |
| When this record was last updated. The date and time for your account last updated, may be different from your profile last updated date |
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| Methods |
| The methods you practice, you may choose a few by holding the CTRL key while selecting |
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| Metro Area |
| The Metropolitan area you serve |
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| Name |
| Your First or Last Name. If your name is John Doe, the first name is John and your last is Doe |
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| Natural |
| Natural Birth |
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| Other |
| Other type of births not mentioned |
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| Pager |
| Your Pager/Beeper phone number |
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| Paid Date |
| The date we applied your latest payment. Paid accounts have unlimited ratings an other benefits. For more information check our ABOUT page |
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| Paid Until |
| The date your account is paid through. Paid accounts have unlimited ratings an other benefits. For more information check our ABOUT page |
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| Password |
| Your Password. Make sure it is longer than 4 characters. For your security do not choose dictionary words, and try to mix letters and numbers |
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| Payments |
| The payment types and options accepted |
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| Postpartum Visits |
| Postpartum Visits are visits by the doula after the delivery |
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| Prenatal Visits |
| Prenatal Visits are visits by the doula before the delivery |
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| Radius |
| The radius you serve from your address |
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| Record Created |
| When this record was created. The date and time for your account create date, may be different from your profile create date |
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| School |
| The midwifery or nursing school you attended |
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| Search |
| The string you want to search by |
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| Specialty |
| Specialty of the doula |
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| State |
| The state you live in, or province |
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| Subject |
| Choose the type of subject for your message |
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| Teach |
| Methods the doula teaches |
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| Title |
| Write the title to your message |
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| Type |
| Type of listing you want to have, you may choose a few by holding the CTRL key while selecting |
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| Upload my picture |
| You can upload a headshot of your baby for your doula rating by clicking on Browse and selecting the file. The file should be smaller than 50kb, and either jpg or gif type. |
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| Vacuum |
| Vacuum Birth |
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| VBAC |
| Vaginal Birth After Cesarean, while many doctors will automatically deliver a woman who had a Cesarean with a Cesarean. Some will give vaginal delivery a second chance. |
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| Weight |
| The baby's weight at birth |
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| Years |
| The number of years you practice |
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| Zip |
| Your city's postal zip code. This information is used to calculated your radius. NOTE: If you do NOT populate it, you will not be selected on searches based on zip code. |
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| How do I become a Doula? |
| Find out what it takes and more Go There! |
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| How do I get back to My Account or Profile? |
| 1) Go to www.DoulaWorld.com
2) Enter your Email and Password
3) Click on "Update Account" or "View Profile" |
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| How do I publish my address or home phone? |
| You need to log to your profile and click update profile. There will be two checkboxes to select what information to publish. By default we do not publish your address and home phone. |
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| How do I register? |
| 1) Go to www.DoulaWorld.com
2) Click on "Register"
3) Create your Account and click "OK"
4) Click on "Create My Profile" and click "OK"
5) Click on "Profile Options" |
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| How do I retrieve my password? |
| 1) Go to www.DoulaWorld.com
2) Enter your Email and guessed Password
3) A page with "Get Password Hint" will appear |
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| How do I see what Associations I can list? |
| The Associations you belong to, you may choose a few by holding the CTRL key while selecting. For a complete list Click Here |
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| How do I see what Certifications I can list? |
| The Certifications you have, you may choose a few by holding the CTRL key while selecting. For a complete list Click Here |
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| How do I select a few associations or types? |
| Hold down the CTRL key and keep choosing more options. This method can be used in any field that allows multiple selections. |
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| How do I upload my picture |
| You can upload a headshot of you for your profile by clicking on Browse and selecting the file. The file should be smaller than 50kb, and either jpg or gif type. |
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| What are the Economics of A Doula's Fee |
| The economics of professional labor support work are a mystery to many people; I offer this information so that you'll have a better idea of what you're paying for Figure it our |
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| What if I do not have a scanned picture? |
| Smile! We will scan it for you. Send us an email and we will tell you where to mail your photo. We will return the photo upon request and SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope). |
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| Will my birth date be published? |
| No. We use your birth date to calculate your age for your profile, so its always accurate. |
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