Abby Cape Doula Services
Birth & postpartum
support for families
in central Missouri
&
Childbirth education & community-building events
A trained professional skilled in supporting the childbearing year. A guide & resource for navigating the options, needs, & changes that occur preconception through postpartum. No matter your journey, the antenatal period is unlike any other time in your life. It deserves to be supported, protected, witnessed, & celebrated in the way that you need. A doula exists to make sure it is.
What is a doula?
A doula does:
Help prepare physically, emotionally, & mentally for labor & postpartum
Educate & encourage
Offer comfort measures in labor such as massage and positioning
Equip your partner & others to support effectively
Work for you and have only your interests in mind
Center your recovery and gained confidence postpartum
Follow up with you
A doula does not:
Make choices for you
Judge or doubt your intuition
Take the place of your partner or other support persons
Do anything medical or clinical
Work for a hospital or other entity
Take the place of a nanny, housekeeper, or babysitter
Offer unsolicited advice or take your place in the home
About Abby
The more I’ve learned about and been exposed to birth, the more I’ve wanted to be a part of it. It’s a world I didn’t know much about until I was in it myself. My own pregnancies brought their own challenges and opportunity for growth and courage. I believe women deserve to feel the warmth and power of other women coming alongside them on their own journey to and through motherhood. To hear that they are deeply, inwardly strong and capable of hard things. To hear that birth can be beautiful and good.
In-person or virtually, to answer any questions & get to know each other.
“I believed that women already ‘knew’ a lot (whether they knew it or not). So, I developed processes to help them discover and validate their own knowledge, rather than directing a stream of information at them.”
— Pam England "Birthing from Within"