Pregnancy Services Available Through Genesis Doula Service

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I plan to use medication for pain, do I still need a doula?
Although epidurals are effective relieving pain most of the time, there are things your epidural can not do for you. Your epidural will not:

• Give you a massage
• Provide you with information about your options
• Get you ice chips
• Give your partner a break
• Be reassuring and nurturing
• Help you with breathing
• Help you with breastfeeding
• Take photographs

Nothing can take the place of a comforting touch or words of encouragement. The use of a doula and an epidural can give the experience that you desire and allow you to focus on the birth of your baby.

"Gentle and strong, competent, sensitive, smart and completely helpful. Tamara is a wonderful person to have by your side during childbirth!"
-Susan Porter
Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles

"Tamara provided the support, encouragement, nurturing, experience and knowledge that gave me the confidence to strive for (and achieve) a natural birth."
-Char Langos
Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles

"Tamara was a vital part of our labor and delivery. However, she still allowed it to remain "our" experience."
-Mark Langos
Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles

"I first questioned the need for a doula - after all, wasn't I the birth partner? Tamara, however, quickly demonstrated the benefit of an experienced doula by providing guidance, information and comfort to Valerie and myself. We, and especially I, could not have done it without her."
-David Christensen
Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, Huntington Memorial, Pasadena