Doula's

Doula is a Greek word meaning "woman who serves" Doulas are professionally trained to give emotional, physical, and informational support to women and their partners during their labour. In a 1991 study, Dr. Marshall Klaus and Dr. John Kennell showed that the presence of a doula reduced the c-section rate by 50%, use of epidural by 60%, length of labour by 25% and the use of oxytocin by 40%.

If you would like information on finding a Doula in Ottawa for your birth the following is a list of some of the doulas in town:

DONA International www.dona.org
Susan Nolan RN IBCLC DONA www.birthcare.ca
Leslie Ashton RN leslie@fullcirclebirth.ca
Ottawa Labour Support, Gillian Sippert email: madgas@sprint.ca
Franziska Heinze photography and Doula Services: www.franziskaheinze.com
Mother Nurture Childbirth Services, Julie Keon CD(DONA) CPD (DONA): www.mncs.ca
Ginette Bertrand CD(DONA), IBCLC 746-9480
Susan Martensen, Birth & Beginnings, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA), 613 721 1363, smartensen@sympatico.ca
Susan Wheat 613-447-8726 swheat@sympatico.ca
Donna Todd, Full Circle Bilingual Birth Servives (613)220-7977info@fullcirclebirth.ca
Pia Anderson CD(WFC) 613-828-0546 pia.anderson@rogers.com
Jen Outhouse 613-841-3260 jenouthouse@gmail.com
Jackie MacNair, Birth Doula, 613-321-9058 or jackiemacnair@gmail.com
Hayley Kew DONA and CAPPA trained www.hayleykewdoula.ca
Sarah Wright doulabirthwright@hotmail.com
Shannon MacFarlane www.new-arrivals.org
Stacey Shannon www.new-arrivals.org
Allison Gunn allisongunn@rogers.com
Erin Koltai esargeantdoula@gmail.com
Victoria Kellett DONA trained victoria.kellett@golden.net
http://www.victoriakellett.ca/
Meghan Bowser-Taylor www.natalis.ca meghan@natalis.ca
Christina May cc335@hotmail.com 613-304-5080
Heather Olszewski heatherko@rogers.com
Elaine Bisson CD(DONA) e.bisson@rogers.com cell 613-298-3599 H) 613 831-3271
Signy Fridriksson 613-233-8438 primadoulas-1@yahoo.ca
Robyn Brehaut CD(WFC) robyn@cradleinthewaves.com 819-332-1388 www.cradleinthewaves.com
Jacky Boughner (CAPPA) jacky.bee@gmail.com 613-252-7327.
Nuyanne Gosselin, Nativity Birth Services 613-867-0162 www.nativitybirthservices.com
Stephany Donofrio: stephanyleroux@hotmail.com
Johanna Lynn www.empowerbirth.ca 613.282.6001 empowerbirth@gmail.com