The Plan

As always, every woman is unique and will require a different skill set.

Acupressure: Use GB21 point for labor pain.

Acupressure: Use BL32 point for labor pain.

Acupressure: Use GB 30 for labor pain.

Acupressure: Use LI4 for labor pain or headaches.

Acupressure: Use Hand Points during labor.

Acupressure: Use BL60 point.

Acupressure: Use BL60 and SP6 for posterior babies

Acupressure: Use SP6 and BI60 for long first stage labor and back labor.

Acupressure: Use PC6 for nausea and vomiting.

Acupressure: Use BL67 for long first stage and back labor.

Compresses: Use compresses with essential oil needed.

Compresses: Use a warm compress during pushing.

Compresses: Use a warm compress to ease labor pain.

Compresses: Use a cold compress to ease labor pain or for hot flashes or fever.

Compresses: Use a warm or cold compress to help with iv pain.

Compresses: Use warm compresses for afterbirth pains.

Compresses: Use cold compresses for incisional pain or episiotomy/tearing pain.

Communication: Discuss birth plan with both the medical provider and your client.

Communication: Get to know the hospitals admission procedures.

Environment: Dim lighting.

Environment: Encourage comfort items

Environment: Minimize distractions

Environment: Promote modesty if this is important to clients comfort.

Environment: Pull curtains and shade if in a hospital setting.

Environment: Make sure that the people there are who the mom wants.

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Doula Skills Checklist (Page 2 of 3) Hydrotherapy: Use bath or shower to

help alleviate pain or anxiety.

Massage: Use a back massage to alleviate pain and anxiety.

Massage: Use a foot or hand massage to alleviate pain and anxiety.

Massage: Use a head massage to alleviate pain and anxiety.

Massage: Use effleurage.

Massage: Apply counter pressure on the lower back.

Massage: Apply counter pressure on the knees while sitting.

Massage: Use double hip squeeze.

Movement: Use walking to alleviate pain.

Movement: Use slow dancing to alleviate pain.

Movement: Use rocking movements to alleviate pain.

Movement: Use birth ball to alleviate pain and pressure.

Music therapy: Work with your client to put together a cd of music they like

Music therapy: Use music during labor.

Positioning: Use hands and knees.

Positioning: Use abdominal lifting.

Positioning: Open-Knee chest position.

Positioning: Leaning on birth ball.

Positioning: Kneeling over the back of the bed.

Positioning: Side-lying(making sure to use correct physiological positioning).

Positioning: Standing lunge.

Positioning: Kneeling on the foot of the hospital bed.

Positioning: Turning sequence for when your client is immobile.

Positioning: Squatting with the bar.

Positioning: Lap Squatting.

Positioning: Supported squat.

Positioning: Sitting upright to push

Positioning: Pushing on a birthing stool.

Positioning: Squatting with the bed rail

Positioning: Partner squat

Positioning: Help client untuck her tail bone while standing or kneeling to help with

contractions.

Positioning: Help position a client so that she will be more comfortable during an exam.

Positioning: Help client untuck her tail bone while sitting.

Reflexology: Use the pituitary point to help release endorphins.

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Doula Skills Checklist (Page 3 of 3)

Reflexoogy: Use the solar plexis point to help alleviate emotional symptoms due to anxiety and fear.

Reflexology: Use the uterus points to help labor progress and help with pain

Reflexology: Use the points for depression if client feels depressed after birth.

Reflexology: Use techniques to reduce swelling.

Reflexology: Use the stomach and intestinal points to help alleviate nausea and vomiting

Rebozo: Use rebozo while on hands and knees

Rebozo: Use to help with double hip squeeze.

Rebozo: Use to help with pushing.

Rebozo: Use to do abdominal lift.

Spirituality: Learn beforehand if this is something that your client would use during birth.

Spirituality: Encourage the use of mantras or prayers during labor if desired.

Teach: Deep breathing techniques Teach: Informed consent. Teach: Birth Affirmations

Teach: Progressive relaxation techniques

Teach: Give mindfulness training to client.

Teach: prenatal exercises to your client that help facilitate an easier birth.

Teach: Client's partner techniques that he can to do help.

Teach: Client's partner what a normal birth looks like.

Teach: Biological Nurturing

Tension Release: Use roving body check and help client recognize tense areas.

Tension Release: Use effleurage on forehead and face.

Touch: Use touch to calm or refocus your client.

Visualization: Discuss images your client may want to use beforehand

Visualization: Encourage spontaneous visualizations during birth

Visualization: Use a visualization during labor with your client.

Visualization: Use counting techniques during contractions.

Visualization: Use a hypnosis script during labor.

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Medical Team Debriefing

New Beginnings Doula Training is committed to building bridges within the medical team. We also feel like doulas are a part of that team and should be treated as such. With that in mind, our students are asked to fill out a debriefing form to help them communicate better with the other members of the medical team as well as help them understand how they can improve.

We appreciate you willingness to cooperate.

As a nurse/doula team, what did you do right?

What could have been improved?

For your client, what went right?

What could have been improved?

On the following pages, you will find the form that I would like you to use to fill out your information. A less formal birth plan can also be typed up and given to the hospital personnel.

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Birth Plan: Assessment Data (Assessment data comes from your client interview.)

Birth Plan: Needs Identification

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Birth Plan: Goals

(Based off of your clients goals and your needs identification. Prioritize these according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)

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Birth Plan: Doula Actions (This will happen before and during birth.)

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Birth Plan: Evaluation

(How did your actions affect your client? Where they helpful? Not helpful? If they were not helpful, go back to the beginning of the process and start a new plan)