Women's Health

Doulas show up at more delivery rooms offering comfort, advice

Published in Law and Health Weekly, May 29th, 2004

Muna Mohammed had borne seven children, and she'd never had this much trouble giving birth before, not even with her twins.

She had been in acute pain for hours when Sawa Ade arrived at Fairview-University Medical Center in Minneapolis to help her. Mohammed was so tired that she begged for a caesarean section, even though her Somali culture frowns on the procedure.

"Sawa, what is this'" Mohamed asked. "Am I dying'"

"Don't worry," Ade replied.

As a doula, a Greek word meaning a woman's servant, Ade set out to make Mohammed comfortable. She walked with her, helped her take a hot shower and got her a cup of tea,...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2004-05-29)

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