The Doula Association of Ireland is a membership organization that promotes, develops and supports doulas and the doula profession.
The primary mission of the doula profession is to positively impact the childbearing experience for women and their families. Fundamental to doula care is the understanding that continuous emotional support and reassurance during labor and birth improves and enhances maternal satisfaction.
What Is A Doula?
Doulas are labour support professionals experienced in childbirth who provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the labouring woman before, during, and just after childbirth. Doulas assist women giving birth in hospitals, and at home.
Our Vision
The DAI envisions a community in which all childbearing women shall have access to doula care. Doulas will be acknowledged as members of the maternity care team whose sole role is to help ensure that the emotional and physical comfort needs of childbearing women are met.
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