HIGH Doula recommendation for Sarah Vine
Posted on the raananalist
Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:39 am (PDT)
My wife just gave birth last month and I’m glad to have this opportunity to
give an EXTREMELY warm recommendation for Sarah Vine who is actually a
member of this list. This was our 4th child and so I have seen the various
Doula’s my wife has worked with in the past (Sarah is the 3rd) and I can say
without hesitation that Sarah is the one who best fits the bill you’re
looking for.
Before the actual birth Sarah met with us to get a sense of my wife and map
out all her needs and hopes for what the birth would “look like” (special
requests for or against things that might happen, concerns, apprehensions
etc.) and provided my wife with written material regarding the birth which
would have been even more useful had we gotten it at our first birth but
even so was quite professional and available in English or Hebrew.
When my wife went into what turned out to be a false start with regular
contractions, Sarah arrived immediately and by FAR quicker than any of the
other Doulas had (even allowing for distances from their houses), and was
with us through the many hours of those contractions. When my wife was put
on the initial monitor in the hospital (every woman goes through that when
she first arrives at the birth center) Sarah was the one she chose to stay
with her rather than me (and I’d been there in the previous 3 births so this
isn’t out of fear of my being a nervous or bothersome dad). Despite getting
back from the hospital at 2:30 am after many hours of waiting for naught,
when the labor pains started again early the next morning (this time B”H it
went through to a happy conclusion) Sarah was right there again though I
know she must have been exhausted and who knew if it would just be another
false start or not but she was all compassion and professionalism and my
wife was clearly in excellent hands right through the whole process. Yes, I
know I’m just the husband but as far as I could see from the side, and based
on my wife’s own reactions, I cannot give a warm enough recommendation of
Sarah to anyone seeking a warm caring professional Doula to assist during the
birth process.
Moshe
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