What Is a Postpartum Doula? – Podcast Ep 7 - Baby Chick
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What Is a Postpartum Doula? – Podcast Ep 7

What is a postpartum doula? In this podcast. we're answering this question and explainig how a postpartum doula can help after having a baby.

Published November 26, 2018

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick®: Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Expert
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If you’re expecting, you’ve probably heard the term “doula” at some point. In one of our previous podcast episodes, we covered everything you could ever want to know about birth doula care, and today, we’re discussing postpartum doulas. Learn the difference between a postpartum doula and a nanny, what a PPD can help you with, what a postpartum does not do, how much a postpartum doula costs, and the logistics of hiring a PPD.

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Nina Spears The Baby Chick®: Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Expert
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Nina is The Baby Chick® & Editor-in-Chief of Baby Chick®. She received her baby planning certification in early 2011 and began attending births that same year. Since then, Nina has received her birth doula and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her Hynobabies Hypno-Doula certification, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among other certifications. Nina has used her knowledge and expertise to teach and support families during their pregnancies, at their births, and throughout their postpartum journeys for over a decade.

Early in her career, Nina acquired her nickname from one of her birth doula clients, who lovingly referred to her as “The Baby Chick.” The “chick” who knows all about babies.…

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