What Is A Postpartum Doula?

What exactly is a postpartum doula?On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet sits down with Kate Turza, a mother of three, a CAPPA certified postpartum doula, and co-host of the Mom Deconstructed podcast. Kate is passionate about normalizing the postpartum period, creating community to support new families, and pulling back the curtain of what “real” motherhood looks like. We spoke about Kate’s professional background, as well as her personal journey into becoming a doula. We discussed the roles of both the birth doula and postpartum doula (and why families might benefit from each), and we discussed various options for families who are more marginalized or who have fewer resources to pay for needed services like these. Most importantly, we covered Kate’s top tips and resources for families who are hoping to maximize the ways they can conserve energy, take care of themselves and their babies, and try to enjoy those early days and weeks after the arrival of a new baby. Quick access to links in this episode:Mom Deconstructed podcastKate’s free postpartum support workbookMothering the New Mother, by Sally Placksin (affiliate link)Find a DONA Certified DoulaFind a CAPPA Certified DoulaPostpartum Support InternationalCONNECT WITH US!Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest / YouTubeKate: Website / Facebook / InstagramText transcript of this episodeAyelet: Welcome to episode 68 of the Learn With Less podcast. Today I am speaking with Kate Turza, a mom of three beautiful, energetic and loving kiddos, a CAPPA certified postpartum Doula, a board member of the East End Birth Network, Inc., and host of the Mom Deconstructed podcast. Kate says that after experiencing a trying postpartum period, after her third child was born, she began her training to become a postpartum doula, and since then, she has been providing support for new families as they transitioned into early parenthood. She is passionate about normalizing the postpartum period and creating community to support new families, pulling back the curtain of what real motherhood looks like. Kate, thank you so much for being here. Welcome to Learn With Less.Kate: Thank you so much for having me. I’m excited to be here.Ayelet: So I have asked you to come onto the show today to speak to us about postpartum doulas, but first I know I’ve introduced you, but tell us a little bit more about you and about how you got into the work that you are doing.Kate: Right. So as I had mentioned, I’m a mom with three who are now almost eight, which is crazy to me to think about.