Pacifica Birthing Center and Doulas
My husband and I are giving birth at Pacifica in September and trying to decide if we need/want a doula. If we were going with a traditional hospital birth, we'd have a doula for sure, but seems like it's not necessary at Pacifica. Would love to hear from people who have given birth there and either did or didn't have a doula and how that impacted their experience. Thanks so much for any insights & advice :)!
Jun 8, 2017
Parent Replies
I gave birth at Alta Bates with no doula and no special classes and everything went fine and it was a great experience. I would think a birthing center the experience would be even better as slightly less sterile, and probably no extras would be needed.
Hi, congrats! I gave birth at Pacifica less than a year ago, and I think a doula would have been totally superfluous. The midwives themselves are patient advocates and birthing coaches, as well as bad ass baby catchers.