phone contact with you during early labor joining you when you decide, meeting at your home, birth center or the hospital depending on your preference
provide physical comfort, emotional support, and information to assist you in decision-making
help for your partner and any other support people, offering suggestions, information, assistance, and reassurance
serve as a liaison between you and the staff to remind them of your preferences, and help you ask questions so you can have the information you need to make decisions
remain with you for at least one to two hours postpartum to assist with initiating breastfeeding and other postpartum needs
available for questions after birth
one postpartum visit at your home once you've settled in