Doulas do not perform medical tasks.
- Doulas do not replace medical personnel. Rather, they help laboring mothers and families through the birthing process.
- Doulas do not offer medical information or advice concerning the medical technicalities of the birth.
- While doulas may facilitate communication between medical staff and their clients, they do not play a role in any decision making process or relieve the client and her family of any responsibility in communicating with the hospital or medical staff.
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