About Us
Our Goal
The Mid-MO Doula Resource Group was founded in the summer of 2007.
As doulas, our goal has been simple, to make birth easier, safer, and more enjoyable for all families. We've joined together as a group to create a interwoven network of knowledgable women who can work together to provide the community with important resources for expectant parents.
The Mid-MO Doula Resource Group offers assistance finding a compatible & available doula for your religion or culture and your birth preferences and philosophy. We are dedicated to making doula services accessible to every birthing woman so that every family can have the best possible start physically, emotionally, and psychologically. We firmly believe that a better birth is the start to a better family.
We are just finishing the process of obtaining not-for-profit status by becoming the Central Missouri chapter of Birth Network National. As a not-for-profit we will be fundraising & applying for grants so that we will be able to offer subsidized doula & childbirth education services to Missouri families who lack the financial resources to otherwise get the support they need. Donations, fundraising assistance, and assistance with the grant process is always welcome.
Women Helping Women
Women supporting other women through labor is an ageless tradition common to all cultures. Only recently in the long story of humanity has the chain of knowldedge and reassurance passing between generations of birthing women been broken. Pregnant women today often find themselves without ties to female mentors whose experience can help them prepare for their own births.
Doula care is a reopening of this fountain of knowledge and support. The word doula is of Greek origin and translates into "woman's servant." Especially for women undertaking modern medical pregnancy care, doulas now provide informative care and service to their clients and continue on this tradition of women helping women.
