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Doula Program

The Doula Program provides perinatal support services including childbirth education, mentoring classes, labor and delivery hospital support, postpartum support and instruction. The basis of doula care is maternal social support, which includes offering information, tangible physical assistance, and emotional support. There is no cost to receive this service provided by REACHUP, Inc. through UPC Tampa Bay (valued at approximately $600.00).


El Doula Program provee servicios de apoyo a la mujer embarazada. Las doulas realizan una función de apoyo emocional y físico a las mujeres durante el desarrollo del parto y la primera etapa post-parto. Su labor facilita el desarrollo normal del parto. La doula provee información y educación antes del parto, acompañar a la mujer durante su parto en el hospital, y es la conexión entre la pareja y el personal médico. Este servicio no tiene costo y es proveído por REACHUP, Inc. a través de UCP Tampa Bay (valorado a un costo aproximadamente de $600).

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