Serving Southern Maine, Seacoast New Hampshire, & North Shore Massachusetts

About Sandy Tufts, CD(DONA)

I'm a birth doula with an enduring commitment to supporting and nurturing women along the most powerful journey of their lives. More About Me…

What is a Doula

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YouTube video about the benefits of working with a doula. This video requires Flash, or you can view it at YouTube.com

A Doula provides continuous physical and emotional support to the laboring woman and her partner throughout the labor process. My services…

Short video that explains the role of a doula.
Used with kind permission.

Do You Doula

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Another short film explaining the benefits of a doula. This video requires Flash, or you can view it at YouTube.com

Another short film explaining the benefits of a doula.

Doula Painting

The wisdom and emotional support of experienced women at birth is an ancient tradition.

Doula’s Hands

My doula’s hands are big and strong
I feel pain, they bring comfort
I feel pressure, they bring relief
I feel trembling, they bring calm.
Spreading, like the warm sun
Across my bare, cold skin-
My doula’s hands are here.

My doula’s voice is low and smooth.
I feel fear, she speaks understanding.
I feel panic, she speaks serenity.
I feel turmoil, she speaks peace.
Flowing, like calm cool rivers
Cascading over the turbulence of my soul-
My doula’s voice is here.

My doula’s smile is warm and ever present.
I question, her smile reflects the answer already in my heart.
I seek, her smile is my reward.
I falter, her smile is my encouragement.
Embracing, like moist air warm and soft
On a summer morn—
My doula’s smile is here.

I can do this.
I am a woman and I am meant to
shine in this moment like a star
on a wonder-filled night.

My heart is overflowing.
My womb is now empty.
My arms are now full.

—Written by Julia M. Sittig, MSW, CD(DONA), LCCE