Ngaba udinga uncedo ngokuzalwa kwakho? Ngaba wakha weva nge-doula?

Njengomama oza kuba ngumama, unezinto ezininzi ozicingayo kule mihla, akunjalo? Njengoko usondela ekuzalweni komntwana wakho, usenokuziva usoyika kancinci, unomdla, kodwa wonwabile kakhulu. Namhlanje, siza kuthetha ngomntu onokukunceda, akwenze uzive ngcono, aze enze amava okuzala abe mahle. Loo mntu yi-doula.

Ngubani iDoula?

Ngamafutshane, i-doula ngumntu okuxhasayo ngexesha lokukhulelwa kwakho, ngexesha lokubeleka, nasemva kokuba umntwana wakho ezelwe. Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuba i-doula ayingogqirha . Oku kuthetha ukuba abanazo izakhono zonyango okanye igunya lokubeleka umntwana wakho. Bakunika inkxaso yomzimba neyeemvakalelo oyifunayo, ukongeza kunyango olufumana koogqirha bokubelekisa, abahlengikazi kunye nababelekisi.

Khawuthelekelele ukuba nomntu ofana nomhlobo wakho osenyongweni, usapho lwakho, kanye apho, ekuxhasa, kwaye ekunceda ukuba wenze amava akho okuzalwa abe mahle kwaye akhululeke kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Yiloo nto eyenziwa yi-doula. Bakuma ngakuye, bakunika amandla, kwaye bakunceda uzive ukhululekile kwaye ukhathalelwe ngeli xesha. Abanye abantu babiza i-doula ngokuthi 'umqeqeshi wokuzala' okanye 'umlingani wokuzala.'

Ukuba uziva ngathi udinga umntu oza kukuthatha, agxile kuwe, aze akuxhase ngexesha lokubeleka, kungaba ngumbono olungileyo ukucela uncedo lwe-doula. I-doula inokukunceda uchaze iminqweno yakho malunga nokuzalwa kwakho (umzekelo, indlela ofuna ngayo umntwana wakho azalwe, iingcinga zakho ngamayeza entlungu), kwaye banokukunika intuthuzelo kunye nenkuthazo ngexesha lokubeleka. Banokukunceda uqhelane nobomi nomntwana wakho omtsha emva kokuba ufumene umntwana wakho.

Yintoni eyenziwa yi-doula?

Iinkonzo ozifumanayo kwi-doula zinokwahluka kumntu nomntu. Oku kudla ngokuxhomekeka kwicandelo labo lobuchwephesha. Nangona kunjalo, indima ye-doula inokuba bhetyebhetye kakhulu ngokuxhomekeke kwiimfuno zakho . Baza kuthetha nawe malunga nohlobo loncedo olufunayo kunye nokuba banokulunika na.

Ukuba ufuna i-doula, yenza uluhlu lwezinto ocinga ukuba uza kufuna uncedo kuzo. Amanye ama-doula anokubonelela ngeenkonzo ezingaphezulu kunezinye. Umzekelo, amanye agxile kakhulu ekunyamekeleni wena nomntwana wakho, ngelixa amanye anokunceda ngemisebenzi yasekhaya okanye enze imisebenzi yosapho lwakho.

Ngoku makhe sijonge iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zee-doula kunye noko zikwenzayo.

Ukuzalwa kukaDoula

I-doula yokuzalwa - ngamanye amaxesha ebizwa ngokuba yi-labor doula - ikulungiselela ukuzala kwaye ikunika inkxaso eqhubekayo ngelixa ubeleka. Wena kunye ne-doula yakho ngokuqhelekileyo niqala ukusebenza kunye kwikota yesibini okanye yesithathu yokukhulelwa kwenu. Olu lolona hlobo lwe-doula ludumileyo namhlanje.

I-doula yokuzalwa yenza ezi zinto:

• Ukuxoxa ngeminqweno yakho kunye nolindelo lwakho ngokuzalwa: I-doula iza kuqwalasela izinto ezifana nokuba ufuna ukumzalela phi umntwana wakho, indlela ongathanda ngayo, kunye neengcinga zakho ngamayeza eentlungu. Baza kukuxhasa iimfuno zakho kunye neminqweno yakho kwigumbi lokubelekisa.
• Ikulungiselela ngokwengqondo nangokweemvakalelo ukuzala: I-doula yokuzalwa inokukunceda uqonde into omawuyilindele xa unomntwana wakho kwaye ikufundise iindlela zokwenza amava abe mnandi ngakumbi (umzekelo, umthambo wokuphefumla, iindlela zokuphumla).
• I-doula yokuzalwa inceda ngokwasemzimbeni ngexesha lokubeleka: ikunceda uhlengahlengise izikhundla, ushukume, ikunceda ukulawula iintlungu, iziqhelanisa nokuphefumla kunye nokuzilolonga, kwaye iqinisekisa ukuba usela amanzi aneleyo.
• Inkxaso yeemvakalelo ngexesha lokubeleka: I-doula inokukukhuthaza, ikunike amandla, kwaye ikuncede wena neqabane lakho nihlale nizolile.
• Ukuthethelela iminqweno yakho malunga nokuzala: I-doula yokuzalwa iya kwazisa iqela lezonyango iimfuno zakho kunye neminqweno yakho, ukuze ungakhathazeki ngayo.

Ukukhulelwa uDoula

I-pregnancy doula, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-antepartum doula, inceda ngexesha lokukhulelwa xa kufuneka ukhathalelo olukhethekileyo kunye nengqalelo. Babonelela ngenkxaso yomzimba neyeemvakalelo ukuba ukhulelwe kakhulu , unikwe ixesha lokuphumla ebhedini, okanye uneempawu ongenakukwazi ukuzilawula, ezifana nokurhawuzelela kakhulu kusasa. I-pregnancy doula ikwenza oku kulandelayo:

• Ukucwangcisa nokulungiselela ukutya.
• Ukucwangcisa nokulungiselela igumbi lomntwana (indawo yokugcina abantwana).
• Ukuncedisa ngemisebenzi yasekhaya nokunyamekela abantwana.

UDoula emva kokubeleka

I-doula emva kokuzalwa iya kukunceda kwiiveki okanye kwiinyanga zokuqala emva kokuzalwa komntwana wakho. Ukongeza ekukuncedeni ukuba uqhelane ngokweemvakalelo nobomi nomntwana wakho omtsha, i-doula emva kokuzalwa iya kukwenza oku kulandelayo:

• Ukuncedisa kwimisebenzi yasekhaya efana nokuhlamba impahla nokulungiselela ukutya.
• Ukukunceda ukhathalele umntwana wakho.
• Inceda ekufundiseni iindlela ezichanekileyo zokuncancisa.
• Baza kukunika iingcebiso wena kunye nalo lonke usapho malunga nendlela yokunyamekela umntwana omtsha.
• Ukulungelelanisa imisebenzi yekhaya.

I-Doula epheleleyo yeSpectrum

I-doula egcweleyo inika inkxaso ngaphaya kwendima yendabuko ye-doula yokuzalwa. Inika inkxaso kulo lonke uhambo lokuzala. I-doula egcweleyo ingenza oku kulandelayo:

• Banika inkxaso efana neye-doula yokuzalwa kunye ne-doula yasemva kokubeleka.
• Ibonelela ngolwazi kunye nenkxaso yengqondo kwiintsapho nakubantu ngabanye abakwiimeko ezahlukeneyo ezifana nokuphuphuma kwesisu kunye nokuzalwa komntwana oswelekileyo.
• Inkxaso yokukhulelwa inikwa abantu ngabanye kunye neentsapho ezinethemba lokukhulelwa okanye ukwamkela umntwana.

Zeziphi iziqinisekiso ekufuneka umntu othanda i-doula abe nazo?

Akukho mthetho ufuna i-doula iqinisekiswe yintlangano eyaziwayo. Nangona kunjalo, uninzi lwee-doula luyaya kuqeqesho kwaye luqinisekiswe . Kukho inani lemibutho enika isiqinisekiso se-doula. Nangona uqeqesho kunye nesiqinisekiso zinokuhluka, uninzi lweenkqubo zilindele ukuba i-doula:

• Kufuneka ufunde iincwadi zokufunda ezigubungela imixholo efana nenkqubo yokuzala, iindlela zokuxhasa ngexesha lokubeleka, kunye nendlela yokunyamekela usana olusandul’ ukuzalwa. Ungabhala novavanyo ukuze uvavanye ulwazi lwakho.
• Kufuneka uye kwiinkqubo zoqeqesho okanye iiworkshops iintsuku ezininzi.
• Kufuneka ndiye ndize ndincede ekuzalweni okuliqela.
• Iingcebiso mazithunyelwe ziingcali zonyango kunye nabo baye babanceda.
• Kufuneka baqhubeke nokuya kwiiklasi zemfundo kwaye bagcine isiqinisekiso sabo.

Zithini iingenelo ze-doula?

Inkxaso ye-doula inokuphucula kakhulu amava akho ngexesha nasemva kokubeleka. Ingaphucula neziphumo zempilo. Uphando lubonise ukuba ukuzalwa ngoncedo lwe-doula kunokwenzeka ngakumbi ukuba:

• Ukwanda kokuzalwa kwamalungu esini.
• Ukusetyenziswa kancinci kwemithi yokuthomalalisa iintlungu ngexesha lokukhulelwa.
• Ukufinyezwa kwexesha lemvula.
• Impumelelo eyongezelelekileyo yokuncancisa.
• Ukunciphisa ixhala kunye noxinzelelo kumama obelethayo.

Ziziphi iingxaki ezinokubakho nge-doula?

Kukwakho nezizathu zokuba abanye abantu bangafuni iinkonzo ze-doula. Nazi ezinye zazo:

• Ixabiso: Ixabiso le-doula ngamanye amaxesha linokuba phezulu. Iinkonzo ze-Doula azisoloko zigutyungelwa yi-inshurensi. Ungajonga ukuba i-inshurensi yakho yezempilo igubungela naliphi na icandelo leenkonzo ze-doula.
• Ubunzima bokufumana umntu ofanelekileyo: Xa ukhetha i-doula, kubalulekile ukufumana umntu ofanelekileyo. Ukufumana umntu owabelana ngezimvo zakho, izinto ozithandayo, kunye nemilinganiselo yakho ngamanye amaxesha kunokuba nzima.
• Imithetho yesibhedlele/yeziko lokubelekela:Ezinye iindawo zinemithetho malunga nokuba bangaphi abantu abanokungena kwigumbi lokuzisa. Umzekelo, banokuthatha i-doula njengondwendwe. Ungavunyelwa undwendwe olunye kuphela. Oku kuthetha ukuba iqabane lakho lisenokungakwazi ukungena kwigumbi lokuzisa.
• Indima yeqabane: Iqabane lakho lisenokuvakalelwa kukuba alikwazi ukwenza okuninzi ngexesha lokubeleka, okanye lisenokungakhululeki ngendima yalo ekuzalweni okanye ekunyamekeleni umntwana walo.

Uyifumana njani i-doula elungileyo?

Ubudlelwane phakathi kwakho ne-doula bukhethekile kwaye bubalulekile. I-doula elungileyo kufuneka ibe nolwazi, umntu omthandayo nothembekileyo. Cela iingcebiso kwiingcali zonyango, abahlobo kunye nosapho.

Xa udibana nomntu onokuba li-doula, mamela intliziyo yakho. Ngaba uziva ukhululekile ukuthetha nalo mntu? Ngaba ungaziveza ngokukhululekileyo iingcinga zakho? Ngaba uziva ngathi ninonxibelelwano oluhle phakathi kwenu?

Ngexesha lentlanganiso yakho yokuqala nomntu onokuba yi-doula, buza le mibuzo:

• Uziqeqeshe phi?
• Zeziphi izatifikethi onazo?
• Bangaphi abantwana oye wabanceda ekuzaleni?
• Zingaphi iintsapho oye wasebenza nazo?
• Ngaba unalo uluhlu lweengcebiso?
• Ubiza malini?
• Ngaba unalo ixesha malunga nomhla wam wokuzalwa?
• Kuthekani ukuba awukwazi ukuza xa ndiqala iholide yam?

Ukuba unomdla kwi-doula, qala ukukhangela ngokukhawuleza. Ngokuxhomekeke kwindawo okuyo, ii-doula zisenokuba zifunwa kakhulu. Zinokunceda kuphela inani eliqingqiweyo leentsana ngexesha.

Yintoni umahluko phakathi kwe-doula kunye nombelethisi?

Umbelekisi uqeqeshwe kwezonyango. Ngoko ke bafanelekile ukuzala abantwana abazalwa bengenabungozi bungako. Banokunika amayeza. Nangona kunjalo, ababelekisi abanakwenza utyando olufana nolwe-cesarean sections (C-sections).

AbakwaDoula abangoochwephesha kwezonyango. Abanakukunika unyango okanye iingcebiso zonyango. Kunoko, bangabalingane bokuzalisa abaqeqeshwe ukumela iimfuno zakho zomzimba nezeemvakalelo.

Eyona nto ibalulekileyo: I-doula ayinakuze ibelekise umntwana. Banokukuxhasa kuphela kwaye bakuthethelele ngexesha lokubeleka. Ngugqirha kuphela onokubelekisa okanye anyange umntwana.

Ngaba kufanelekile ukuchitha imali kwi-doula?

Abantu abaninzi abasebenza ne-doula bayayixabisa inkxaso eyongezelelweyo abayifumanayo. Oogqirha kunye nabongikazi bayayixabisa nomsebenzi obalulekileyo owenziwa yi-doula. Ukuba ne-doula kwigumbi lokubelekisa ukuze unyamekele iimfuno zakho zeemvakalelo kunokunceda iqela lakho lezonyango ligxile ngokupheleleyo ekuzaleni umntwana osempilweni.

Ngaba ucinga ngokuqesha i-doula? Injongo ye-doula kukwenza amava akho okuzalwa abe mnandi kangangoko. Basebenza njengomhlobo wakho, beqinisekisa ukuba iimfuno zakho zeemvakalelo nezomzimba ziyafezekiswa. Cela abantu obaziyo nobathembayo ukuba bakunike iingcebiso ngee-doulas kwindawo okuyo. Amanye ama-doula agxile kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo kwaye anikezela ngeenkonzo ezahlukeneyo. Thetha nee-doula ezimbalwa ukuze ufumane leyo isebenza kakuhle kuwe nakusapho lwakho.

Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ekufuneka uzikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Kulungile, ngoko ke sithethe kakhulu nge-doula, akunjalo? Ngamafutshane, nantsi into ekufuneka uyikhumbule:

• I-doula ayingogqirha: ayizalisi bantwana okanye inike iingcebiso zonyango.
• Inkxaso yeyona nto ibalulekileyo: bakunika inkxaso eninzi engqondweni, emzimbeni nangokweemvakalelo.
• Iminqweno yakho iza kuqala: Sikunceda ubelekise umntwana wakho ngendlela oyifunayo, ukhululekile.
• Kukho iintlobo ezahlukeneyo: Ungakhetha i-doula ngokweemfuno zakho (ukukhulelwa, ukuzala, emva kokubeleka).
• Yenza uphando lwakho: Kubaluleke kakhulu ukukhetha i-doula oyithembileyo kwaye ikulungeleyo.

Ukuzala yinto enzima kodwa entle. Ukuba uziva ngathi ufuna inkxaso eyongezelelweyo ngeli xesha lohambo, kungaba ngumbono omhle ukucinga nge-doula. Sikunqwenelela okuhle kodwa okuhle ngokuzalwa kwakho!

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