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Operation Special Delivery (or OSD), provides trained
volunteer doulas for pregnant women whose husbands or
partners have been severely injured or who have lost
their lives due to the current war on terror, or who
will be deployed at the time that they are due to give
birth. To be eligible for a volunteer doula from
OSD an applicant must be unable to afford to hire a
doula privately and be without reliable or sufficient
labor and birth support.
What is a doula? A doula is specially trained to give informational,
emotional, and physical support to women during childbirth. A doula does
not perform medical tasks, but is trained to provide uninterrupted support to a
mother in labor and during birth.
Why military moms? OSD believes that no one should go through childbirth
without support, especially the women who are giving birth while their husbands
or partners are making such a great sacrifice for our country and our freedom.
Thank you for visiting our site. You can view our brochure by clicking
here and our poster by clicking
here. If you have any questions
or comments, please email osd@cappa.net.
Mary Beth Nance, CD, CLD
CAPPA Director of Operation Special Delivery |
