Operation Special Delivery
I am a Doula for an organization called Operation Special Delivery (OSD). If you are a trained Doula, and you want some way to thank those who serve this country, I can think of no better way to use your unique skills to give back. If you are the significant other of a person that serves this country and will not be able to attend your delivery or who was killed in action or was injured and could use some support with your delivery, you can find a volunteer Doula to help you free of charge. The best way to find a OSD Doula is to visit http://www.doulas.com/
You can also look for the symbol below on a Doulas website or Facebook page.
Here is information taken directly from the Operation Special Delivery Website:
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 , or unable to attend the birth due to military reasons. The doulas that are volunteering are doing so at a pro bono (free) rate, and are doing so by their own discretion
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.
Many people ask, “How did Operation Special Delivery get started?”
There’s no short answer to that question, so here’s the low-down.
Like many people, Patricia Newton, a doula in southern New Jersey, felt the need to personally respond to the tragedies of September 11, 2001. Being a childbirth professional, she immediately saw the U.S. military and their families as indirect victims of the attacks. Because she was geographically located between Washington, D.C. and New York, she asked nearby doulas via the internet if they would be willing to donate their services to any pregnant woman who either lost her partner on 9-11, or would be giving birth without the presence of her partner due to future deployments.
The response was overwhelming. Not only did doulas on the East Coast enthusiastically respond, but within one week, doulas from twenty states wanted to jump on the bandwagon.
You can learn more about this organization by visiting their website http://www.operationspecialdelivery.com/index.htm
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