LABOR SUPPORT SPECIALISTS DIRECTORY

What is a Labor Support Specialist, or LSS?

Haven created the Labor Support Specialist (LSS) title in collaboration with medical providers and their feedback. This is not a comprehensive list, but some of the roles and responsibilities of an LSS include:

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Educated about medical interventions 

Knowledgeable in medial terminology

Highly trained to communicate with medical providers

Confident in offering support at birth in all settings (hospitals, birth centers, and homes) 

Trained in coaching psychology and effective teaching skills

Respectable physiological and psychological understanding of birth 

Proficient and valued member of a birth team

Able to bridge the gap and form cohesiveness in the birth setting

Skillful in comfort measures before, during, and after birth

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Want to learn more about becoming an LSS? Check out our upcoming info sessions and training courses!