SAN DIEGO -- Yura Sramica was brought into this world to his mother and father with the help of a woman called a doula.

"They asked me if I needed some help because I am not from here and a little bit scared," new mom Jasenka Sramica said.

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Project QKids: Doula Program

Yura was Sramica's first baby, and she was referred through UCSD Healthcare to the Hearts and Hands Volunteer Doula Program.

After Sramica called the program, she met her doula, Jewel Hernandez, three days before she went into labor.

"She was with me for 38 hours and didn't go home. She was really taking care of me. It's my first child so I don't know how I could have done it without my duola," Sramica said.

"I answer questions about breast feeding and all the things that a new mom has questions about and offer support," Hernandez said.

To learn more about the doula program at UCSD, call (619) 543-6269.

The doula program is funded by The First 5 Commission of San Diego, KGTV/Channel 10's partner in Project QKids.