As your birth doula, my services include:
Free initial consultation, meet and greet
1-2 prenatal visits where we can discuss birth preferences, start some hands on comfort techniques, postpartum plans and more
Unlimited phone, text, and email support once I'm hired (considering reasonable hours)
Access to my list of local resources. Who’s a great prenatal acupuncturist?- ask me!
24/7 on-call support starting from 37 weeks until baby's arrival
Full labor support for the entire duration of your labor and delivery
Immediate postpartum support following your delivery (up to 2 hours)
1 postpartum visit in your home within the first 2 weeks of baby's birth
as your postpartum doula, my services include:
Free initial consultation, meet and greet
Minimum of 20 hours of customized postpartum care. This could include infant care, parent care, older sibling or pet care, assistance with cooking and meal prep, assistance or referral in common breastfeeding concerns, assistance in first postpartum trips into the real world. No shift is the same, just like no parent/baby is the same.
1 prenatal visit to create or review your postpartum plan (included in the 20 hr. contract). Making a postpartum plan is SO IMPORTANT!
Access to my list of resources. Need a local IBCLC that makes house visits? Ask me!
Unlimited phone, text or email support once baby has arrived (considering reasonable hours)
Virtual Doula support:
Free initial consultation, meet and greet
2 virtual prenatal visits where we can discuss birth preferences, contingency plans in the midst of this pandemic, share sources for hands on comfort techniques, and all the efforts for normalizing these abnormal times
Unlimited phone, text, and email support once I'm hired (considering reasonable hours).
Access to my list of virtual resources. Want a great online childbirth education course?- ask me!
24/7 on-call support starting from 37 weeks until baby's arrival
Virtual labor support for the entire duration of your labor and delivery, using phone, text, facetime, zoom, google hangouts
1 virtual postpartum visit within the first week of baby's birth
Doula's DO NOT:
Insert any of their own beliefs or views into your birth preferences, parenting choices or experience
Judge any of your birth or postpartum preferences
Make any decisions about your labor, delivery, or postpartum for you
Take over the role of the partner
Perform any clinical task, diagnose conditions or prescribe treatment
Speak to medical staff on your behalf
Postpartum doulas are not baby nurses, cleaning ladies, or nannies. But if you need any of these services- I have a great resource list for you!
Fees:
Please contact me for my current fees. We can discuss birth doula packages, postpartum doula packages, or a combination of both.
I strongly believe that every person that wants to have a doula, should be able to get one. So if my fee is out of your price range there are still options:
Most health savings or flex spending accounts will cover doula fees.
Add doula services to your baby shower registry. Most moms who’ve been through it will know how much more valuable a doula is than another cute onesie!
Some health insurance companies will reimburse some of the doula fee. It never hurts to ask!
On occasion I accept a sliding scale payment for lower income families who really want a doula.