Birth Support
Everyone deserves to have the positive, safe and empowered birth experience that they desire. As your birth doula, I am here to support you emotionally, physically, and informationally before, during and shortly after the birth of your baby, (and new self!). My goal is for you to feel safe, affirmed, empowered, and well-cared for during your birth experience in whatever ways that are specific to you and your family.
There is no “one size fits all” model of care, so I am here to help support you in making the best informed decisions for your unique self. Whether your vision is an unmedicated home birth, you have a scheduled hospital induction, or any other variation of normal birth, I got you!
Packages:
Please reach out for pricing details. Everything available with a payment plan and on a sliding scale.
Mini labor and birth consult sessions:
Maybe you don’t feel that you need a whole package of support throughout your entire labor and birth, but you want to get some practical information and tools in your belt leading up to your labor. Maybe you’ve received all sorts of advice from books, articles, and just about everyone around you, but you’re not sure what advice is best for you and your family. These 1-2 hour long sessions can be crafted to fit your needs, and can include:
Assistance in choosing providers and birth locations
Education surrounding what to expect during the different phases of labor and the physiologic birth process
Discussion of different birth options and preferences, comfort measures, and helpful tips
Assistance in writing up birth preferences/plan
Discussion of birthing people’s rights in a hospital setting, what to expect, and how to advocate for yourself
Access to my lending library (if local)
Standard Birth Doula Package:
Three 60-90 minute prenatal sessions during which we discuss hopes, dreams, desires, and any fears or anxieties you or your partner (if you have one) may have, discuss expectations of one another, build connection, craft your birth preferences, go over coping strategies, practice comfort measures, and plan for postpartum
Text/email/call support to answer any questions from the signing of the contract
On call 24/7 from 37 weeks until baby is born
In person continuous labor support through a couple hours after birth to get new family settled and help facilitate bonding and infant feeding
One postpartum visit within 2 weeks of birth to check-in, reflect on the birth and wrap up our time together
Access to my lending library (if local)
OPTIONAL: Add on postpartum package
VIRTUAL: All of this can be done virtually, besides the in-person labor support