Birth Services
pregnancy + birth support, your way
There are a variety of ways you can have the support of a doula for your pregnancy and birth! From full-scale in-person support to one-time consultations or in-home classes, I offer various options to fit your life and your budget.
Full Care Package + Birth Attendance
In-person and phone support from pregnancy to the first two weeks postpartum, includes:
- A birth planning meeting
- Two private in-home consultations
- Unlimited text/phone communication
- On-call birth attendance, home or hospital
- One postpartum visit
- Two weeks of postpartum phone/text support
- And more!
Private, in-home birth + postpartum class offerings
Learn about birth, preparing for the postpartum and your newborn from the comfort of your home. These interactive and private classes offer evidence-based resources and information on the following topics:
- Preparing for a Physiological Birth (Home or Hospital)
- Birth Planning + Hospital Prep
- Creating a Healing Postpartum Period
- Newborn Care in the First Weeks
- Understanding + Troubleshooting Newborn Sleep
Prenatal Consultation (Phone / Zoom)
Even if you don't have a doula attend your birth, you can still benefit from doula support with this consultation option. Schedule a call with me to:
- Discuss any questions
- Ask for a resource or helpful direction
- Talk out a challenge and game plan a solution
- Release anxious thoughts
- Create a plan
- And more!
Our call includes any necessary follow-up resources or information via text or email.
FAQs
A birth doula is a physical, emotional and informational support person who helps families navigate pregnancy and birth. A birth doula typically attends your birth from start to finish while also providing support during your pregnancy and in the immediate days of postpartum.
A postpartum doula is a physical, emotional and informational support person who helps families navigate the postpartum period. A postpartum doula typically provides home visits, answering questions, finding resources and caring for home-related tasks after baby is born.
No, which may surprise many but you’re not alone! A commonly misunderstood term, “postpartum” refers to the period after your baby is born. While some people limit the postpartum period to the 12-weeks after birth, research has shown us that the postpartum period can last for tweleve months or longer.
Postpartum depression is a condition where women experience depression after having a baby. It’s also referred to as Peripartum Depression or PPD.
A postpartum doula can be of great support to a person suffering from PPD, however, it is not the sole focus of a postpartum doula.
Yes! A large Cochrane review was published in 2017, citing 27 trials with more than 15,000 women performed in 17 different countries. The birthing women were randomized to have continuous, one-on-one support (doula care) or “usual care” of nurse and doctor (and partner when applicable).
The women who had continuous labor support by a doula:
- Were more likely to have spontaneous vaginal births
- Were less likely to have pain medication, epidurals, negative feelings about childbirth, vacuum or forceps-assisted births and Cesareans
- Had increased oxytocin, mobility and self-esteem
- Had decreased pain and anxiety
- Had shorter labors by about 40 minutes
- Had babies who were less likely to have low Apgar scores
- Could decrease their risk of postpartum depression
The researchers found no evidence for negative consequences of continuous labor support. Read more about the evidence for doulas at Evidence Based Birth.
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