Birth Doula Support

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What is a Doula?

According to the National Women's Health Network, Doulas provide emotional and physical support and education to women and their families, most often during and after childbirth.

Doulas are NOT medical providers but supplement other healthcare providers involved in birth and pregnancy and, ultimately, act as birth support and advocates.

What does a Doula do?

The relationship between the doula and her client typically begins several months before the baby is due.

During this time, we are building a relationship in which you feel comfortable asking questions, expressing your fears and concerns, and participating in the creation of a birth plan.

Doulas can provide education on various parts of what the journey could be like that can help reduce the stress and trauma that are often associated with childbirth.

Most doulas make themselves available to the mother by phone and text to answer questions or address any concerns that may arise during the pregnancy. Understand that they do not provide medical care. They are, however, well-versed in many medical aspects of labor and birth.

Doulas remain in constant and close proximity to the mom during labor and birth. They can provide comfort through pain-relief techniques such as breathing techniques, relaxation techniques, massage, and laboring positions. Doulas also encourage partner participation and provide reassurance.

A doula's goal is to assist the mom in having a positive and empowering birth, whether it is an unmedicated birth or a cesarean. Many labor doulas will assist new mothers in starting the breastfeeding process and encourage bonding between the new baby and other family members after birth.

What Doulas DON’T do

They do not check your baby's heartbeat or take any vitals on mom or baby, during the pregnancy or labor

  • They do not check for cervical dilation or labor progression

  • They do not provide medical advice or diagnose any medical conditions

  • They do not make medical decisions for the mom or the baby

  • They do not pressure the pregnant woman into certain choices just because that’s what they prefer

  • They do not guarantee a specific birth outcome

What are the advantages of hiring a doula?

Having a doula present during labor has been shown in numerous studies to be beneficial.

✨ A recent Cochrane Review, Continuous Support for Women During Childbirth, found that having a doula present resulted in a very high number of positive birth outcomes.

✨ Women who received their assistance were less likely to receive pain relievers and were less likely to have a cesarean birth.

✨ Women also reported having a more positive experience with childbirth.

✨ Other research has found that having a doula on the birth team reduces the overall cesarean rate by 50%!

✨ Reduces the length of labor by 25%

✨ Reduces the use of pitocin by 40%

✨ Reduces requests for an epidural by 60%

Birth Doula Packages

Birth Support Package

What’s Included:

  • Initial Video or In-person 30-60 minutes meeting (preferably in-person 😊) to see if our values and beliefs align. If not I will give you references to other local doulas. I know I’m not the right fit for everyone and I want to make sure you find the right doula for you!

  • 2 (1-2 hours each) Prenatal Visits Via Zoom or in person preferably at your home.

    Prenatal #1: We’ll create your Birth Preference Plan and talk about interventions you want or want to avoid during your labor, the birth and immediate postpartum, and what you want my role to be.

    We will also go over unmedicated Comfort Measures that I have to offer (Rebozo, TENS Unit, Massage, position changes, etc) and I will demonstrate and explain how each one can work for you.

    Prenatal #2: Postpartum Planning to help you feel prepared for when your baby arrives, this is helpful whether it’s your first baby or your 5th! We go over how you will set yourself up for getting adequate rest, who you will enlist to help, and how you expect your partner to be involved. I will also give you resources for lactation consultants, pelvic floor therapy, mental health, and more.

    We will also go over meal planning and setting boundaries if you feel like you’d like help in that area.

  • I support all birth locations at this time

    ✨ Homebirth

    ✨ Birth Center Birth

    ✨ Hospital Birth

    ✨ Freebirth (birth not attended by a medical provider but I don’t act as a medical provider, I’d still only be your physical and emotional support person)

  • Access to my comfort measures tools and techniques which include:

    Massage, acupressure, rebozo, heating pads, TENS Unit, herbal blends for labor and postpartum, essential oils (aromatherapy), affirmation cards, LED candles, fairy lights, hip squeezes, and more!

  • I’d love for your support person(s) to be as involved as you want them to be so I also provide education to them on how to support you during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum

  • You will receive access to my Digital Birth Education Course which is 7+ hours of content and workbook-style PDFs to guide you from pregnancy through postpartum. ($297 value)

  • Customized Birth and Postpartum Plan that we go over together in prenatal #1 and #2

  • I am on call for your birth 24/7, from 37-42 weeks (up to 5 weeks) until you give birth

  • You get in-person and virtual ongoing and continuous Physical and Emotional Labor Support

  • Up to 2 Hours of Postpartum Support immediately following the birth to help with clean up, getting you your first postpartum meal, and helping with initial latch for breastfeeding if you desire that

  • One in-person or virtual birth debrief (1-2 hours long) Postpartum to chat about your birth experience 1-2 weeks after you have given birth

  • Text, phone, and email support starts as soon as the contract is signed and the deposit is paid, up to 6 weeks postpartum.

  • You’ll receive digital pregnancy and birth affirmation cards

  • You have access to my book-lending library (12+ books on pregnancy through postpartum and breastfeeding) Books must be given back to me at the postpartum debrief visit.

  • Local pregnancy through postpartum resource list

  • 40% off Placenta Encapsulation

✨ Investment: $1,800 ✨ .

*️⃣ Please note if your home and/or birth location are 1 hour + in distance from Modesto, California the price starts at $2,000.

This price increase is to cover my travel expenses as well as childcare for having to be away for longer periods of time due to drive time

Check out this blog post on ways to pay for doula support services CLICK HERE

Everything But The Birth Support Package

What’s Included:

  • Initial Video or In Person 60 minutes meeting (preferably in-person 😊)

  • 3-5 (1 hour each) Prenatal Visits in-person or virtually. This is dependent on your location.

  • Comfort measures explanations and demonstrations before birth

  • Support person(s) education on how to support you during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum

  • Access to my Digital Birth Education Course 7+ hours of content and workbook style PDFs ($297 value)

  • Customized Birth and Postpartum Preference plans

  • One Breastfeeding Support postpartum visit as needed

  • 1 (1-2 hour) Postpartum birth debrief home visit with breastfeeding support if needed (for Modesto clients only or virtually)

  • Text, phone, and email support starts as soon the contract is signed, up to 6 weeks postpartum.

  • You get digital pregnancy and birth affirmation cards

  • Access to my book-lending library if you are in Modesto (12+ books on pregnancy through postpartum and breastfeeding)

  • Local pregnancy through postpartum resource list

✨ Investment: $750 ✨

*️⃣ Please NOTE: You get NO in-person or virtual birth support, I’m NOT on-call for your birth at all with this package.