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 60 minutes meeting (preferably in-person 😊)
3 (1-2 hours each) Prenatal Visits Via Zoom or in person at your residence
Prenatal #1: Birth Preference Planning
Prenatal #2: Comfort Measures Demonstrations
Prenatal #3: Postpartum Planning
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, affirmation cards, LED candles, fairy lights, hip squeezes, and more!
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 Plan that we go over together in prenatal #1 and #2
On call 24/7, from 37-42 weeks (up to 5 weeks)
In-person and virtual ongoing and continuous Physical and Emotional Labor Support
Up to 2 Hours of Postpartum Support immediately following the birth
Breastfeeding Support as needed
1 (1-2 hour) Postpartum at Home visit
Text, phone, and email support starts as soon the contract is signed, up to 6 weeks postpartum.
Pregnancy and birth affirmation cards
Access to my book-lending library (12 books on pregnancy through postpartum and breastfeeding)
Local pregnancy through postpartum resource list
40% off Placenta Encapsulation
✨ Investment: $1,500 ✨ .
*️⃣ Please note if your home and/or birth location are 1 hour + in distance from Modesto, California the price is $1,800.
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
Comfort measures demonstrations before birth
Support person(s) education on how to support you during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum
Digital Birth Education Course 7+ hours of content and workbook style PDFs ($297 value)
Customized Birth and Postpartum Plan
Breastfeeding Support postpartum as needed
1-2 (1 hour) Postpartum at Home visits
Text, phone, and email support starts as soon the contract is signed, up to 6 weeks postpartum.
You get pregnancy and birth affirmation cards
Access to my book-lending library (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.