Let me help you to have a more satisfying birth experience, and use my knowledge and experience to provide emotional support, physical comfort, informational support for you to have the tools needed to make informed decisions during labor. I provide reassurance coupled with perspective for you and your partner.  Throughout labor we utilize comfort measures while I make suggestions for progress.  Comfort measures can include relaxation techniques, massage, positioning and other tools.

 

My services include the following:

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• free initial consultation

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• 2 prenatal visits to discuss your wishes and goals

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• Continuous e-mail/text/phone support

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• Birth preference list planning and information

 

• Tips and guidance in learning the tools to utilize while preparing for labor, birth, and postpartum

 

• 24/7 on-call support from 2 weeks before your estimated due date until the birth of your baby

 

• Continuous labor support up to 2 hours after baby is born

 

• Breastfeeding support ​

 

• One postpartum visit to your home to help with breastfeeding and recovery

 

• Log of events of your labor and birth as time allows

 

I believe in women having a choice of where they birth, whether that is in a home setting, birth center, or hospital. A hospital environment is one in which I am very comfortable, and I easily build cooperative and positive relationships with nursing staff. I am able to bring my knowledge and "tools of the trade" into a hospital in a way that supports laboring families in creating a safe and optimal birth experiences.

 

Birth Doula Fee: $1,050
Returning Client: $900

 

"The efficacy of continuous labor support by a trained doula is well-studied and very clear: When a woman's emotions are cared for during childbirth, her chances of good obstetrical outcomes for both her and her baby improve." - Kim James

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