Services

Available Services

  • Provide emotional support to laboring mother and/or family during birth. Upon request can provide evidence based information and/or resources in response to any questions mother may have before or after birth.

  • I would plan and execute and beautiful ceremony in which your loved ones shower their love and support onto you before the birth. More info on this below.

  • I offer postpartum support education classes either one-on-one, or you may join one of my upcoming group classes. This is recommended for all who love and wish to care for the woman in their life who is about to have a baby. (Partners, sisters, cousins, friends, mothers, fathers, grandparents, etc.)

Birth Doula Packages

I offer sliding scale payment options. We can discuss eligibility during the free consultation.

Standard Package

  • 2 prenatal visits

  • Continuous labor support

  • 2 postpartum visits

Standard Package

The two prenatal visits will be a good chance for us to get to know each other. We will also go over what your ideal birth is, how I will fit in with that ideal, and finalize a birth plan.

48-72 hours postpartum we will meet again, wherever you are recovering, and go over the birth. I will answer any questions you may have about the birth and questions about recovery. I will also ask you to fill out a brief questionnaire, this will go over how you felt about my services. I will use this feedback to better assist future clients. At this appointment we will set another appointment for me to visit again about a week later to go over how you are feeling and assess if you need any additional care, at which point we will discuss the appropriate options, and I can assist in making those initial appointments with you.

Blessingway Facilitation

A blessingway is a ceremony in which the mother-to-give-birth is pampered and honored by her loved ones to mark and honor the transition she is about to embark upon.

Includes

  • Loved ones giving Mama lots of love (examples include gentle massage, foot bath, words of affirmations, songs, presenting gifts)

  • Small craft to be gifted unto the mother to remember the great support of women she has during labor

  • Guests signing up to support mother in some way during her postpartum period

My facilitation looks like…

My facilitation of this event will include making and sending invitations to your requested guest list, providing all guidance during the ceremony, supplying the craft and craft supplies, creating the sign-up lists for postpartum support (such as a meal train), providing any other materials that would be necessary to create a complete and loving event.

This ceremony can be held ANYWHERE you like. Oftentimes it is held in the comfort of your own home, but it can also be done at a willing friend’s home, at a park, at your church or place of worship, literally anywhere you envision feeling the most loved and cherished.

Postpartum Support Education Class

Many believe supporting a new mother is simple, but research has shown that often postpartum mothers feel abandoned and/or receive subpar care by their loved ones. This class will educate you on the intricacies of effectively supporting the soon-to-be or new postpartum loved one in your life.

This class is recommended for ALL. Fathers, mothers, friends, sisters, brothers, cousins, grandparents, ANYONE who loves a soon to be, or recently postpartum mom.

Includes

  • In-depth look at what happens to a woman’s body immediately following, and in the months after birth. Emotional and physical, to better your understanding of what she is about to go through.

  • Nutritional deficiencies new mothers often experience, and how to best feed a postpartum mom to support her physical and emotional recovery.

  • Differences between baby-blues and postpartum depression and how to recognize them in a postpartum mother.

Options

This class is a four-part series.

I offer group classes periodically throughout the year. The upcoming class starts on 10 May 2025. Click here to learn more about it and register.

I also offer this course on a one-on-one basis in the comfort of your home. Please email me directly to discuss this option further.

If you have a group of 10 or more that wish to take this course, I can provide you with a private group class rate. Please contact me for further information.

Free Consultation

 

I offer a free, no risk, initial consultation. This visit gives us a chance to meet and see if I am a good fit for your. This is your birth, and you need to make sure the people who are going to be there to support you, you are most comfortable with. We will also go over what services I provide, packages offered, payment plans, and the like.

Virtual Support

 

Once I am officially your doula, I will be available to you by phone, text, and emails throughout your entire pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum.

Prenatal Visits

 

In each package is at least two prenatal visits. When these visits are scheduled depends on when our contract begins. Generally, the first visit will occur around 20-22 weeks. The second will occur around 34-36 weeks.

Usually, these prenatal visits will be done in your home. But they can be done virtually if that is more comfortable for you.

Continuous Labor Support

 

During labor I will provide support to both you and your partner. I will be available by text in the early stages of labor, until you feel you would desire my support, and I will be there by your side and continue to be there through the birth to provide support and encouragement for the whole journey.

Postpartum Follow-Up Visits

 

Each package receives two postpartum follow up visit. The initial visit will occur 48-72 hours after the birth. I will meet you at your house, in the hospital if you are still recovering there, or over the phone if that is most comfortable to you. During this visit we will go over how the birth went, any feelings you experienced you wish to discuss, and I can answer any questions you may have. I will also ask you to fill out a questionnaire on my services and how you felt I did in supporting you and your partner during this important moment. This will provide valuable feedback so I may better my services to support laboring persons in the future.

The second visit will be about a week after the first. This is to connect with you and assess if there are any additional care that needs to be addressed. For example, if a lactation consultant would be beneficial. At this appointment I can offer support in setting up any additional care appointments, and do some light work around the home.

What I DON’T do as a Doula

 

As a doula I provide many necessary services to aid in a successful childbirth experience. But there are services I am not authorized to provider to my clients.

Such as performing clinical tasks. I am not a medical provider, so I am not trained to perform clinical tasks including but not limited to blood pressure monitoring, cervical checks, and fetal heartbeat monitoring.

I don’t make decisions for you. I am there to support you and decisions you make. I can and will provide you with evidence based information on a topic to aide you in making a decision, but I will never tell you what you should do.

I cannot speak to the medical staff on your behalf. As your doula I will empower you to make your wishes for your birth known and support your decisions by reminding healthcare professionals of your voiced choices.

Lastly, I will not project my own beliefs about birth onto you. This is YOUR birth experience. I am there to hold space to better support you and your vision for your ideal birth. My own beliefs and experiences will never be a factor.