Currently Available Birth Doula Packages
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Prenatal and Labor Doula
$1300 up to 3 in-person prenatal appointments to discuss birth preferences, past birth history, and visualize your ideal birth 1 Postpartum visit to decompress, discuss breastfeeding, and assess well-being of the family Always Included: Unlimited support for pregnancy and birth related concerns by phone, email, and text from contract signing to birth Assistance in writing a birth plan to inform the entire birth team of your informed choices Continuous Support during labor and for 1-2 hours after the birth of your baby References to local skilled resources, including chiropractors, licensed massage therapists, pediatricians, and IBCLCs to ensure a healthy start for all |
Labor Support + Childbirth Education
$1450 up to 4 in-person prenatal appointments to discuss the normal birth process, past birth history, and alleviate fears 1 in-person prenatal appointment to demonstrate labor coping techniques for the mother and primary birth partner 2 Postpartum visits to decompress, discuss concerns with breastfeeding, and assess well-being of the family Always Included: Unlimited support for any pregnancy-related concerns via phone, email, and text from contract signing to birth Assistance in assembling a birth plan (written or with icons) to inform the entire birth team or your informed choices Continuous support during labor and for 1-2 hours after the birth of your baby References to local skilled resources including chiropractors, licensed massage therapists, pediatricians, and IBCLCs to ensure a healthy start for all |
Deluxe Labor Support + Bengkung
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What I Will Not Do
I will not make medical decisions for you.
I will not perform medical procedures, such as fetal monitoring, vaginal exams, taking blood pressure, etc.
I will not diagnose medical conditions such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and so on. I WILL help you to navigate these conditions and provide evidence-based information on all of your options, if these complications arise.
I will not perform medical procedures, such as fetal monitoring, vaginal exams, taking blood pressure, etc.
I will not diagnose medical conditions such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and so on. I WILL help you to navigate these conditions and provide evidence-based information on all of your options, if these complications arise.
Experience and Training
I attended the toLabor training workshop in January of 2011, and I continue to educate myself by talking to women about their experiences and research studies related to pregnancy and birth. I have been present as a doula at many different kinds of births. I have assisted women planning natural childbirth, women who received epidurals and other narcotic pain relief, a, induced labors, many planned VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean), and home births, to name a few! I have also personally experienced 4 unmedicated childbirths. Throughout my own pregnancies and births, and in assisting families in their births, I have gained many valuable lessons, and I am still learning.
I also attended Gail Tully's Spinning Babies workshop in Richmond, VA in 2011. Spinning Babies promotes the use of exercises to encourage optimal fetal positioning before labor begins and during the labor process so that the birth can be as "easy" as possible. The position of the baby can be crucial in helping labor to progress and to end in a vaginal, non-operative delivery.
I also attended Gail Tully's Spinning Babies workshop in Richmond, VA in 2011. Spinning Babies promotes the use of exercises to encourage optimal fetal positioning before labor begins and during the labor process so that the birth can be as "easy" as possible. The position of the baby can be crucial in helping labor to progress and to end in a vaginal, non-operative delivery.
Service Area
I am conveniently located between Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, Virginia, and I'm honored to attend home, hospital, or birth center births anywhere in that radius. I would love to know how I can help you plan YOUR best birth!
I am conveniently located between Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, Virginia, and I'm honored to attend home, hospital, or birth center births anywhere in that radius. I would love to know how I can help you plan YOUR best birth!
Barter System
I may be able to accept some or all of my doula fee in food items such as grass-fed beef, eggs, or other essential provisions. Please understand that I would love to do this for everyone but that I need to provide for my family first and foremost.
