professionally trained doula provides reassuring support to all family members in the first weeks/months of transitioning into life with a new baby by validating parents' intuitive ability to nurture and by encouraging them to become confident in their own parenting style;
acess to doula lending library
one-hour in home intake consultation
postpartum plan preparation assistance;
non-medical, physical, emotional and educational support to the mother as well as the whole family;
assistance with self-care recovery measures, education on mother and baby care, help with caring for the baby and feedings, breastfeeding support;
help with older children;
household organizational support, including light meal preparation, grocery shopping and errand running, laundry, tidying and dishwashing;
available day and night
complimentary initial consultation;
one or two in-person consultations to discuss your birth preferences, comfort measures to be used during your childbirth, involvement of your partner in the childbirth process, and any other questions you may have;
phone and e-mail support throughout your pregnancy and during the postpartum stage;
access to my lending library composed of books on childbirth, pregnancy, parenting, and breastfeeding;
birth plan (birth preferences) preparation assistance;
postpartum plan preparation assistance;
24/7 on call availability starting at 38 weeks gestation up until the birth;
continuous physical, emotional, and informational support throughout your childbirth;
breastfeeding assistance and help with mother-baby bonding process immediately after your baby is born;
in-person postpartum visit to evaluate your childbirth experience and to address any breastfeeding and baby care related questions.
Birth Doula Services
Birth and postpartum doula services & CHildbirth and Breastfeeding Education