Free initial consultation: A chance for us to get acquainted and determine compatibility. A perfect opportunity for me to answer any questions you may have and for us to discuss my role as your labour doula.
Prenatal Support:
2+ Prenatal Meetings: To discuss your hopes and expectations for your upcoming birth and create a birth plan. We will talk about past birthing experiences, concerns or fears, options and possibilities. At these meetings we will talk extensively about coping mechanisms and determine how we will work best together.
Email/Phone Support: Provided to you for questions, booking appointments, concerns, updates, etc. I will be “on call” to you 24/7 starting two weeks prior to your due date and for 6 weeks postpartum.
Lending Library: Access to my extensive personal library books & dvd’s covering a variety of topics such as pregnancy, labour, birth, breast feeding, postpartum concerns, parenting, etc. To visit my lending library click here.
Resource Binder: A wealth of information covering a full range of topics important to expectant parents such as benefits & risks of common practices, natural remedies, local resources, common myths dispelled, etc. Each resources binder requires a deposit of $20. Contents are available for you to photocopy and you are free to keep the binder if you wish. Otherwise - binders will need to be returned to receive deposit return.
Photography/Videography: Included in the birth package or for hire for birth photography.
Birth Support:
Continuous Birth Support: My time with you will begin when you are in real labour, at any time that you feel necessary. I will remain with you for the entire labour & delivery and in the immediate postpartum period. During this time I provide support through touch, position change, focus on breathing, and other non - medical approaches. Without an agenda of my own, I will tend to your needs and assist dads in becoming the best support person they can be.
Back Up Doula: If I am unable to be present at your birth, a backup doula will be provided for you. I will also arrange for you to meet her before your due date, if you desire.
Postpartum Support:
Birthplace Visit: One visit to the birthplace - typically 2 hours, is provided to ensure things are going smoothly and assist you in whatever is needed in this postpartum time. A second birth place visit may be scheduled depending on the length of stay.
Home Visit: At some point In the two weeks following your baby’s birth I will check in with you at your home to discuss your birth experience, address any concerns you may have and assist with breast feeding, if desired. Additional postpartum visits available for $25/hr.
Postpartum Email/Phone Support: I will remain available to you via phone & email for 6 weeks after the birth for any concerns you may be having. Additional hands on postpartum support is available to you at an additional cost.
Birth Debriefing: During the home visit we will discuss your experience of birth. Often postpartum support is focused on the physical aspect of healing. !Without the chance to address !the psychological aspect of birth some women are unable to finish their journey and truly make sense of their childbirth. !Birth debriefing is a specific and sensitive approach that helps women and their partners process their experiences and heal from any negative impacts of birth.
