Birth Doula
As a Birth Doula, I provide continuous, loving, non-judgmental emotional and physical labor support to the mother and family. I stay with her for every moment of the experience, reassuring, validating, comforting, appropriately respecting the partner’s position, and being the stable presence of experience and confidence for both the mother and partner. Services are provided as part of a total package based on a flat fee starting at $850 for Birth Doula services. I give a local discount for clients giving birth within 20 min of San Marcos. I am happy to discuss a sliding scale, payment plans, bartering, and other ways to make my services affordable for you.
Birth Doula Services Include:
- 2 Prenatal Visits (minimum)
- Assistance with Birth Plan Preparation
- Continuous support during labor and delivery
- Breastfeeding support
- 1 Postpartum visit (minimum)
- 24 hour on-call availability
- Access to my lending library of books and DVDs
Birth Doula Services Include:
- 2 Prenatal Visits (minimum)
- Assistance with Birth Plan Preparation
- Continuous support during labor and delivery
- Breastfeeding support
- 1 Postpartum visit (minimum)
- 24 hour on-call availability
- Access to my lending library of books and DVDs
"There is a power that comes to women when they give birth. They don't ask for it, it simply invades them. Accumulates like clouds on the horizon and passes through, carrying the child with it." ~Sheryl Feldman
Additional Services Available (fees vary):
- Infant Massage Instruction: Baby's First Touch
-TENS Unit Training (and Rental coming soon)
-Personalized Private Childbirth Education Classes
-Homebirth Preparation and Childbirth Education Classes
- Infant Massage Instruction: Baby's First Touch
-TENS Unit Training (and Rental coming soon)
-Personalized Private Childbirth Education Classes
-Homebirth Preparation and Childbirth Education Classes
My Philosophy and Style
I believe that giving birth is the hardest, most rewarding, work a woman will ever be blessed to do in her life. My goal is to calmly and skillfully help you cope with labor and be a constant reassuring presence for both you and your partner, no matter what nature and circumstance may bring to your birth. By creating awareness through understanding and education, you will have all the information you need to embrace and not fear birth. I will explain what is happening, use my experience to help manage pain, and support your partner, so you can have the kind of birth you hope for. I am flexible and responsive to your needs, personal style, and feelings as labor progresses, always respecting your birth plan and mindful of your preferences.
I simply want to make your birth experience the absolute best it can be.
I simply want to make your birth experience the absolute best it can be.
“We have a secret in our culture, and it's not that birth is painful. It's that women are strong.” ~Laura Stavoe Harm