Services
Different families need different levels of assistance, and make different choices about how they would like their babies to be born. General doula services may include some of the following:
Prenatal
- Childbirth education classes
- Attendance at OB/GYN visits
- Give emotional support
- Birth plan preparation
Labor & Delivery
- Help explain various medical procedures
- Give emotional support
- Offer advice, when solicited.
- Suggest labor positions to reduce stress and discomfort
- Encourage mom's partner to take a strong role
- Take pictures/video as requested
- Aromatherapy
- Guided imagery/visualizations
- Massage
Postpartum
- Lactation/breast-feeding assistance
- Help with breast/bottle feeding
- Assistance with breast pumps
- Instruction with feeding, bathing, swaddling
- Help prepare light meals & snacks for mom
- Preparation & storage of nutritional meals for the family
- Running errands e.g. grocery store
- 24/7 phone & email support
(Note: fees charged and actual services provided vary by client, and will be determined on an individual basis.)