My services include the following:

• One initial meeting (interview) free of charge.
• Two in-home prenatal visits to get to know each other better and discuss goals/options for birth. (Prenatals are scheduled around 34 weeks.)
• Help you develop and put together a birth plan.
• Unlimited telephone and e-mail consultations.
• One visit with you and your health care provider to clarify your goals and wishes (if requested).
• On call 24-7 for labor/birth (two weeks before estimated delivery date until baby arrives). When you think labor has begun, I will meet you at your home or hospital/birthing center with comfort measures such as breathing, relaxation, massage, and positioning and tending to your emotional and physical needs.
• Uninterrupted support during labor, birth, and postpartum until your family is comfortably settled.
• Help with initiating breastfeeding.
• Trained to help women achieve Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
• Complimentary pictures, if you wish for them to be taken, during labor/birth.
• One postpartum follow-up, in-home visit one to three weeks after baby's birth.
• Services can be tailored to meet your specific needs & additional post partum support can be arranged (Mommies Helper).

Half of my fee is due upon signing the contract and the other half is due two weeks prior to due date. Please contact me for pricing.

Scheduled Cesarean Sections

You may find that you need to schedule the delivery date of your baby to be born via c-section. The need for this can be for many reasons. If this is how you are giving birth you will still need support from other people. I am the perfect person to help give you this support.

I can bring in another set of hands and eyes and ears to help you better prepare for your upcoming surgical birth. I can help you get answers to your questions and formulate a birth plan for a cesarean section.

Unscheduled Cesareans

I will be able to provide all of the above services for you should the need for a cesarean come up during your labor. If you have an emergency cesarean, my role as well as the role of your other support people may be extremely limited during the actual surgery. However, in the recovery and postpartum periods I will again be able to resume those functions.

In general, the idea of using a doula for a cesarean, particularly a scheduled cesarean, is not an unusual one. Many couples find that they benefit from the supportive and informative services of this extra set of trained hands during a surgical birth. I will be sure to talk to with you about my experience with surgical birth. I will explain how I can help you during this surgery.