Accepting the following insurance plans:
PRENATAL DOULA SERVICES
- Emotional Support: Offering reassurance, encouragement, and guidance throughout pregnancy, helping to reduce anxiety and stress.
- Education: Providing information on childbirth options, pain relief, birth plans, and different stages of labor.
- Birth Plan Creation: Assisting in creating a personalized birth plan that reflects the client’s preferences, discussing different birthing options, and preparing for potential situations that could arise.
- Partner Support: Helping partners understand their role and how they can best support the birthing person.
- Physical Comfort Measures: Teaching relaxation techniques, breathing exercises, and comfort positions to ease discomfort during pregnancy and prepare for labor.
BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM DOULA SERVICES
- Labor Support: Offering continuous support throughout labor by providing emotional encouragement and physical comfort techniques (such as massage, counter-pressure, and positioning).
- Pain Management: Helping manage pain through non-medical techniques like breathing, visualization, massage, hot/cold packs, and positioning, in alignment with the client’s preferences.
- Advocacy: Supporting clients in communicating their preferences and needs with medical staff. A doula is there to ensure the client’s voice is heard in the birth space.
- Physical Presence: Remaining with the client throughout labor, creating a calm and supportive atmosphere, and assisting in maintaining the birth environment as per the client’s wishes.
- Partner Involvement: Providing guidance and support for partners, helping them be involved in the process without feeling overwhelmed or unsure.
- Emotional Support: Offering reassurance and empathy as new parents adjust to life with a newborn, addressing any feelings of overwhelm or uncertainty.
- Infant Care Guidance: Providing tips on newborn care, breastfeeding support, diapering, swaddling, and soothing techniques.
- Breastfeeding Support: Assisting with latch and positioning, offering tips for successful breastfeeding, and connecting clients with lactation consultants if needed.
- Household Help: Light housekeeping, meal prep, and running errands to allow the new parents to focus on bonding and recovery.
- Sibling Support: Helping older siblings adjust to the new baby by offering fun, age-appropriate activities and support for the family dynamic.
- Recovery Support: Helping the birthing parent with their physical recovery, offering suggestions for self-care, and monitoring for signs of postpartum depression.