Holistic Doula Package
$1200

  • One complimentary virtual meet & Greet informational session

  • Two prenatal visits covering topics such as having a healthy pregnancy, modern birth research, fetal positioning, and birth planning

  • Access to my birth lending library

  • Access to evidence-based research for birth planning

  • Basic nutritional counseling for a healthy birth

  • Call, text, or e-mail support for the duration of your pregnancy and the immediate postpartum

  • On call 24/7 from weeks 38-42 of your pregnancy

  • Complete physical and emotional support throughout labor, birth, and 1-2 hours postpartum

  • Documentary-style photos of the birth and newborn (optional and taken on iphone)

  • Basic breastfeeding support

  • Postpartum home visit within 2 weeks after birth

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WHY HAVE A DOULA?

Formal studies on the benefit of labor support began in the 1970’s when Drs. John Kenner & Marshall Klaus found that women with a committed trained female support during their labor not only demonstrated greater bonding with their baby, but they also had a lower incidence of medical intervention during their births. This pattern has continued overwhelmingly in research on doulas since that initial study. The most comprehensive and largest study, published in 2011, found that in a sample of over 15,000 women, those with a fully trained doula (in contrast to only hospital staff and/or family members) had the best birth outcomes and the lowest incidence of medical interventions. The results of this study found doula-supported women were:
- 28% less likely to have a cesarean section
-31% less likely to use Pitocin to speed up labor
-9 % less likely to use pain medication
-34% less likely to report their birth experience negatively

(Hodnett ED, Gates S, Hofmeyr GJ, Sakala C, Weston J. “Continuous Support For Women During Childbirth.” Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Feb 16 (2) CD003766. Referenced from “DONA International Position Paper: The Birth Doula’s Role in Maternity Care. )