Doula Services
Pregnancy, Birth, And Postpartum Support for all birthing people
Birth is transformational. As your doula, I am present to empower and support the birthing person or couple through radically personalized care. I provide emotional, physical, and informational support anywhere you choose to give birth - at home, hospital, or birth center.
I believe in empowerment through education; providing you with evidence based information so you can make the best informed decisions for yourself. We work together to create a birth plan, and explore physical comfort measures and mindfulness techniques, to create your ideal supported birth environment.
Services
Services are customized to the client’s preferences, and typically include:
✜ 2 in-home Prenatal sessions (2-3 hours each)
✜ Unlimited virtual / remote support
✜ On call 24/7 beginning at 38 weeks
✜ Constant support from the onset of labor through birth
✜ 2 postpartum visits
Pricing
Packages are customizable, beginning with the above listed services at $1350.
DOULA FAQ
What is a birth doula?
A birth doula is a trained professional caregiver who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support throughout the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process. They educate, advocate, and hold space for birthing persons and their partners/family to facilitate an empowering and positive birthing experience.
What is a birth doula's impact on healthy birth outcomes?
⋇ Higher reported rate of birth experience satisfaction
⋇ Higher rate of breastfeeding initiation
⋇ Decreased rate of postpartum depression or anxiety
⋇ More likely to go into spontaneous (self-induced) labor
⋇ Reduced incidence of intervention
⋇ Significantly lower rates of unplanned cesarean birth
What is the difference between a midwife and a doula?
While midwives and doulas often work together, they are not interchangeable and work under separate scopes of practice. A midwife is a licensed healthcare professional who provides comprehensive medical care during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, including performing clinical tasks and delivering babies. A doula is a non-medical, trained professional birth worker who offers emotional support, education, and physical comfort measures during childbirth.
A doula does:
⋇ Provide prenatal + postpartum education
⋇ Give emotional and physical support before, during, and after labor
⋇ Shares comfort measures, positions and laboring techniques
⋇ Supports the birthing person's birth plan and decisions
⋇ Advocates for birthing persons throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum
⋇ Provides a positive space for birthing persons & their partners
⋇ Provides lactation support
A doula does not:
⋇ Perform medical procedures (i.e. vaginal exams, fetal heart monitoring, etc.)
⋇ Make decisions for you, especially medical decisions
How will hiring a doula affect my partner’s role during the birth?
The role of a doula is never to replace a support person, but to diversify and strengthen your support network. My role is to support you, and your partner. Together, we work to create a team that can be dynamically present to build a safe and easeful environment to keep you at the center of your birth story.
Connect
I take the invitation to your birth space with a deep sense of honor, compassion, and respect.
If you’re in the greater Tucson area and are looking for support during your pregnancy, birth, or postpartum / early days of parenthood, please reach out.