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Labor
Support -
We
have an introductory meeting to see if there is a good fit between
client and doula. I explain my services and give
you informational paperwork, as well as referrals to other doulas for
you to call. I highly recommend interviewing many doulas to see who
might have the best approach for you. After that meeting, if there is
an agreement made to work together, I meet with you and your partner a minimum
of three times. Along with actual face-to-face meetings, we
have as many phone conversations and emails as is needed. I believe in
frequent communication between mom and me, so that you gain comfort
with me and with using a doula for feedback, support, and friendship.
A
basic outline of prenatal sessions:
Birth Plan Session Somewhere around 28-30 weeks we meet to
develop
the foundation for your birth plan. I send you a birth plan
questionnaire ahead of time so that you and your partner can review and
discuss preferences. This session usually takes 90 minutes to two hours
and can take place wherever you feel the most comfortable. Email and
phone calls between us happen a lot!!
Mom to Mom Session
This session is designed to give mother and doula time to review birth
plan worksheet and answer questions about childbirth. I get to really
sit and listen to what you are wanting in your birth. I review the
stages of labor and birth (Childbirth Education), and we consider
applying your birth plan to that framework. After this session I write
a rough draft of your birth plan and email it to you. We begin to work
together via email and phone calls, on changing and refining it to best
fit you, your partner and your care providers.
Comfort Measures
Session
Mom and partner learn and practice comfort
measures to be used in labor and delivery. Including massage,
exercises, breathing, visualizations.
Additional
Basic Services
“On-call status” beginning at 38 weeks.
Labor
support Continual hour to hour support for mother and partner
throughout labor, delivery, and recovery.
Postpartum
meeting to review birth.
Backup
Doula arrangements provided upon request.
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