DOULA
An Interior with a Woman in Bed, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640
Antepartum Doula
An estimated 1 in 5 women are prescribed best rest for complications in pregnancy every year. The anxiety and depression that accompany a high risk pregnancy is significantly reduced when personal needs as well as the needs of the home are tended to. Your doula has a wealth of informational resources that aid in coping with bed rest such as relaxation techniques, morning sickness remedies, massage, useful and recreational books, and online support groups. She also provides light domestic care such as yummy meals, laundry, errands, and sibling care.
antepartum doula services $20.00 per hour
some insurances may apply
Email or call 928-451-2317 to arrange your free consultation.
The Birth of Cupid, by Master of Flora, 1500s
Birth Doula
Women who use a doula are generally more satisfied with their childbirth experience. They feel prepared for labor, have better communication with their health care providers, are informed about what is happening with their bodies and their baby’s body, and they take an active role on the decisions that are made concerning their pregnancy and childbirth. They view their childbirths as something they accomplished rather than something that happened to them.
A doula is a professional labor assistant trained in providing effective pain relief an/or comfort to women in childbirth, whether the woman chooses a natural or un-medicated childbirth, uses epidural anesthesia, or is having a planned cesarean.
Going Au Natural
If you are planning a natural or un-medicated childbirth, your doula can be crucial in minimizing the intensity of the surging rushes (contractions) and will give suggestions that make labor more tolerable. She meets with you prenatally for childbirth education specific to natural childbirth, practices techniques with you that give comfort during labor, guides you through overcoming possible emotional barriers called “birth tigers”, and provides information that could contribute to an easier and shorter labor such as how nutrition affects labor and optimal fetal positioning.
I Want My Epidural!
If you decide to use epidural anesthesia for pain relief, your doula will help you to divert potential side effects by showing you how to keep your baby’s heart rate happy, and how to have your baby turn during the decent for easier pushing. She will show you how to stay in control and connected to your childbirth experience with you remaining an active participant rather than just lying in bed waiting for birth to happen.
But I’m Having a Cesarean
Your doula may assist you with post operative recuperation and help initiate breastfeeding, or she may take care of older siblings while you are in delivery. In addition, she may also come to your home in the weeks that follow to assist with older siblings, provide light housekeeping and yummy meals, and give instruction on basic cesarean healing, newborn care, and how to soothe a colicky baby.
birth doula serices $20.00 per hour
some insurances may apply
Email or call 928-451-2317 to arrange your free consultation.
The Birth of the Virgin, by Bartolome Estaban Perez Murillo, 1655
Sibling Doula
It is widely accepted that children who attend the births of their siblings feel more included with the birth experience and bond more easily with the baby. Your doula offers sibling birth preparation series that explores the upcoming birth using age appropriate art, stories, and video. Your children participate according to your comfort level at the time of your birth. All domestic needs and travel (to and from hospital) are provided.
sibling doula services $20.00 per hour
Email or call 928-451-2317 for your free consultation.
a portion from The Three Ages of Women, by Gustov Klimt, 1905
Postpartum Doula
You did it! Now use this time to rest and fall completely in love with your new baby! Moms who spend the first few days in bed with their baby have easier breastfeeding and lower incidence of postpartum depression. While you are enjoying these precious moments recuperating your doula is taking care of basics such as light housekeeping, yummy meals, and errands. You also have 24 hour phone availability for any questions and assistance regarding postpartum and newborn care, breastfeeding, and how to soothe a colicky baby. Available overnights. This service is especially appreciated by families who have experienced a cesarean.
postpartum doula services $20.00 per hour
some insurances may apply
Email or call 928-451-2317 for your free consultation.
