How much do my services cost?
You can choose one or a combination of these options….
Full Doula Package
TOTAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT = $1,000
CONSULTATION - FREE
Meet and Greet virtually or in a neutral location like a coffee shop. We will discuss your goals and desires for your birth. I will provide an overview of my experience as a doula to see if we are a good fit! I will give you my contract and you can decide after our meeting if you want to move forward.
RETAINING FEE - $500
If you sign the contract and I am hired, there is a $500 nonrefundable deposit due at signing, or at the first prenatal visit, to hold your spot in my calendar. This fee covers up to two prenatal visits where we will talk birth, discuss your birth plan, and outline logistics. You will have full access to my doula library and resources. This fee also covers one postpartum visit to your home with a home cooked meal, and for all of my “on call” time, which is when we both agree that labor could occur.
BIRTH FEE - $500
This fee covers my time spent with you during the entirety of your birth. I provide full support when active labor begins and can meet you in your home or at the hospital. These services include, but are not limited to, help and advice with comfort measures, guided breathing, enhancement of relaxation and movement, massage, advocacy and emotional support. I will remain with you until after the birth, making sure you are comfortable and do not need any further assistance (breastfeeding support, nourishment, photography, etc.) The birth fee can be paid by or at the postpartum visit in your home.
If you are in need of additional support (i.e. baby care tips, breastfeeding), I am available via text or call for no additional charge.
In-Person Childbirth Course
TOTAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT = $250
CERTIFIED LAMAZE INTERNATIONAL CHILDBIRTH COURSE
If you would rather me prepare you for childbirth instead of serve as your doula, I offer a standalone childbirth course, which includes up to 180 minutes of private teaching in your home using Lamaze International’s evidence based education along with my own personal curriculum and tools. My childbirth course covers 5 P’s toward preparation and can be spread out over one or two sessions depending on preference.
Before the course, you will receive an email with a video collective to watch and example birth plans that can be edited to fit your needs. During the course, you will receive a comprehensive one-on-one education including demonstration and video, fun interactive games and visuals, my bound curriculum, which includes 40 pages of some of my best work as well as an additional 24 page ebook from Lamaze International on the Six Healthy Birth Practices; both resources you get to keep! After completion of the course, I will be available by phone for additional questions, and if possible, can be reached by phone during the birth.
DIY Digital Curriculum
TOTAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT = $75
DO IT YOURSELF CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION USING MY KNOWLEDGE
If you are interested in ONLY my personal curriculum and do not need me to privately teach you in your home, I offer my course in digital format. My childbirth course covers 5 P’s of childbirth education:
Pathways to Choose
Process of Labor & Birth
Pain & Coping
Positioning
Postpartum & Breastfeeding
It also includes my own spontaneous labor roadmap and induction roadmap. The entire curriculum is 40 pages and contains 95% of my own work, research, and visuals following years of being a doula. Upon purchase of this curriculum, you will receive a link in your email to download the course and save it to your own computer for forever access. The link will be available for 24 hours after purchase. After purchase, you will receive a hard copy of Penny Simkin’s Roadmap to Labor and Lamaze International’s Six Healthy Birth Practices in the mail. If there are questions that come up, you are always welcome to contact me!