DOULA SERVICES
Serving families in Temple, Texas and surrounding areas.
WHAT IS A DOULA?
Doulas are a non-medical assistant in during prenatal care, childbirth, and the postpartum period. She is trained to support persons who attend to the emotional and physical comfort needs of laboring women to smooth the labor process. They do not do clinical tasks but rather use massage, emotional support, educational support, and positioning suggestions to help labor progress as well as possible.
A Doula joins an expectant mother either at her home or in hospital and remains with her through the birth and until a few hours after the birth.
A Doula is not a Midwife. While the Midwifery Model of Care mothers the mother as well, a Midwife performs clinical tasks that a Doula is not trained to do and are outside of the standards of practice for a Doula to perform.
If you hire me to be your birth doula, you can expect two home visits and my attendance of your birth. Each visit will be two hours long with both partners present. I will give you information and resources, we will discuss all your questions, and discuss your birth plan. Feel free to call and text me with any of your concerns and questions.
During the first 6 weeks postpartum, I will come to the hospital before you are released to make sure all is going well with breastfeeding or complications you may have had. I will also come to your come to discuss your birth, answer any questions, and evaluate you for early postpartum depression.
WHAT TO EXPECT
POSTPARTUM VISITS
WHY I BECAME A DOULA
I am passionate about motherhood. There is nothing that can break us or empower us more than growing and delivering our babies. Unfortunately, I have found pregnancy and childbearing is more often breaking us down. A huge reason for this is because we lack support from our doctors, friends, and even family. Becoming a certified doula has created an opportunity for me to support pregnant mamas more than ever. If you choose me to walk this journey of motherhood with you I would be so honored!
PRICING
BIRTH PACKAGE
$1,200
This package includes two visits before delivery. During these visits we will meet, go over preparation for delivery and create a birth plan.
You will be able to contact me at any time with any questions. However, additional visits require an extra fee due to the time and childcare it requires.
This package includes the doulas support during birth (hospital, birth center or home birth).
I am currently not offering any other packages at this time.
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