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2 prenatal visits, of 1-2 hours each...
- Prenatal support and education
- Assistance in writing your birth plan
- Discuss and practice comfort measures
and relaxation techniques helpful in labour
- Discuss the benefits of breastfeeding
and answer any questions
Attendance at the birth...
- Phone contact during pre- and early
labour
- Continuous, ongoing emotional,
physical and informational care, assistance and support for you and
your partner throughout active labour and birth
- Assistance and advice on comfort
measures such as use of water, patterned breathing, relaxation,
massage, vocalization, positioning, rhythm and ritual, etc.
Post-partum support
- 1-2 hours post-partum support - assist
with breastfeeding and encouraging intimate contact (skin to skin);
ensure you and your partner have food; answer any questions
- On call for the next month to assist
with breastfeeding and addressing any other questions or concerns
- Unlimited phone and email contact
Post-partum visit
- A visit at one month post partum to
provide you with a keepsake birth story and to offer support and
referrals when necessary
fees for
services
It is my philosophy that all that all
women are provided access to a doula, regardless of their ability to pay
for the service. A volunteer service is also available for low income and teenage mothers.
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