Birth Services

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• 1 or more home visits during pregnancy
• Availability via text and email throughout pregnancy up to one month after birth
• Help with finding a midwife or OB
• Help with making a decision on where and how to deliver
• Preparation of a birth plan
• On call around your due date
• Availability in early labor when your hospital would not take you on yet
• Labor at home with you and keep you comfortable
• Massage and position you during labor to optimize your pelvic opening for baby to engage​
• ​Breathing techniques for every stage of labor

• ​​Work together with your birth partner so he/she can rest, eat, get questions answered and transition into parenthood just as well as you are
• Organize transfer to hospital if not birthing at home.
• Knowledge of hospital protocols on certain procedures (i.e. you might be able to decline i.v. fluids during labor or you might be allowed to eat in certain hospitals)
• Stay on top of your birth wishes upon arrival at the hospital or arrival of midwife.
• Advocacy for you if interventions are being suggested that you don’t agree with
• Continuous care for you during labor- your nurse won’t be in the room at all times and your OB usually shows up upon admission, a few checks in between and birth

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Postpartum Services

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• breastfeeding support
• Maternal postnatal care
• Partner involvement
• Newborn care and education, techniques to soothe your baby, baby-wearing
• Meal preparation and education on nutrition after birth
• Light Housekeeping and sibling care
• Screening for postpartum mood disorders
• Additional resources and referrals in your community

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Sibling Doula Services

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Your sibling support doula will be on call for you 24/7 in your due date range (from 38-42 weeks).   While in labor your doula can come to your home or meet you at the hospital to offer emotional support for your older child.  We can answer questions as they come up, provide distractions when your child needs to take a break, and offer immediate sibling integration support once baby is born.  After you are home with your new baby, we make sure to do a postpartum sibling integration check-in visit to support families needs during this transition.