I believe in birthing bodies and I believe in the birth preferences of birthing people and their partners. My goal is to support each birthing mother + couple with the enthusiasm and love each new life deserves.
– elaine
Read more about my Education, Certifications & Trainings Here:
- Previous labor & birth experience includes: hospital, birth center and home birth, medicated and unmedicated birth, Twins, vaginal OR delivery, Interventive and Non-interventive birth, Cesarean birth, High-risk birth, VBAC support, Home Birth After Cesarean, Water Birth, Gentle/Family Centered Cesarean support, TOLAC and planned Cesarean support, homebirth transfer and unplanned homebirth.
BIRTH DOULA SERVICES: { fees for 2022}
Complete Birth Doula Support:
*recommended for first time parents
–1795 with 595 due at contract signing and the remainder due by 37 weeks.
This includes:
- Interview
- support via email & phone from moment of hiring
- access to my lending library
- 4 prenatal info sessions: Nutrition, “The What”, “The How” and
- Private Prenatal & Postpartum Breastfeeding Support
- Pregnancy gift from New Mama Columbus
- Help with birth plan
- Back-up doula
- Constant on-call support from 37 weeks on
- Continuous support during labor & birth
- Labor + Birth Photography – up to 100 photos
- Postpartum check-in by phone 24 hrs postpartum & 72 hours postpartum
- A postpartum visit approx 7-10 days after birth
- Postpartum Care package gift from New Mama Columbus
- Weekly, 1-1.5 hr postnatal visits as First Month Postpartum Doula Support
- 6 week closing ceremony : choice of yoni steam, herb bath, or Rebozo ceremony
- {prenatal and postpartum photos are always an option to add on}
Standard Holistic Doula Support
*recommended for anyone who has already had a baby w/o previous doula support, or support provided by a different doula
-1495 with 495 due at contract signing and remainder due by 37 weeks.
- support via email & phone
- access to my lending library
- 3 prenatal info sessions {covering birth options, comfort + coping, breastfeeding and postpartum life}
- Prenatal Tea + Gift from New Mama Columbus
- Help with birth preferences
- Back-up doula
- On-call support from 37 weeks on
- Continuous support during labor & birth
- facilitation with placenta encapsulation, if applicable.
- Birth Photos – up to 100 edited images from your birth as a visual timeline.
- Private Prenatal & Postpartum Breastfeeding Support
- 2 1-1.5 hr postnatal visits, weekly, additional photos offered
- Postpartum Pampering package gift from New Mama Columbus.
Repeat Client package:
-995 with 495 due at contract signing and remainder due by 37 weeks
This includes:
- Interview
- support via email & phone from moment of hiring
- access to my lending library
- 2 prenatal info sessions
- Constant on-call support from 37 weeks on
- Back-up doula
- Continuous support during labor & birth
- Postpartum support up to 2 hrs postbirth
- Postpartum check in phone call approx 7-10 days after birth
- Option to add on postpartum visits
- Option to add on photography package
- Option to add on 6 week closing ceremony
- Option to add on packages from New Mama Columbus
*If you need a doula operating at a lower service fee message me here and I will direct you to doulas in my mentorship program who offer lower fees while they gain experience*
Unique Support Options:
Two-la Doula
-1895 with 695 due at contract signing and the remainder due by 37 weeks.
Receive the benefit and care from 2 knowledgeable, professional doulas during your pregnancy, birth & postpartum! Care is from myself and one of my mentee doulas.
This includes:
- Interview
- support via email & phone, both doulas
- 2 prenatal info sessions, both doulas
- Help with birth preferences
- Back-up doula
- Constant on-call support from 37 weeks on, both doulas
- Continuous support during labor & birth, both doulas
- Postpartum check-in by phone 24 hrs postpartum & 72 hours postpartum
- A postpartum visit approx 7-10 days after birth, both doulas
- Option to add on additional services
Prenatal Doula:
-495
I offer Pregnancy Mentoring which is ideal for mothers and couples in the first half of their pregnancy or couples who have decided they want to go through labor & birth as just a duo but want to be very prepared emotionally, spiritually, mentally, physically and informationally.
This entails my prenatal support as a doula and my information resource packets:
- information about birth and birth choices giving you more of a background for what kinds of questions and conversations you want to have with your care provider.
- questions that time and space don’t allow for at your provider’s office.
- identify helpful literature and resources for your specific needs
- examine your birth philosophies and preferences
- your fears and concerns
- anything at all related to this new transition of life.
As a birth doula, I have become knowledgeable about the birth timeline, pregnancy culture, products and local birth community. If you are looking for a service I don’t provide I will help point you in the right direction.
Mileage Fee:
-55
One time mileage fee applicable for clients over 20 miles from my home address. Applies to all packages
Photography add-on:
-195
Up to 100 edited images from your birth as a visual timeline. I am not a professional photographer. I can connect you with a trusted professional if you are wanting a more encompassing photography of your birth. I am a doula first and fulfill those roles before all else but I can snap a sweet pic from time to time.
Discounts:
*Discounted service fee offered to active duty military families, repeat clients and home birth families*
As a doula, I can ethically commit to only 1-4 families a month so my income is naturally limited and my service prices are firm. If you are in need of a lowered service fee, let me know. Let’s have a conversation about it. I can provide my bartering options or help direct you to a trusted doula operating at a lower fee. We will find a financial plan that works.
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