Birth Doula

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 2021}

Complete Birth Doula Support:

–1595 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}

Repeat Client package:

-895 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

-1695 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.