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 2023}
UPDATE: BOOKED THROUGH AUG 2023
Holistic Birth Support / Monitrice care
*recommended for first time parents
-2195 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
- Monthly visits at office hours until 37w, weekly office hours from 37w-birth {office hours are every Friday 9:30a-11:30a} to cover nourishment.
- 3 in-home prenatal info sessions:
- 30w”The What”,
- 34w “The How” and
- 36w 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
- Breastfeeding check in day 3-5 post birth
- A postpartum visit approx 7-10 days post 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 breastfeeding photos
- {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
-1595 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:
-1095 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
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 as we share call.
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
*In the event that one of us is unavailable during the birth due to emergency or attendance at another birth then the birth will be attended by the available doula and the fee will remain the same.
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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