Services
Prenatal and Labour Support
As your Birth Doula, I provide
physical, emotional and informational support to couples prenatally, during labor,
birth and the immediate postpartum period.
My services include, but are not limited to:
- Initial consultation, complementary
- A minimum of 2 prenatal visits during your pregnancy to become familiar with each other. To formulate your birth plan and to discuss comfort measures and the overall labor process and to practice various birthing positions and movement. We discuss you and your birth partners' expectations, options and desires.
- Phone and email support
- On call (24/7) from your 38th week until baby's birth
- Access to my lending library of books and DVDs
- Attendance during the labor, birth and immediate postpartum period
- 2 postpartum visits
- Breastfeed instruction and support, if requested
- Community referrals
- Photos of your labour, birth and newborn baby; if desired, as possible
- Qualified back-up doula
Photographs and Slide shows
Often couples are so caught up in the moment that, when their baby arrives photographs are the last thing on their minds. However, those first few moments are often a blur and hard to recall days and weeks after your babies arrival. Photographs are a perfect way to capture that amazing first meeting between baby and parents.
Its my pleasure to offer a photograph and slide show package, please contact me for further details.
Birth Pool Rentals
Water can be a tremendously helpful and relaxing
tool to have while in labour. I am pleased to offer two styles of
birth pool for rent:
Waterbirth
International's "Birth Pool in a Box Eco".
Features of
this inflatable PVC pool include:- Comfortable, portable, easy to set up and
take down.
- The first FDA-approved birth pool.
- Deep enough to cover your belly - float and
change positions with ease, or rest on the built-in seat. Four
handles give you a grip when you need it.
- Roomy enough for two people - 6x5 feet.
- Three inflatable chambers for safety and
adjustable height.
- Patented form-fitting disposable liner for
added leak protection and hygiene.
- One of the only pools made without phthalates
- better for the environment, better for you and your baby.
The Birth Pool in a Box is available for
rent for just $150.00 per month. Rental fee includes birth
pool, new liner, tap attachment, electric air pump for
inflating, thermometer, debris net, lead-free non-toxic
filling hose, patch kit, submersible water pump and hose for
emptying, and instructions. Home delivery and pick-up
available for a nominal fee.
Rubbermaid Birthing Tub
Features of this tub include:- Sturdy, made from hard plastic.
- No inflation necessary - just pad, line and
fill.
- Roomy 3x5 foot design.
The Rubbermaid tub is available for rent for
just $75.00 per month. Rental fee includes birth pool, new
liner, thick foam padding, debris net, emptying kit, and instructions.
Home delivery and pick-up available for a nominal fee.
For more information or to reserve a birth pool,
contact me. You do not have to be a client to rent a pool.
