Birth & Postpartum Support

A calm & steady presence for your family’s beginning

Welcoming a baby is a profound transition. My role is to support you with personalized care, clear information, and a warm and steady presence, through pregnancy & birth, postpartum, and the early weeks of life with your baby.

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Birth Support

    • 2 prenatal visits (in-person or virtual) to discuss birth preferences, comfort measures, and preparation

    • Phone/text support during pregnancy for questions and reassurance

    • 24/7 on-call support beginning at 38 weeks

    • Continuous support throughout labour and birth

    • Comfort measures and support for partners

    • Advocacy and communication support with your care team

    • 1-2 hours post-delivery support to help with bonding and settling in

    • Optional: use of TENS machine

    • Postpartum follow-up: 1 home visit, and phone/text support for the first 6 weeks

  • The fee for this comprehensive package is $1250.

    Birth clients can also add on 20 hours of Postpartum Support for a discounted rate of $650!

  • I believe support should be accessible. If cost is a barrier, please reach out. I offer limited sliding-scale spots as well as flexible payment options.

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Postpartum Support

    • Emotional support and space to process your birth

    • Newborn care and guidance (feeding, soothing, sleep basics)

    • Support for your healing and rest

    • Light household help (dishes, laundry, meal prep)

    • Sibling care

    • Evidence-informed answers to your questions

    • Phone/text support between visits

    • Guidance for local parenting resources

  • Postpartum support is billed at a rate of $35 an hour, with a 4-hour minimum shift.

    Hours can be pre-purchased as a bundle, with 10% discount when purchasing 40+ hours. (E.g. 40 hours = $1260, 60 hours = $1890)

  • I believe support should be accessible. If cost is a barrier, please reach out. I offer limited sliding-scale spots as well as flexible payment options.

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E-mail/Text Support Only

  • An alternative to traditional, in-person support: a doula in your pocket! Unlimited e-mail and text messaging through your pregnancy and postpartum period - evidence-based answers to all your questions, resource-sharing, referrals, and emotional support as you navigate the transition into parenthood.

  • $75/month.

    No subscription required - start with just one month, cancel anytime!

  • I believe support should be accessible. If cost is a barrier, please reach out. I offer limited sliding-scale spots as well as flexible payment options.

Full-Spectrum Package - $2000

Already know you’re going to want support from pregnancy through postpartum? Save a bit of money by purchasing a Full Spectrum Package, which includes prenatal education, birth support and 20 hours of postpartum support.

A $2230 value!

  • Childbirth education built into your prenatal care! We’ll go over what to expect in labour and birth, and tailor it to your unique birthing situation. Divided up over four 2-hour sessions, in person or virtually.

  • Includes everything in the Birth Support package.

  • Includes everything in Postpartum Support.