Doula Services
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Prenatal
I start prenatal sessions with my clients from 25 weeks gestation. This involves 4 sessions at your home where we will explore:
1. Reprogramming your mindset about birth: breathwork, physiology of birth, stages of birth, hypnobirthing 101, golden hour and skin to skin, birth positions and biomechanics of birth
2. Know your options and advocacy: place of birth, comfort measures, interventions, knowing your rights, informed decision-making, role of birth partners
3. Birth planning: Create plan A, B & C, role playing birth scenarios, exploring cultural traditions around pregnancy and birth
4. Postnatal planning: baby feeding, baby wearing, perinatal mental health, perineal and pelvic care, signposting and connecting with local resources
(Price included in birth support)
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Birth
I will be on call from 38 - 42 weeks (or until you give birth). During this time I will:
- Be available 24/7 for this entire period to provide text and phone support while your body prepares for birth.
- Offer support with exercises for optimal foetal positioning to help your baby to descend into your pelvis prior to birth.
- Establish the best time to travel in to hospital or when to call your midwife if having a homebirth.
- Attend your chosen place of birth to support you physically and emotionally.
- Advocate for your wishes as described in your birth plan.
- Prepare your home in cases of homebirth
- Maintain calmness via tools and techniques practised beforehand
- Maintain a serene space for you and communicate your wishes to your midwife or obstetrician.
- Help you to establish skin-to-skin contact with your baby and initiate breast/chestfeeding.
£2000
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Postnatal
Within a week of your birth, I will visit you for a debrief to:
- Process your birth experience together and bring closure to the experience.
- Offer basic support with feeding your baby such and help with issue relating to milk supply, latching and positioning.
-Prepare nutritious hot meals and ayurvedic hot teas to help your body heal.
- Offer assistance with rituals to honour the placenta e.g placenta burials or prints.
- Help prepare sitz baths or steams to support with perineal and womb healing.
- Support with baby wearing using a sling or carrier.
£360 for 12 hours of postnatal support
I offer additional postnatal support when possible at an hourly rate of £30/hr
Where I work
I currently offer in person doula support across London, primarily in North, East, West and Central London. I am happy to offer virtual prenatal support to people based outside this area who are unable to find affirming support locally. Please enquire to find out whether I can provide you with in person support.