{"id":18207,"date":"2017-06-14T08:14:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adoulachick.com\/?page_id=18207"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:59:14","slug":"labor-and-birth-doula-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adoulachick.com\/?page_id=18207","title":{"rendered":"Labor and Birth Doula Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adoulachick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/birth-doula.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18374\" src=\"https:\/\/adoulachick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/birth-doula.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"163\"><\/a>As a trained labor support doula I assist laboring people in their pursuit of a safe and memorable birth experience. Every pregnant person, baby and birth are unique, and my work involves respecting and encouraging my client&#8217;s natural rhythms and needs.&nbsp; I provide physical and emotional support, suggestions for comfort measures and positioning, which may assist in the progress of labor, and a nurturing presence. It is my goal to affirm your strength and to show up with ideas, tools, and a willingness to go with the flow and let labor unfold.<\/p>\n<p>I offer a free, virtual consultation to discuss my services and to decide if we\u2019d like to work together. &nbsp;If you are birthing at one of the area&#8217;s Swedish Hospitals, I would love to serve you through their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swedish.org\/services\/doula-services\">Swedish Doula Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My birth doula services include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two prenatal meetings<\/li>\n<li>Optional <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodyreadymethod.com\">Body Ready Method<\/a>\u00ae assessment and personalized program&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Continuous presence during your labor and birth plus 1-3 hours postpartum<\/li>\n<li>One to two postpartum visits with breastfeeding support<\/li>\n<li>24 hour support by phone and email from the time you hire me<\/li>\n<li>A birth story written for you based on my notes from your birth<\/li>\n<li>Availability of a back up doula<\/li>\n<li>Photos of your birth, if desired<\/li>\n<li>Compassionate, nurturing, attentive support for birthing person and partner.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fee: The price for my birth doula services is $2500. <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Clients outside of the Swedish Hospital Doula Program, Please contact me via <a href=\"https:\/\/adoulachick.com\/?page_id=11\">email<\/a> for a copy of my Doula Chick Contract<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once services are retained, I am available by phone and email for pre-labor questions or discussions, and am always on call up until the birth of your baby.<\/p>\n<p>When labor begins and you request my presence, you may expect me to arrive in about an hour. &nbsp;My support and presence will be continuous throughout active labor and birth. &nbsp;While attending your birth,&nbsp;I use my own individual strengths, experience and skills to make suggestions for position changes, movement, and breathing in the interest of comfort and the progression of labor. I can help you gather information about the course of your labor and your options. Perhaps most importantly, I provide emotional reassurance and comfort. &nbsp;I can help out with whatever needs arise, and can even photograph your labor and birth if you would like that.<\/p>\n<p>It is often reassuring to the birth partner or family members to rely on a doula&#8217;s calm and objective presence during times when the birthing parent may be experiencing discomfort and displaying emotional stress. I model comforting techniques and offer reassurance,&nbsp;which can help the partner to relax, feel less pressured, and freely join in the efforts of physical and emotional comforting.<\/p>\n<p>My services are concluded with one or two postpartum visits to your home. &nbsp;During these visits I offer &nbsp;breastfeeding support,&nbsp;answer any questions that you may have, and admire your baby. &nbsp;We also&nbsp;have the opportunity to walk through your birth story and to address postpartum issues. &nbsp;While technically this ends our professional doula\/client relationship, I welcome phone calls, notes, and updated photos of your baby and family.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the services that are outside my scope of practice as a doula are speaking to your caregiver or medical staff on your behalf, prescribing any medical treatments, making decisions for you, or guaranteeing any particular outcome. I specialize in non-medical skills and do&nbsp;not perform clinical tasks, such as vaginal examinations, fetal monitoring, blood pressure, or diagnosing conditions in either the pregnant person or the baby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Assistance:<\/strong>&nbsp;Since I believe everyone who wants a doula should have one, I try to offer reduced cost doula services as I am able for single parents or for those who are struggling financially. &nbsp;Call and see if I have availability for the month that you are due, or I can connect you with helpful resources in our area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a trained labor support doula I assist laboring people in their pursuit of a safe and memorable birth experience. 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