Doula Care Package

• One prenatal visit to get acquainted and prepare for your birth.
  We will discuss your preferences for labor support, pain control and interventions.
• Assistance in researching and writing a birth plan.
• Uninterrupted support during labor, birth and postpartum.
• Use of my labor support tools such as hot/cold rice packs, birth ball, hand-held massager, massage oils & music.
• Help initiating breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth.
• One postpartum visit to discuss your birth experience and any concerns you have for your baby and to continue breastfeeding support.
• Telephone and e-mail contact, as desired, for one year after delivery.

Fees

My fee for doula services is $400.

I aim to provide continuous, high-quality support to my clients in the atmosphere of their choice. We can labor at home as long as you like or meet at the hospital.  My service area includes the Chapel Hill/Durham area of North Carolina.

Some couples feel they cannot afford a doula.  However, if you have an insurance co-pay (say an 80/20 plan), you may save more than your doula charges by having a doula present. Remember that labor is shorter, there are fewer interventions (continuous external or internal fetal monitoring, induction, Pitocin, vacuum or forceps delivery, epidural, narcotics), the cesarean rate is much lower, and the epidural rate is much lower.  So, if you add up even 20% of the cost of these interventions, a doula actually saves you money.

It is entirely possible to have the birth experience you want and deserve. Much research has shown that when women and their partners are provided with continuous, compassionate support, they recall their birth experience with greater satisfaction and bond to their infants sooner, even if their experience wasn't what they would describe as ideal.  My goal is to give you the gift of a birth experience you will WANT to remember.  Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or comments at nana@enjoymore.net. I also welcome phone calls at 919-606-5451.