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One of my favorite parts of providing doula support is spending time connecting and preparing for your birth journey together. During these visits, we’ll explore:

• Creating a birth plan that reflects your needs, hopes, and desires in any birth setting

• Gentle stretching to optimize fetal positioning and prepare your body for labor

• Relaxation techniques, comfort measures, and strategies for coping in every stage of birth

• Physiologic childbirth education that's inclusive and affirming, empowering you with knowledge about your body and what's to come

• Common hospital interventions and how to avoid them, as well as what to look out for during labor so you can make informed choices with confidence

• Advocacy skills and communication strategies to help you feel heard and affirmed in the birthing room

• Labor positions and movement techniques to encourage progression of labor

• Planning for the early days of postpartum life, including logistics, physical recovery, emotional well-being, relationship support, and early parenting

Enjoy access to a thoughtfully curated library of evidence-based digital resources on labor, childbirth, and postpartum topics designed to support you and your family with reliable information, practical guidance, and the space to prepare for labor, delivery, and your parenting journey.

My goal is to provide you with ongoing care and reassurance throughout your pregnancy. You and your birth partner(s) will receive:

• Personalized prenatal support for as many months as we work together

• Answers to questions that come up along the way, big or small

• Steady encouragement to help you feel informed, grounded, and never alone on your journey

Starting at 37 weeks, I will be available 24/7 to answer questions, offer emotional support, and provide practical tips for relaxation and movement during early labor until you’re ready for me to join you.

From the moment you’re in labor and ready for me to join, I'm there for you and your birth partner(s) through the entire birth, offering:

• Advocacy and emotional support

• Hands-on assistance with movement and labor positions

• Plenty of comfort measures and relaxation techniques

• Active coaching and encouragement for you and your birth partner(s) during labor and delivery

Expect one in-home visit within two weeks of your birth and the other scheduled shortly thereafter, during which I offer:

• postpartum doula care

• lactation support

• space to rest, reflect, and process your birth experience

• specialized referrals to trusted lactation consultants, pelvic floor specialists, mental health professionals, and other postpartum resources

• a nourishing, homemade Ayurvedic soup to support healing and restore your energy

Together, we’ll tend to both your physical recovery and emotional well-being as you settle into life with your new baby.