Well Person Care Doula & Monitrice Placenta Encapsulation
Doula and Monitrice Services
Whether you decide that a home, birth center, hospital or other creative location is the best place for you to give birth, having a professional birth attendant support you through the process can be life changing.
Doula Services
As your doula I will meet with you twice before your labor to go over your birth wishes, relaxation techniques that you might be interested in, and your excitements and reservations about the upcoming labor. I will meet you either at your house or at the location where you choose to birth once your labor becomes active. I will stay with you until your baby is born and your new family is settled in. After your birth we will meet at least once to see how you are doing and process anything that you may want to discuss.
As a Doula, I will work with you, your family, and your care provider during labor, providing information as well as physical and emotional support so that your labor and birth can go as smoothly as possible. I make sure that you have all the possible information you need in order to make informed choices about your health care. In addition to education, I can offer ideas to facilitate ease and comfort during your labor and birth.
If you have a birth partner with you, I attempt to doula you both. I encourage partners to eat, drink and take care of themselves so that they can better take care of you. I facilitate more comfortable positions and ways that they can support you without getting worn out. I find that most laboring women want to look into their partner’s eyes, not mine, so I facilitate that closeness by being as unobtrusive as possible. Sometimes this means that I simply hold space for both of you. Sometimes this means simply making sure you are both well hydrated, nourished, and rested. Sometimes you may want me to provide backpressure while your partner holds you. There may also be times when your partner needs a break and you want me to step in while they are away. Women without family in the area can benefit tremendously by having a doula with them. I can always offer information, physical support, massage, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, or simply a hand to hold.
As a Doula, I will work with you, your family, and your care provider during labor, providing information as well as physical and emotional support so that your labor and birth can go as smoothly as possible. I make sure that you have all the possible information you need in order to make informed choices about your health care. In addition to education, I can offer ideas to facilitate ease and comfort during your labor and birth.
If you have a birth partner with you, I attempt to doula you both. I encourage partners to eat, drink and take care of themselves so that they can better take care of you. I facilitate more comfortable positions and ways that they can support you without getting worn out. I find that most laboring women want to look into their partner’s eyes, not mine, so I facilitate that closeness by being as unobtrusive as possible. Sometimes this means that I simply hold space for both of you. Sometimes this means simply making sure you are both well hydrated, nourished, and rested. Sometimes you may want me to provide backpressure while your partner holds you. There may also be times when your partner needs a break and you want me to step in while they are away. Women without family in the area can benefit tremendously by having a doula with them. I can always offer information, physical support, massage, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, or simply a hand to hold.
Monitrice Services
If you are considering having a hospital birth but want to do most of your laboring at home, having a monitrice available can be incredibly comforting and can facilitate that process smoothly. As a Monitrice, I will support you as a labor doula while also monitoring you and your baby's vital signs during labor, and if necessary provide cervical checks throughout labor. This extra information can help you decide when to relocate to the place you choose to give birth.