Birth Doula Services

Birth services include:

• 24 hour on-call availability 2 weeks before & after EDD ($200)

• Intake session & birth plan (virtual 90min meet up) (value $100)

• 2 in-home prenatal visits after 30 weeks of pregnancy (value $150/visit)

• Unlimited phone/email communication ($100)

• Resources & community referrals

• Continuous labor support during childbirth beginning when active labor starts (6cm dilated) (value $2,300)

• Facilitate client & clinician communication & understanding

• Birth advocacy: the doula will speak upon behalf of the laboring person and make clear the birthing persons wishes if/when a hospital team member expects compliance without clear and obvious medical need/danger to the laboring person or fetus’ life and well-being

• Support 1-2 hours after childbirth

• One in-home postpartum meet up to review birth and offer lactation counseling within the first two weeks postpartum. Preferably within the first week after birth to address infant feeding questions (value $200)

Additional services:

These services are bundled into standard birth care to build connection, trust and understanding between the family and the birth-worker.

• Natural Pain Management: A Labor Massage Workshop for couples (value $300/2hr)

• Two 60-minute in-office prenatal massages (value $150/60min)

• Birth photography (value $300)

  • Entry-level birth photography can be done using a family’s camera phone or the birth coach’s Nikon D5300 digital camera.

Additional fee structure outline:

• Back-up labor companion committed to being on-call for unexpected circumstances + who will also attend the Natural Pain Management workshop so that families can meet their back-up birth support (value $250)

  • Back-up birth support is subject to availability.

• The birth doula fee cover’s:

  • The on-call aspect of this profession such as attending to the laboring person at any time as well as cost of canceling scheduled appointments both professionally + personally.

  • Travel time + expenses + supplies + equipment.

  • Unseen educational costs + professional memberships.

Rate:

• Value = $4,400

• Cost = $2,900 (save $1,450/35% discount)

• NO holiday rate because birth is spontaneous. Holiday babies are always welcome!

• Recommendation: Schedule a massage before purchasing a bundle.

• Looking for another way to pay? With BeHerVillage you can add Zeri Health’s birth doula services to your registry and encourage your family & friends to help pay for it.

• Super-bills are provided to families submitting a claim to their insurance. Your doula will walk you through the process of reimbursement.

Doula does not:

• Diagnose medical conditions

• Perform vaginal exams

• Speak for birthing person

• Drive clients

• Advance cash

Conditions:

• Birth services can be canceled at anytime.

• If a family cancels within 2 months of their EDD, the retainer fee is non-refundable. This is because the doula has blocked off their calendar and declined work from inquiring families.

• If birth doula services are canceled outside of the 2 month window, any massage, workshop, and/or meeting that have been provided will be deducted from the retainer fee to compensate the doula for their time. The remaining amount will be refunded to the family.

Moving forward:

• Set up a 30-minute chat to match with a doula who is available

• Review & sign contract

• Send retainer fee of half the amount to reserve the doula ($1,450)

  • The 2nd half of the birth fee is due 6 weeks before EDD ($1,450)

• Meet & greet (optional)

• Fill out an intake form

• Schedule a virtual intake session to go over the form

• Schedule pregnancy massages in the 2nd or 3rd trimester: weeks 13 to 42

• Schedule prenatal visits + Labor Massage Workshop after 30 weeks

• Inform doula when labor begins or signs of labor are noticed