Postpartum Doula Services

Why hire a pro?

You’ll be learning a lot of new things; how to navigate the maternity care system, the physiology of pregnancy, childbirth & lactation; How this new chapter changes your relationship with yourself, your partner and community; How to feed your baby, establish routines with a newborn, what products to purchase and so much more!

What a transformational time parenthood is!

Weather you find parenthood to be a learning curve or you are a seasoned caregiver expecting baby #2, #3 or #4, a postpartum professional trained to nurture the mother-baby dyad may be extremely beneficial to the health & wellbeing of your family unit.

Having the care & expertise of a maternal-support practitioner during the first weeks & months postpartum can support individuals through these changes, helping create a nurturing and restorative environment so growing families can make fond memories.

Zeri Health practitioner’s are a valuable resource every step of the way.

Postpartum Services

  • On-call 2 weeks before & after EDD excluding blackout dates

  • Breast/chest/bottle-feeding education & guidance

  • Introductory newborn sleep principles/concepts

  • Infant bathing

  • Diaper changing

  • Cord care

  • Circumcision care

  • Soothing & swaddle techniques

  • Day time and/or overnight support (subject to availability)

  • Baby laundry

  • Nursery organization

  • Light house cleaning

  • Meal prep: postpartum nutrition

  • Baby-wearing education

  • Pump/bottle sterilization

  • Accompany clients to doctor visits

  • Run errands

Rates:

  • $55-75/hr singles

  • $65-85/hr multiples

  • Minimum 4-hours daytime shift

  • Minimum 8-hours overnight shift

  • Day shift schedule: Minimum 15hrs/wk for 1 month

  • Overnight schedule: Minimum of 24hrs/wk for 1 month

  • Overnights occur on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday

  • Holiday rates apply

  • Looking for another way to pay? With BeHerVillage you can add Zeri Health’s Nourishing Postpartum Doula Services to your registry and encourage your family & friends to help pay for it.

Doula does not:

  • Diagnose medical conditions

  • Perform clinical tasks

  • Take over the care of the newborn. A parent or family member must be home

  • Drive clients

  • Walks dogs

  • Heavy house cleaning tasks

  • Advance cash

Depending on the doula’s availability, choose between an overnight and day shift schedule from below. The schedules below are the minimum amounts of time the doula will retain their services for a family.

Overnight schedule:

  • Minimum 96hrs total

  • 8hr shifts

  • 3x/wk for 1 month

  • Monday, Wednesday, & Friday ($6,240 - $7,200 cost for single infant)

  • 10p - 6a (8hrs)

Day shift schedule:

  • Minimum 60hrs total

  • 5hr shifts

  • 3x/wk for 1 month

  • Monday, Wednesday, & Friday ($3,300 - $4,500 cost for single infant)

  • 9a - 2p (5hrs)

Conditions:

  • Postpartum 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

Moving forward:

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

  • Lock in a schedule

  • Discuss which day you’d like postpartum services to start (first OR second day home from birth center/hospital)

  • Review & sign contract

  • Send retainer fee of half the amount of the contract in order to reserve the doula’s time

  • Meet & greet (optional)

  • Inform doula when labor begins and when you will be coming home from the birth center/hospital

  • Note: The first week of services will look different than the planned schedule due to the spontaneous nature of birth and the unpredictable day you will come home from the birth facility

  • Reminder: Birth-work is a fluid and flexible lifestyle which means the maternal-support practitioner could be on-call for a birth. In these circumstances, there may be a temporary interruption in the postpartum schedule if the birth professional is called to a birth. Any hour’s missed would be credited to another week.