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Hospital Doula Services
If you transfer care for medical or personal reasons, or desire to birth your baby in the hospital, you can have me attend your birth as a doula. Doulas provide ongoing emotional and physical support throughout your pregnancy, labor, and postpartum but do not provide medical care to the mom or baby. By hiring a midwife for your hospital birth, you can ensure the best possible care in a medical setting.I am committed to you regardless of the setting, be it home or hospital, because I want to be where women are giving birth. The majority of women in Northern CA and the US birth their babies in hospitals, with approximately 1-2 % birthing at home and 5% of all births in the US taking place with midwives. This number contrasts the number of overall babies born into the hands of midwives, approximately 85% worldwide. Personally as a midwife, I’d love to see the number of homebirths in Humboldt County rise to at least 5-10% as pregnant women gain access to optimal prenatal care through midwifery.
Consider hiring a professional doula for your hospital birth, whether you are delivering at Mad River, St Josephıs, or Redwood Memorial Hospitals. Go to: www.humboldtdoulas.com for further information and resources. Doulas matter and make a big difference in lowering surgical birth rates, which are at an all-time high currently.
Baby Abby happily napping
- 2 Prenatal Appointments, focused on your birth vision, childbirth education, relaxation techniques, prenatal yoga poses, creating a birth and/or postpartum plan, and anything else you desire (birth plan coaching, etc.). These last 1-2 hours each.
- Ongoing Phone availability once you hire me
- On-call availability from 37-42 weeks
- Back-up doula relationship, in case I am called to two births
- Attendance of your labor when you desire my presence, either at home or in the hospital
- Active participation in your birth in the hospital as your doula
- Immediate postpartum support with professional breastfeeding assistance
- Two postpartum appointments, one at two or three days when you may have a lot of questions, the second arranged at your convenience, usually around 2 weeks.
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Remember: It’s your birth! Listen to your baby.
Please note that I will not be able to provide primary care in a hospital setting due to hospital regulations.