Birth Doula Services

How we approach birth doula support

We believe that birth is not an illness or condition, but a normal, natural and exciting event. We also believe that birthers intuitively know how to labour and birth, and that everyone caring for and supporting them needs to trust, respect and elevate this instinct and inner wisdom.

We believe birthers have the right to give birth with access to routine medical interventions, and that if these interventions become necessary or desired, all information needed to understand them and make a fully-informed decision must be provided. Education and information is paramount as it empowers people to make informed choices about their health, as well as to affirm and trust their intuition and instinct.

We believe the intention of labour support is to ensure birthers have a safe and satisfying birth experience as each individual person defines it. A person’s birth experience will become one of their most significant and lasting memories, and has been proven to have an enduring effect on the physical and mental health of the birther, baby, and partner. Cultivating and supporting these early relationships between parents and their infants is paramount as they have implications not only for the success of each family, but for society as a whole.

As birth doulas, we draw on our professional training, knowledge and personal experiences to provide physical, emotional and informational support to the birther and their partner. We physically support the birther using different comfort measures and techniques during their labour. We emotionally support the birther and their family by providing continuous reassurance, love and making space for whatever feelings come up. We advocate for the birther and for their family by providing research-based evidence prenatally, as well as by making space for the family’s desires during labour and birth. Our role in no way takes away from or replaces the role of the partner; instead, our presence allows the partner to be involved to their own level of comfort and participation. We show up ready to work as a team with your medical care providers to help ensure a safe AND satisfying birth experience for your family. It is important that you know that we cannot guarantee a particular outcome for your birth, but that we will be a consistent reflection of your values throughout your birthing journey.

Both birth doula support packages include:

  • Prenatal Preparation

    Meeting in your home to get to know each other and individualize your care

    Three, three-hour online group prenatal education sessions

    Access to our amazing & curated resources

    Building your birth values & intentions

    Preparing your mind & body for birth

    An exploration of any past birth & pregnancy experiences

    Comfort measures for labour

    Creating a postpartum plan

    Newborn prep, care & expectations

    Breast/chestfeeding & feeding options

    Safe sleeping options

    Building your community of birth recovery & healing practitioners

  • Birthing Guidance

    Continuous communication and support via phone and text

    Our arrival within about an hour of you deciding you want us to join you

    Our continuous presence, physical & emotional support for yourself & your family

    Support ranging from information and affirmations, to sibling support, to hair braiding to hip squeezes, to giving your partner a bathroom break, and everything in between

    Complimentary use of our TENS machine, birth pool & kit, as well as everything in our doula bag

    Full setup and cleanup of the birth pool & home birth equipment for home births

    Our presence for your immediate post-birth bonding & breast/chest feeding with your newborn & new family until you are fed & comfortable

    In-hospital support if you need to transfer for any reason

  • Postpartum Care

    In-home postpartum support, with a focus on any and all of the following that feel most helpful to your family:

    Emotional support & birth debriefing

    Healing resources beyond our scope

    Newborn care

    Baby-minding

    Sibling support (& sometimes fur-siblings)

    Baby wearing support

    Baby feeding support & resources

    Meal preparation

    Light housework like folding laundry, tidying your kitchen or vacuuming

Package Options

  • The Foundation - $1,800

    This package includes everything listed above, as well as
    2 x two hour in-home prenatal visits
    3 x three hour sessions of online group cohort prenatal education
    &
    1 x three hour in-home postpartum visit

    This package is for folks who are birthing for the first time or birthing again but are seeking more foundational birth knowledge or a different birth experience. Could be great for blended families.

  • The Expansion - $1,500

    This package includes everything listed above, as well as
    1 x two hour in-home prenatal visit
    &
    1 x in-home postpartum visit of up to six hours in length

    This package is for returning Wildflower clients, families who have already taken a comprehensive prenatal class or for families having subsequent babies who have a really good foundational knowledge of birth and mostly need birth and postpartum support.

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