Doula Lydia

Inspiring Confident Birth

As your birth doula I WILL:

As your birth doula I WILL NOT:

Meet you for a consult after an initial email or phone conversation.
Provide text/online/phone support as needed
One pre-natal visit before the birth to discuss birth plans, concerns, and ways I can help you prepare for your birth with confidence.
Work together with your birth support people
Help create a positive atmosphere wherever you choose to birth
Help you and your birth team physically, emotionally, and educationally throughout labour and birth
Stay around post birth for at least an hour until you are settled and comfortable.

Perform medical procedures like examinations or monitoring heart rate or blood pressure
Make decisions for you
Take the place of your midwife or doctor
Speak to Doctors or Midwives on your behalf
(We will prepare for you and your birth partner to have more confidence in advocating for yourselves.)

The Complete Birth Experience

Because your birth experience begins

in pregnancy and continues after birth,

my services include both prenatal and postnatal

appointments so you can both prepare and reflect.

One Consult meeting to meet and sign contract.
One Prenatal Visit to prepare for the birth you want
Phone, email, and text support as needed from time of contract
Scheduled on call birth support from week 36 provided final payment has been made.
Labour and Birth support at home and/or hospital as needed.
Postpartum help for the first hour until you are settled with baby.
Optional in home 1 hour postpartum visit within ten days of the birth.

The cost: $500

$250 deposit upon contract signing

$250 paid in full by week 36

to secure my on-call services.