Aude-Aline
Birth Doula
Services
Full Package : 12 000 kr
- Includes 2 or 3 prenatal visits, 24 hours/7 days a week on call availability two weeks before and two weeks following your estimated due date.
- I will stay also during the birth.
- After the birth, I propose 2 or 3 follow-up visits.
- This package includes phone and email support.
You can pay in instalments : 2x 6000 kr or 3x 4000 kr
If you live less than 20 km from my place, transportation is included, otherwise there will be travel expenses.
A prenatal visit : 800 kr
Postpartum follow-up visit : 800 kr
Others support
Please contact me to see what you really need.
Before Childbirth
I propose 2 or 3 prenatal visits with both parents or the mother only. I come to your place and we can talk about your wishes for the birth, your fears, your questions or any feeling you have and want to share with me.
It is the time when we discover each other and we will discuss how you would like to give birth. I can help you to prepare a birthing plan for your midwife or give you some comfort measures, breathing exercises and positions for labour and birth.
If you need it, I can also come with you when you visit your doctor or your midwife. The antenatal meeting is approximatively 2-3 hours.
During Labour
24/7 on call availability during the two weeks before your estimated due date and two weeks following the birth. I will stay with you for the whole of your birth (home birth or hospital).
I will be here as a comforting, encouraging and calm guide with you, your partner and the baby. I provide comfort with pain relief techniques that include breathing techniques, relaxation techniques, and laboring positions.
I also encourage participation from the partner if he wants too. By having a doula it also gives the choice to the father to enjoy this experience and support emotionnally the mother even if he doesn't want to have an "active" role during the labour or the birth.
My goal is to help the parents to experience a positive and safe birth according to their own desire, whether an un-medicated birth or cesarean.
Other support
Besides, I provide support for medical abortion, miscarriage or unborn child. These experiences could also be part of parent's life.
Even if the baby is not here anymore, you will need emotionnal, physical support. I will be there to give you all the informations you need and would assist you in creating a ritual or a ceremony for the baby you have lost.
For an abortion, I can also be by your side during the different stages of the procedure and bring you anything that can give you comfort and support.
A doula can be a precious support for
- a very young couple
- a single mother
- a couple that has difficulty to have a baby
- parents who are expecting a disable baby
In all these different situations, I will be right by your side to support you and not to do it for you and will always have your best interest at heart.
Phone & Email Support
In order to support you making informed-choices, I will make some researches whenever you need a neutral and clear answer. I can be available on phone if you have any questions. Keep in mind that I have also my family and that I can be reached only after 8:00 pm. If there is any emergency, I will call you as soon as possible.
Postpartum follow-up visit
I propose 2 or 3 postpartum follow-up visits. All the family will need a very supporting team after the birth. I will not only focus on the baby but be there to nurture the whole family.
I can offer :
- Breast-feeding support
- Light housekeeping
- Assistance with new born care (bathing, diapering...)
- Cooking
- Baby soothing techniques
- Taking care of the sibling
- Emotionnal and physical support (active listening)
- Referrals to local resources such as parenting classes, pediatricians, lactation support and support groups.
I will always adjust my help to your need.