Doula Support | Bliss Baby Birth Services

Birth / Postpartum Doula Services

I am not currently taking doula clients at this time due to working full-time as a nurse at a local midwifery clinic and part-time as a labor & delivery nurse.... However, I am still teaching HypnoBirthing classes and doing Birth Plan Consultations!

As a trained professional birth and postpartum doula, I support a birthing individual in labor to help ensure a safe, satisfying, and memorable birth experience. My aim as a conscious birth advocate is to assist in pregnancy, during childbirth and the weeks that follow by providing consistent, continuous reassurance, comfort, encouragement and respect through individualized care based on circumstances and preferences.

I am independent and self-employed -- as your doula, I work for you, not your caregiver or hospital.

My goal is for you to feel nurtured and cared for during your birth experience!

My role focuses on providing childbirth education, emotional and informational support, perspective, suggestions for labor progress, relaxation techniques, gentle massage, physical (non-medical) positioning laboring guidance, breastfeeding, postpartum and newborn assistance.

What Does a Doula

DO?

A doula will not perform clinical tasks (such as fetal heart checks, vaginal exams, etc.)

A doula can not make decisions for you -- including when to go to the hospital.

I am committed to helping you and your partner to get the information necessary to make informed decisions, both during pregnancy as well as during your labor and birth.

I will also help to gently remind you if there is a departure from the expressed birth preferences/birth plan.

I will discuss questions and concerns, suggest options, and tactfully help you speak to the staff directly and help you feel empowered to make decisions regarding birth.

However