• Up to three pre-natal visits to build familiarity confidence and trust.
• Assistance with a customized birth plan.
• Availability by phone, for pre-natal questions.
• 24 hour on-call availability during the time of your expected due date.
• In home support during early labor if desired.
• Continuous labor support at the hospital.
• Assistance with breastfeeding immediately after birth if desired.
• One post-partum visit to review birth experience, answer questions and provide resources if necessary.

Additional services available are: HypnoBirthing® Classes, Photography, and Belly Casting

Johns Hopkins Children's Center Study:
Laboring women supported by a doula (with no pain relief medication) experienced the same levels of pain as women who received epidural analgesia, both during and after labor. Additionally, there were no differences in a laboring woman's ability to cope with pain whether she had an epidural or the continuous emotional support of an experienced doula.

Statistics:
When considering the presence of a doula at your birth, keep in mind the documented benefits. According to "The Doula Book" by Klaus, Kennell and Klaus, 2002, a birth doula can offer:
• 45% reduction in Cesarean rate
• 25% shorter labor
• 10%-60% reduction in request for epidurals
• 50% reduction in oxytocin (pitocin) use
• 31% reduction in analgesia use
• 34% reduction in forceps delivery