FAQs

First and foremost, a birth doula supports and advocates for women and their families before, during, and immediately after pregnancy. This can be done through protecting the space of the woman in labor, through coaching her support person to help her relax, and more.

Ultimately, a birth doula is there to do exactly what you need her to do, be it physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental support for you or your family.

A doula is not a midwife. If you are currently searching for someone to deliver your baby, a doula is not able to do that. A midwife catches the baby, and takes care of the medical side of the birth experience (among many other things). A doula is specifically at the service of the woman and her desires, while a midwife is a bit more concerned with getting baby earth-side.

The only person who can answer this question is you. However, many families don’t know where to begin with advocacy, and the medical field is not always the best at really letting couples have fully informed consent for procedures and medications. If you feel that you would like to have someone present at your birth who will fight for your desires when you feel you can’t do it yourself, or if you would just like to have extra support around you while you labor, then a doula might be right for you! See more on my “About Doulas” page!

Absolutely not! I am trained to assist you whether you want so much epidural you could sleep through pushing, you have a cesarean, or you go completely unmedicated!

Every doula sets her own package prices, so I can’t tell you an exact number, but I set my own prices based on what is available in our area and what I believe is fair for my time, continual education costs, and my time! Most doulas range anywhere from $600-$2500 depending on their services and packages.

Being Catholic is not simply a trait of mine, it is foundational to who I am. As I would with any friend or stranger I come in contact with, I will never let my faith cause me to discriminate or reject anyone. It will, however, naturally be integrated with how I operate. There are certain relaxation and comfort measures that I am uncomfortable with because of my beliefs, and so I will not do them.

On the other hand, I will never force any of my personal practices (such as prayer or sacramentals) on you if you are not Catholic or do not desire them. You do not have to be Catholic to use my services. I have chosen to market myself as such because there is a great need for women of the same faith to support each other in birth.

If you have any specific questions about this topic, please contact me!

I will be on call starting at 38 weeks gestation. If you go into labor before then and I am available, I will be there! If I am unavailable at that time, my backup doula will join you. If she is unavailable, I will try my best to get a doula present with you!

It means I will always have studies that back up the claims I make. It means I will always do my due diligence in getting you the most up-to-date information for any questions you might have. It also means I won’t make correlations into causations unless it is clear things are directly related.

When you go doula hunting, you start interviewing potential hires. Just like you would with any other job, you need to make sure the candidate is the right fit for you.

This is true for both client and doula. The free consultation is essentially an “interview” in which you bring questions to which the answers will be consequential in whether you hire me, and I will bring some that will help me decide if you are the right client for me.

The free consultation lasts one hour and will help us get to know each other before making any decisions!