Doula Services

Labor Doula Package & Fees

I want to help you have a good experience of childbirth, free from judgment and without apologizing for what you want and need from this experience. My commitment is to support you throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum however you need with the goal of helping you have a positive birth experience, whatever that looks like for you. I provide physical and emotional support, evidence-based information, and advocacy to ensure you feel as safe, supported, and respected in your process as possible. I present grounded, thoughtful, evidence-based information about all your options without judgment or prescription to help you make thoughtful decisions for yourself.

Professionally trained and certified in labor support, I will help you get the information you need to make the right  choices for you and your family in your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period. I will support you with kindness and compassion. You cannot offend me or make a decision I won’t like. My commitment is always to you. This is a very special time in your life and it is an honor to help you in this transition. 

My birth doula services are available for all pregnant people and all types of birth plans. I work in all local hospitals & birth centers and assist at homebirths. I work both virtually and in-person depending on your location and needs. I support clients who are seeking unmedicated childbirth, vaginal birth after a Cesarean birth (VBAC), who are planning to have an epidural, who are high-risk for any reason, who are planning an induction of labor, who are giving birth to twins or triplets, and who are having a planned Cesarean birth.

I am comfortable with any choices that you make and will support you non-judgmentally and unconditionally. I have extensive experiences in NYC hospitals and birth centers, and with the midwifery and OB groups at each,  as well as knowledge of the policies & practices at each location. I also have extensive knowledge of childbirth outside of NYC and can support you virtually anywhere you are. I have worked in patient/hospital advocacy for over two decades and can support you in any ways you need.

I offer a complimentary initial meeting to discuss your plans and my services. After this initial meeting, if you hire me to be your doula, I will offer you unlimited phone and video sessions throughout your pregnancy plus one in-person prenatal meeting in your home. During these meetings I can answer any questions you have, we can talk through both what you would like and what you can expect, we can practice breathing techniques, try out a variety of labor positions, and talk through your coping strategies and relaxation techniques. I will assist you in thinking through your birth preferences and creating a birth plan and I will help you prepare any questions you would like to talk to your care provider about. We can also talk about how you are preparing yourself and your home for postpartum and your new baby. These meetings are tailored to your needs and desires, and I am always flexible to be of the greatest assistance to you. You also have unlimited text/phone/email support—reach out anytime with questions!

Additionally, I offer all of my clients a comprehensive set of classes including childbirth education classes (Labor & Comfort, What to Expect at the Hospital, Induction of Labor, and Cesarean Birth), a lactation class, a newborn care class, and a postpartum prep class. You will also have access to a bonus pushing class taught by my colleague. In total this is over 10 hours of education. These are small group classes held on live on Zoom (or a recording is available if you prefer). If you would like a private class on infant feeding, welcoming a second child, preparing for a homebirth, VBAC, or other topics, these are also available.

As your doula, I offer 24-hour support for you throughout your pregnancy and I am on-call for you from the time you hire me until you have your baby. I will provide physical and emotional support throughout your labor and birth including: relaxation and breathing techniques; assistance with laboring positions and techniques to help labor progress; physical support such as massage and counter pressure or instruction in how other support people can provide this support; and information, encouragement, and on-going emotional support. I will help you navigate the hospital (if you are birthing there) and be an advocate for you. Following the birth, I will provide help with feeding your baby and caring for yourself postpartum. 

In your first week postpartum, I will make a home-visit and/or multiple virtual visits to ensure your transition to parenthood or expanding your family is going smoothly. I can help with feeding, new parent self-care directions, emotional support, infant soothing techniques and newborn care (such as bathing and sleep support), babywearing and diaper assistance, and referrals to available community resources as desired. You will continue to have unlimited phone and email support throughout your entire postpartum period, and if you would like additional home or virtual visits, I am also available for postpartum doula services. I am in contact with most of clients throughout the first year of their baby’s life, supporting with any questions or concerns you might have.

For this labor doula package—including all prenatal visits, childbirth prep classes, lactation or infant feeding class, a newborn care class, and a postpartum prep classes, unlimited phone/text'/email support prenatally, continuous labor support in your home and birth location in-person or virtually, initial postpartum support, an in-home postpartum visit and unlimited virtual visits, and as much phone/text/email support in the year+ after your birth as you would like—I charge $4800.

VIRTUAL Labor Doula Package & Fees

In addition to my in-person labor support package, I also offer virtual only labor support for families who wish to have support entirely through phone, text, email, and video options. This support includes unlimited phone/text/video/email support throughout your pregnancy and access to all of my small group classes to prepare for childbirth, postpartum, lactation, and newborn care (over 10 hours in total). You’ll have on-call support via text, phone, or video throughout your labor and your immediate postpartum period plus unlimited phone/text/video/email support for a year+ after you give birth. For this package, available for families anywhere in the world, I charge $3000. 

BUILD YOUR OWN Doula Package & Fees

I am always happy to provide you with support tailored to your needs. Some people are not looking for in-person labor support and would like to build a flexible support package for pregnancy, birth, and/or postpartum. I am always happy to work with you. Examples of this could include:

Preparing for a scheduled Cesarean: unlimited text/email support in pregnancy (ask all your questions about your changing body, preparing for your birth, local resources, your registry, etc), 1 private class on preparing for a Cesarean, 1 group newborn care class, 1 group lactation class + 1 group postpartum class, unlimited text/email support for one year postpartum, and 1 in-home postpartum visit to teach hands on skills (baby wearing, swaddling, bathing, nursing, etc) and to check in on your postpartum healing. This a la carte package is $1550.

Prenatal and Postpartum support only: unlimited text/email support in pregnancy (ask all your questions about your changing body, preparing for your birth, local resources, your registry, etc), all of the group classes to prepare for childbirth, newborn care, lactation, and postpartum, plus unlimited text/email support for one year postpartum. This a la carte package is $1375. (You can also add in person postpartum visits for an additional fee).

Just text support: ulmitied text support for the entire pregnancy and unlimited text support for your whole first year postpartum. This a la carte package is $850. (Text only support throughout labor can be added for an extra fee).

Let’s work together to build whatever package of support you need!

Other services

My services are flexible and tailored to your specific needs. If you feel you need a doula to provide any form of assistance, please contact me to discuss your needs and how I can help you. Among the services I provide in/fertility support, pre-conception and early pregnancy consults, abortion and birth loss support, childbirth classes, chest/breastfeeding classes, newborn classes, infant feeding classes, postpartum prep classes, and a wide  range of lactation and postpartum support. I have lots of options for people to access care and happily help people build their own support packages.

Pre-Pregnancy & Prenatal Consults & fees

I am available for pre-conception and early pregnancy consults to help you navigate your options as you plan for your prenatal care and birth. We can discuss the various birth locations available including differences between NYC hospitals, local birthing centers, and home birth. I can also help you identify local doctors or midwives who match your preferences. I can help you strategize ways to get the care you need—talking you through options and advocacy tools as you navigate prenatal testing, decisions making in pregnancy, accessing affirming care, and being in your changing body. I can help you prepare questions to talk with your provider about, we can work on a birth plan together, and we can prepare you and your partner or support people to have a positive pregnancy and birth experience. I charge $75/hour for phone consults, $175 for video consults (up to 2 hours), and $450 for unlimited text/email for your entire pregnancy.

Private and group Classes & fees

Private classes can be tailored to your schedule and needs provide you with preparation that is specific to your birth location, care providers, desired birth plan, and your pregnancy. My childbirth education classes are a space for sharing evidence-based information about your pregnancy and birth options with attention to helping you have a positive experience, whatever your plans or needs. You can get  training in childbirth coping techniques including: breathing, laboring positions, massage, and counter-pressure. I can help you with prenatal strategies for optimal baby positioning, creating a birth plan, packing your hospital bag, and reviewing your baby supplies. We can prepare you for a scheduled Cesarean, an induction of labor, a VBAC, or a homebirth—whatever your birth plan is, I can help you prepare! These classes can include information about expectations postpartum, healing and self-care in the first weeks after birth, and lactation and newborn care.

Private chest/breast/bodyfeeding, infant feeding classes, newborn care, and postpartum prep classes are also available. Classes are tailored to your requests. Lactation classes can include preparing prenatally, expectations in the early weeks including frequency and duration of feeding sessions, signs of success (and signs that you need help), the best gear, positions for nursing, nighttime feeding, how and when to pump, milk storage and bottle feeding, common feeding problems and solutions, what to do and not to do while nursing, weaning, combo feeding, and resources for getting help. We can also discuss the available support at your birth location and strategies for the greatest success. I offer infant feeding classes well to help families who are not planning to breast/chestfeed, with a focus on how/when/ what to feed your baby, expected shifts in the first weeks and months, nighttime feeding, the necessary gear, introducing solids, and more. 

Newborn care classes  include information about skin-to-skin contact and bonding, standard newborn procedures, normal newborn behaviors, newborn soothing techniques, dressing, swaddling, feeding, sleeping, bathing, babywearing, diapering, finger nail trimming, baby acne, infant massage, CPR, car seat safety, early infant potty training, and developmental stages in early infancy.

Postpartum prep classes cover the immediate postpartum healing and expectations for both vaginal births and Cesarean births, what to expect in the first couple of months after giving birth, and also what to expect in the first year after giving birth. We cover a wide range of topics including common experiences, physical healing, emotional support, mood, returning to physical activity, postpartum intimacy and sex, fertility, sleep, and making a postpartum plan, among other topics.

All classes are via Zoom. Private sessions are $175 per session, up to two hours. Group classes are $100 for 90 minute sessions (including Labor & Comfort, Lactation, and Newborn Care) and $75 for 60 minute sessions (Postpartum Prep). What to Expect at the Hospital (plus bonus recorded classes on Induction and Cesarean birth) is $150. The schedule of upcoming group classes can be found here.

Postpartum doula services & Lactation support & fees

As a postpartum doula I offer non-judgmental support for new parents, mentoring and aiding you as you nurture your new baby and transition with the growth of your family. Postpartum care is always tailored to your specific needs, with flexible and respectful assistance throughout the beginning of your child’s life to help you relax, recover, and enjoy your baby. Services can include emotional support, talking through your birth experience and answering any questions you have, education in caring for your postpartum body and newborn care, techniques for soothing a cranky or tired newborn, babywearing lessons, diapering and cloth diapering demonstrations, learning to bath a baby, and any other skills trainings desired. I can also offer support and guidance in formula feeding, pumping and bottle feeding expressed milk, and chest/breastfeeding. Support with weaning is available at any stage. Both in-person and virtual postpartum support options are available.

Postpartum visits are always available for birth doula clients and as my schedule permits for people who are not already clients. If you have just given birth and are feeling overwhelmed, please reach out and even if my schedule can not accommodate supporting you, I am happy to help you find immediate support.

In-person postpartum visits are $250 per visit/up to 2 hours and $100 an hour beyond 2 hours. My fee for video sessions is $175 per session/up to 2 hours. I charge $75 for phone consult and also offer an unlimited text/email postpartum option for $450.

My goal is also to tailor my services to your needs. If you are looking for support and do not already see the type of support you are interested in detailed here, let me know! We can work together to make sure you have all the information and care you need. I am always happy to help you build the support package that fits your needs.

Doula mentoring & business consulting for birth workers

I have worked with over 100 doulas, supporting and mentoring them as they have built their own businesses and honed their skills in offering birth and postpartum support. I would be happy to consult with you one-on-one as you navigate your journey into doula work or as you build or change your business at any stage. Consults start at $75 and a variety of support packages are available depending on your needs.

body positive trainings for birth workers & beyond

I offer private and group trainings on having a body positive, size affirming practice for doulas, midwives, OBGYNs, therapists, PTs, yoga teachers, fitness teachers, and anyone else looking to welcome and affirm clients in their bodies. Please reach out to me so we can discuss how I can help you offer inclusive care.

Labor and postpartum Support Skills for non-doulas

I love helping people support their pregnant, laboring, and postpartum family, friends, or patients in whatever ways needed. I offer skill building sessions for people who will be supporting a loved one in labor and also for L&D and postpartum nurses, medical students, and PAs looking for tools and insights to provide the best care possible.