Birth With Dignity, Joy and Peace of Mind
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How comforting would it be for you to have a warm, feminine presence at your side who understood the normal process of birth and who could provide you with encouragement, as well as emotional and physical support?

 
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· Continuity of care throughout pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period

· 24-hour on-call beginning 2 weeks prior to due date

· Phone consultations

· Support during labor

· Assistance with breastfeeding
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· 1-3 prenatal visits, depending on need and time available in pregnancy

· Provide a suggested reading list

· Large lending library

· Assist with community resources for childbirth education classes, clinical care providers, and birth place options

· Birth plan counseling, if you choose to make one
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· Continuous emotional, physical and educational support for you and your partner throughout the birth and I will stay for 1-2 hours after the birth to make sure breastfeeding has been established and you are stable.

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· Review birth and discuss parent's feelings

· Breastfeeding support and information

· Newborn care and parenting information

· A "birth story" written for you if you wish

· An "album" of your baby's photos, if you have chosen to have birth photography

· Continued telephone contact and support
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· Doula Fee: $600

· Retainer: $250 (non-refundable) Paid upon contract signing

· Out of Area Fee (over 1 hour from Richmond, MI) $50

· Balance to be paid in full at 2nd prenatal or 2 weeks before estimated due date, whichever comes first
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Eleven studies have shown dramatic enhancement of overall birth satisfaction when a trained doula is present
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· Labors are shorter

· Fewer complications

· Cesarean rates reduced

· Less need for oxytocin to speed up labor

· Reduced need for forceps

· Women request less pain medication and epidurals
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· Greater satisfaction with the birth experience

· More positive assessment of their babies

· Less postpartum depression
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· Shorter hospital stays and fewer admissions to special care nurseries

· Babies breastfeed more easily

· Mothers are more affectionate to their babies postpartum
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