Birth Doulas: Basics Of Care
We want to make your relationship with Birth Roots Doula Collective Inc. as clear and simple as possible.
If you have any other questions about the details of our services that aren’t answered here, check with your doula, or visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.
What Our Birth Doula Service Includes:
- Consultation Visit - This visit is a free, no-obligation visit for anyone curious about our services. This visit is an opportunity to learn more about our service and get to know the doula. If you simply don't feel well-matched with the doula, you are welcome to meet someone else. Our priority is for you to feel great about your doula.
- Individualized Care - This means that although the following is a description of our typical service, if you need additional or alternative care, we will happily do our best to meet your needs.
- Prenatal Visits - Your doula will meet with you two to three times before the birth. This allows opportunity to discuss your birth wishes and ask questions. Each visit is about 1 hour long depending on how many questions you have.
- Lending Library - As a birth doula client you have access to our extensive lending library with over 100 different pregnancy, birth and postpartum titles to borrow from.
- Phone and Email Support - If you have any questions or need suggestions at any point in your pregnancy, labour or postpartum, your doula is available by phone or email anytime.
- Birth - We provide continuous support through your labour and birth. No matter what length it is. We also support your birthing partners. Once your baby has arrived we provide breastfeeding support immediately after the birth.
- Postpartum Support - Generally, your doula will visit you on the day after the birth as well as once more within the next four weeks. Special circumstances such as a difficult birth experience or breastfeeding challenges may require additional visits, which your doula will happily provide.
- Breastfeeding Support - We are available to offer support and answer questions at any time.
- Back-up Doulas - Sometimes babies come early, and unforeseen circumstances can arise for your doula (family emergencies, illness, etc.), so a back-up doula is always available to attend all or part of your birth, as needed. Your doula will provide you with the phone and pager numbers of the other doulas. If you would like to meet them, please mention this to your doula.