Birth Doula Services

What is a birth doula?

The word, doula, is a Greek word that means, “woman’s servant” or “handmaiden.” For longer than we can imagine, women have birthed their babies surrounded by women who were mothers themselves or witnessed birth, and were experienced in pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding. They were elders, aunts, cousins, mothers, sisters and the like. In today’s birthing environment, the doula is a women who possesses a large amount of knowledge about labor and birth and supports the laboring woman and her partner as they transition through the final stages of pregnancy and the birth process into parenthood.

EXPERIENCE A BETTER BIRTH

All Birth Doula Packages Include:

Birth Doula Fees $1700 (half due to secure your estimated due date on my calendar, the other half is due by 35 weeks to secure my on-call status for you.)

I am excited to offer a $200 discount to repeat clients!

Services Include:

• one free initial consultation for a chance to meet in person, get answers to questions you might have, and to see if we are a good fit together

• one prenatal meeting to discuss your pregnancy, your plans for your birth, and any concerns you may have

• help creating a birth plan, if needed

• access to my lending library filled with pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and parenting books

• community referrals and resources, if needed, to assist you in pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn care

• ongoing telephone and e-mail support from date of hire to the postpartum visit (and beyond!)

• 24-hour on-call availability two weeks before your due date until delivery

• phone support during early labor and in-person continuous support during active labor

• immediate postpartum support for 60-90 minutes following the birth, including assistance in breastfeeding, if desired

• photos during labor and delivery, if desired

• a postpartum visit to discuss the birth, welcome the baby, and help with any issues or questions you might have (this may also be a virtual meeting, if preferred by the client)

• an optional birth announcement posted on my social media after client’s review and approval of text and photos

• a backup doula, if necessary

Additional Considerations:

• I am pleased to offer a $200 discount to repeat clients in appreciation for your continued business

• A travel feel of $100 will be added to the deposit for clients living outside the 20-mile radius of my home in Virginia Beach for areas like Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, etc. (You can figure the mileage using the address of the CVS Pharmacy located outside my neighborhood: 2089 Salem Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456.)

• After submitting numerous claims with no payouts to my clients, I am no longer working with TriCare. I apologize for any confusion this may have caused those who see my name listed on their site. I do not have the time or resources to process paperwork with TriCare so please do not ask me to prepare a receipt for you to submit. If you would like TriCare to assist with your doula fees, there are other doulas listed on the TriCare website who are willing and available to work with you.

I am thrilled to be able to provide a CUB Birthing Stool™ and The Birth Sling™ (with arm slings) as labor tools to my clients’ births. (Hospitals do not provide these.)

Please contact me as soon as you decide you might be interested in a having the support of a doula because I try to maintain no more than five clients a month, with occasional exceptions depending on circumstances. I realize choosing a doula is a personal decision and I do everything within my power to be available for my clients when they request me. With that being said, I do provide a backup doula in the event I cannot make it to a birth. I encourage my clients to contact her beforehand, if that is their comfort. A lot can be gleaned about a person through a phone call or video chat.

My Upcoming 2026 Travel Plans are the Following:

June 20 - 27

Any client births that occur during these time frames will have a backup doula in attendance. I am happy to provide her contact information upon request in the event you would like to reach out to her beforehand FOR a phone call or facetime/Zoom chat.

Also, please do not let finances determine whether or not you have a doula present at your birth. I believe every women deserves a doula if she wants one. Together, we can work something out. And if I am unable to serve you I can offer you referrals to other doulas.

I was invited to be a guest on a podcast in November 2025. Click below to learn more about what a doula does!