Postpartum Doula Services
Postpartum Doula Services: $40/hour. Sliding scale available. FREE consult.
A postpartum doula cares for the whole family after the birth of a baby.
This includes:
Physical comfort and nurturing to the new mother
- Help mother to care for her postpartum body
- Support with breastfeeding
- Allow her to rest, shower and nurture herself
- Help mom eat properly and drink plenty of fluids
Emotional support for the new family
- Listen and help process the birth story
- Validate the normal adjustment process
- Support mother through emotional vulnerability
- Support father through his transition to his new role
- Provide community resources as needed
- Provide non-judgmental support and companionship
- Make appropriate referrals when necessary
Infant care
- Demonstrate infant care techniques such as diapering, bathing, and swaddling
- Infant soothing and coping techniques for parents
- Help parents to develop their own styles of nurturing and bonding with baby
- Providing infant care so parents can get some rest
Household assistance
- Prepare light meals and snacks for the new mother and family
- Nursery, changing and feeding stations organization
- Laundry
- Change sheets for mother’s and babies bed
- Run errands and food shopping
- Light household duties such as dishes
What a Postpartum Doula does NOT do…
- Evaluate mother’s or baby’s medical condition
- Take over the care of baby
- Insist new parents care for their baby in a particular style
- Do heavy housecleaning
