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Serving South LA and North Orange Counties

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Faith and Evidence Based Support from Pregnancy thru Postpartum

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Supporting your journey into Motherhood

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A Doula is a trained professional (not medical healthcare professional) who specializes in providing continuous support (physical, mental, & emotional) during your pregnancy, birth and postpartum periods.

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Services

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    Birth Focused Support

    Education, support and planning for your labor and delivery including birth plan prep, labor positioning, calming techniques etc…

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    Postpartum Support

    Education, support, and planning for your “fourth trimester” including meal planning, meal prep, self-care support, infant care, etc…

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    Education / Courses

    Online educational courses: Meditations

    Live 1-on-1 Breastfeeding 101 Course

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    Consult

    Baby Gift Registry Consult

    Pre or Post Natal Education / Consulting

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Postpartum Support (What is it?)

  • Breastfeeding support, tips and troubleshooting

  • Bottle feeding education and support

  • Lite meal prep

  • Meal Planning (tips on Postpartum nourishment ...)

  • Infant care (bathing, diapering, sleep routine tips, troubleshooting, nursery organization..... )

  • Light house keeping (dishes, baby's laundry, etc)

  • Self Care Support (foot soak, tea, belly heat, long shower, walks, etc)

  • Sibling bonding Support

  • Resources and Referrals

  • Other things? It's worth asking, each family has different needs

“Studies are increasingly finding evidence that doulas improve outcomes, especially for BIPOC families.”

“Matrescence can be hard just like Adolescence”

NICU Support (What is it?)

  • “Typical” Birth and / or Postpartum support with a NICU lens plus…. any or all of the below

  • NICU specific birth planning

  • Focused breastfeeding support for when a NICU stay is part of the journey

  • NICU Turndown Service

  • NICU Blueprint

  • NICU Day Support

  • Other things? It's worth asking, each NICU family has different needs

Approximately 1:10 babies born in the US this year will require a NICU stay (over400,000 babies).

It is estimated that up to 70% of NICU mothers experience a maternal mental health disorder (most common is PPD, but also PPA and OCD)

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“All moms deserve a doula”

Want a Doula? Let me show you how to determine what you need and how get one.

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