Kat Nolan Porta - Dare alla Luce Birth Services

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Website: dareallalucebirth.blogspot.com

Phone: (773) 936-2541

Birth Fee: $350

Postpartum Rate: $15 to $20

Fee Details: I charge a family less per hour for postpartum care if they have used me as their birth doula. I also request that the first 2 weeks postpartum have a minimum of 10 hours of care, which is set in a package rate.

Birth Doula Experience: 2 years and 3 births attended

Postpartum Doula Experience: 2 years and 3 families served

Currently working towards Doula certification(s)

Specific certifications for the above: BAI

Type of Practice: Solo practice

Clients per Month: 1 to 3 births and 1 to 3 postpartum families

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
I attend all births in hospitals.
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Any Home Birth

Breastfeeding Certifications

• WIC Certified Breastfeeding Peer Counselor

Other Relevant Certifications

• Certified Placenta Remedies Specialist

College Education

• BA/BS

Specialized training or previous experience

• Teens
• Over 40
• VBAC
• Home Birth
• Clients on bed rest
• LGBTQ Families
• Adoption
• Relinquishing mothers
• Spanish Speaking
• Special needs babies
• Prematurity
• Twins
• Postpartum mood disorders
• High risk
• Single parents
• Cesarean birth
• Waterbirth
• Survivors of childhood sexual abuse
• Surrogacy
• Survivors of Previous Life Trauma
• Domestic Violence

Special Services Offered

• Placenta encapsulation
• Cloth diapering education
• Babywearing education
• Baby-led weaning
• Reduced rates for military members/spouses
• Reduced rates for women considering adoption
• Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
• Antepartum doula
• Miscarriage Support (Before, During or After)

Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

I am a member of KC Birthnetwork, Kansas Midwives Alliance, La Leche League.

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

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