Website: 401 Vine St Phone: (318) 709-6105 Type of Practice: Solo practice Clients per Month: to 4 Birth and Postpartum Doula Birth Doula Experience: 6 years and 50 births attended Postpartum Doula Experience: 6 years Area of practice: Alexandria, LA Travel range: 100 miles Travel comments/restrictions: Languages spoken:
Specific certifications for the above: DONA trained.
Specialized training or previous experience:
Teens
VBAC
Home Birth
LGBTQ Families
Single parents
Waterbirth
Special services available:
Placenta encapsulation
Infant massage education
Birth Pool rental
Belly casting
Henna belly designs
Cloth diapering education
Parenting consulting
Elimination communication 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)
Birth counseling for survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Miscarriage Support (Before, During or After)
Relevant volunteer or advocacy work: Director; Birth Rite Lousiana
Previous Administrative Assistant; Central Louisiana Breastfeeding Coalition
Attends hospital births? All Hospitals Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers Attends home births? Some Home Births I do not attend otherwise unassisted home births.
Birth doula fee: $500 to $700 Postpartum doula hourly rate: $20 Fee details: $500 for local (Alexandria) births. Up to $200 additional for out of town births. $20/ hour postpartum. 10 hour minimum.
