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Sarah McElligott

Blissed-out Birth Services

Website: www.blissed-outbirth.com

Phone: (319) 331-6729

Birth Fee: $350 to $600

Postpartum Rate: $20

Fee Details: I feel strongly that every woman should have a doula, and I am very willing to come up with payment plans or work out bartering for a portion of the fee. I also offer professional birth photography, and can be hired to do both birth doula and photography work at a significant discount from hiring two professionals.

Birth Doula Experience: 1 years and 7 births attended

Postpartum Doula Experience: 1 years and 2 families served

Doula certification(s) have been submitted and are pending approval

Specific certifications for the above: DONA

Type of Practice: Solo practice

Clients per Month: 0 to 3 births and to 3 postpartum families

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Any Home Birth
Home births hold a special place in my heart, and are my passion. I had my three children at home and I am slowly training to be a professional midwife myself.

Childbirth Education Certifications

  • BirthWorks

College Education

  • BA/BS

Specialized training or previous experience

  • Home Birth
  • LGBTQ Families
  • Waterbirth

Special Services Offered

  • Belly casting
  • Cloth diapering education
  • Parenting consulting
  • Elimination communication education
  • Babywearing education
  • Baby-led weaning
  • Pregnancy, birth and/or newborn photography
  • Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)

Languages spoken: English, some Spanish, some Arabic

Service Area Map

Area of practice: Iowa City, IA
Travel range: 30 miles
Travel comments/restrictions: Hospital births within Iowa City, Homebirths within 45 minutes drive of Iowa City

Birth Availability

= Available. Calendar last updated: Updated 2/12/2013

Postpartum Availability

= Available. Calendar last updated: Updated 2/12/2013