Lauren Arcomano - Hudson Valley Doulas

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Website: thedoulanetwork.org/doula/lauren-arcomano/

Phone: (845) 246-2926

Birth Fee: $600 to $1200

Postpartum Rate: $15 to $25

Fee Details: I will work with all families and their individual financial circumstances. My fees are based on a sliding scale and I try very hard not to turn away a mother who genuinely needs a doula. For post-partum services, I will contract for multiple hourly rates based upon the number of hours contracted.

Birth Doula Experience: 6 years and 50 births attended

Postpartum Doula Experience: 25 years and 100 families served

Specific certifications for the above: DONA trained

Type of Practice: Partnership with 1 other doula

Clients per Month: 0 to 2 births and 0 to 2 postpartum families

Postpartum limits/restrictions: My postpartum practice is limited to birth clients and those seeking breastfeeding advice and assistance.

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
I have worked at all the hospitals in our region and am familiar with all the OB/GYN groups. I encourage expectant parents to tour all the hospitals and interview their providers so that they are in the most comfortable setting for their birth. I have had some success at Vassar Brothers with clients achieving a VBAC.
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
I have worked at all the birth centers in our region and am familiar with all the OB/GYN groups. I encourage expectant parents to tour all the hospitals and interview their providers so that they are in the most comfortable setting for their birth
Attends home births? Any Home Birth
I particularly enjoy supporting women, their partners and children at home births.

Childbirth Education Certifications

• Certified Community Heath Educator

Breastfeeding Certifications

• La Leche League Leader

Other Relevant Certifications

• Neonatal Resuscitation Certified (American Academy of Pediatrics)

College Education

• BA/BS

Specialized training or previous experience

• Teens
• Over 40
• Families conceiving with ART and IVF
• VBAC
• Home Birth
• LGBTQ Families
• Special needs babies
• Prematurity
• Postpartum mood disorders
• High risk
• Single parents
• Cesarean birth
• Waterbirth
• Domestic Violence
• Addiction Recovery

Special Services Offered

• Infant massage education
• Prenatal or postnatal massage
• Acupressure and/or acupuncture in labor
• Cloth diapering education
• Parenting consulting
• Elimination communication education
• Babywearing education
• Baby-led weaning
• ASL (American Sign Language)
• Baby sign language education
• 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 have over 25 years experience working with at-risk and high-need families; I volunteer at a local homeless shelter with any pregnant women who desires a doula. I also serve as a staff trainer and consultant at a foster care program for pregnant and parenting teens.

Languages spoken: English and American Sign Language