Sarah Southards Birth and Postpartum Doula Profile

Sarah Southards

Heritage Consulting

Saint Louis, MO Service range 65 miles

3149733468

https://heritageconsultingstl.com

Birth Fee

$1000 to $3000

Postpartum Rate

$50 to $75

Availability Remarks: Psychological first aid, CPR certified. VBAC, high risk, and hospital birth, expert. Evidence Based Birth professional member and Birth Monopoly graduate.

Birth Fee

$1000 to $3000

Postpartum Rate

$50 to $75

Birth Doula Experience

13 years and 368 births attended

Postpartum Doula Experience

13 years and 121 families served

Doula Training

Self-trained, August 2010
Bebo Mia, April 2018
Stillbirthday, January 2020

Type of practice: Solo practice

Clients per month: 1 to 3 births and 0 to 1 postpartum families

Postpartum limits/restrictions: No actively COVID positive households. No essential oils. No unassisted/free births. No sleep training or SNOO.

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers

Attends home births? Some Home Births
No free births

College Education

AA/AS

Special Services Offered

Antepartum doula support
Baby-led weaning
Babywearing education
Belly casting
Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
Cancer patients and survivors
Childbirth education services
End of life doula services
First Aid and CPR
Infant massage education
Lactation consultant/counselor services
Military families support
Miscarriage support
Mother blessing celebrations
Newborn care specialist
Parenting consulting
Pregnancy, birth and/or newborn photography
Reduced rates for women considering adoption
Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
Sleep educator
Sleep support consulting
TENS units rental
Virtual and remote doula support

Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

I have offered no cost bereavement doula support for over a decade, and train labor nurses and other doulas how to support families through pregnancy and infant loss.

Languages Spoken

English

Fee Details

Birth packages start at $1,000.00 and increase with various add ons and complimentary services. Twenty postpartum hours or more receives a 10% discount. Day of Discharge support for $175.00 including three hours of postpartum care upon returning home from the hospital/birth center. Multiples of two or more are billed at $75.00/hr with discounts available for packages reserved.

Service Area

Saint Louis, MO Service range 65 miles

Client Testimonials for Sarah Southards

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Saba

1/2/2023

Sarah is everything you would want in a Doula. I would definitely hire her again and refer her to a friend. She is Amazing!

Cassie Morr

8/30/2021

I found Sarah on a St. Louis mom's group and asked her to be our doula, even though I knew nothing about her.

I honestly worried big time afterwards about how qualified she'd be.

But thankfully, she turned out to be even better than our first doula who was unable to assist with my second birth.

When my OB seemed impatient, I immediately felt defeated and was afraid I'd be forced to take pitocin. She wouldn't allow me to stay in a negative mental space though. She got me moving. We switched positions regularly. She applied counter pressure during rough contractions and soothing touch to redirect my attention and keep me from recognizing my own discomfort. She was so calm and patient. Everything about her was soothing.

I honestly couldn't have done it without her. She is the very best at what she does and I'd recommend her to everyone.

Birth Availability for Sarah Southards

= Available. Calendar last updated: 06-01-2023

Postpartum Availability for Sarah Southards