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Medicaid and Third Party Insurers
Currently approved to receive payments from the following programs:
Birth Doula Experience
6 years and 60 births attended
Birth Doula Certifications
- International Doula Institute - Certified Birth Doula
- Washington State Department of Health Certified Birth Doula
Doula Training
- International Doula Institute, July 2020
- DONA International-Approved Workshop, July 2020
- DONA International-Approved Workshop, July 2020
Type of practice: Solo practice
Clients per month: 1 to 2
Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Any Home Birth
Special Services Offered
- Baby-led weaning
- Cancer patients and survivors
- First Aid and CPR
- Lactation consultant/counselor services
- Military families support
- Miscarriage support
- Newborn care specialist
- Placenta encapsulation
- Reduced rates for women considering adoption
- Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
- Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
- Sleep support consulting
- Surrogates and intended parents
- TENS units rental
- Twins and multiples birth support
- Twins and multiples postpartum support
- Vaginal steam/peristeam services
- Virtual and remote doula support
Training Documentation

Fee Details
Birth doula package $0 - $1500 Placenta Encapsulation $250 Medicaid and Tricare Accepted
Certifications for Melanie Shaul Alban
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