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Patience Mays

Birth Fearlessly

Florence, KY Service range 100 miles

https://www.birthfearlessly.com/

Birth Fee

$1200

Postpartum Rate

$25 to $35

Birth Fee

$1200

Postpartum Rate

$25 to $35


Birth Doula Experience

9 years

Postpartum Doula Experience

9 years and 0 families served


Doula Training

  • DONA International-Approved Workshop, June 2015

Type of practice: Solo practice

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

Postpartum limits/restrictions: No smokers.

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers

Attends home births? Any Home Birth


College Education

AA/AS


Special Services Offered

  • Acupressure
  • Antepartum doula support
  • Aromatherapy
  • ASL (American Sign Language)
  • Baby sign language education
  • Baby-led weaning
  • Babywearing education
  • Belly binding
  • Birth art therapy services
  • Birth pool rental
  • Child passenger safety technician services
  • Childbirth education services
  • Cloth diapering education
  • Elimination communication education
  • First Aid and CPR
  • Hypnosis for birth
  • Infant massage education
  • Lactation consultant/counselor services
  • Military families support
  • Miscarriage support
  • Mother blessing celebrations
  • Newborn care and parenting classes
  • Newborn care specialist
  • Parenting consulting
  • Pelvic floor health education & support
  • Perinatal wellness coach
  • Placenta encapsulation
  • Prenatal or postnatal massage
  • Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
  • Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
  • Sleep educator
  • Sleep support consulting
  • Surrogates and intended parents
  • TENS units rental
  • Vaginal steam/peristeam services
  • Virtual and remote doula support

Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

Licensed Practical Nurse.

Service Area

Florence, KY Service range 100 miles

Client Testimonials for Patience Mays

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Sydney Hinton

11/19/2024

Patience was a student midwife at my son's birth and I am so lucky to have had her as part of my birth experience! She was a calming, encouraging voice throughout the process. Patience was telling me to trust and listen to my body but also offering help and guidance when she thought I needed it. She kept me hydrated and fed throughout labor. My midwife and Patience got me cleaned up and Patience started me on homepathy for swelling after birth right away. She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to labor, birth, postpartum, AND newborn care. I hope she is present at my next birth! Having a trustworthy birth team makes all the difference. I absolutely recommend including Patience in your birth team.  

Heather

9/19/2024

Patience was such a vital part of our birth team. She did a great job providing support for my husband and I during my labor. As a first time mom who had done a lot of research, she was very knowledgeable and helped me talk through some of the decisions I had to make regarding my care and my son’s care. She knew my birth plan inside and out and was able to help us to advocate for and achieve the natural, hospital birth we had hoped for. Throughout our prenatal visits, ours son’s birth and our postpartum visit we felt so lucky to have her there to help navigate this special journey. We can’t thank her enough or speak more highly of our experience with her.

Courtney Longstreth

10/19/2023

I can't recommend Patience enough! She offered support even prior to my birth, suggested natural supplements for an symptoms I was having and guided me to trust my body before turning to any OTC medications. My baby was born with the cord around her neck & while everyone made sure she was okay, Patience stayed by my side to make sure I was okay, too. Beautiful experience and I won't hesitate to use her for my next pregnancy when the times comes! 

Elizabeth Warnken

9/2/2023

Patience was everything I was looking for in a doula before I was even pregnant. I found Patience in a Facebook group before we had even conceived and let her know I was going to reach out when I became pregnant. She matched the values and morals I follow, it was important to me to have a very holistic perspective on pregnancy and delivery.
I didn’t have a traumatic first delivery but I also didn’t have a support person that helped instill confidence in me and my body. I wanted a non medicated hospital birth but with my then support team I was told I couldn’t do it and ended up with an epidural. Patience was the guiding hand in educating myself and helping me get to a level of confidence I’ve never known. I am very honored to say she helped me guide both of my beautiful daughters earthside at home. She’s very gentle and nurturing in labor, she guides you by helping you in new positions, centering you during the waves, makes sure you are staying hydrated, brings you pain management support and vocalizes your birthing affirmations.
The level of knowledge and support she gave me was unmatched to my first pregnancy. I needed her then and now I tell everyone to invest in a Doula. I, myself, have been inspired to become a doula because of the impact Patience had on me and my birthing experience. I only wish I had her for my first, too.
I not only gained knowledge, support, and a new self confidence but I also gained a friend. 

Cheyenne Thornton

3/27/2023

?????????? 5 stars! I cannot recommend Patience enough! She knew exactly what I needed without me having to say a word. She was so supportive throughout the pregnancy, and especially during the labor and birth of my baby girl, and even now a month later. I couldn't have done a natural hospital birth without her!! She is such a blessing! ??

Abby Thacker

2/25/2021

Patience is amazing! She is so sweet and educated. The combination of having her own home birth and the education she has outside of that, she had my utmost trust with my birth! Every time I have a question patience can answer it for me right away. She really makes me feel comfortable about the whole birth process

Birth Availability for Patience Mays

= Available. Calendar last updated: 11-18-2024

Postpartum Availability for Patience Mays

= Available. Calendar last updated: 11-18-2024