Holistic Hands Doula LLC
Nevada, IA Service range 100 miles
Des Moines Metro and Central Iowa
https://linktr.ee/holistichandsdoula
Birth Fee
$750 to $1500
Birth Fee
$750 to $1500
Currently approved to receive payments from the following programs:
3 years and 39 births attended
Type of practice: Solo practice
Clients per month: 1 to 4
Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
As long as Covid-19 policies allow, I will do all hospital work.
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Some Home Births
Midwife must be present .
BA/BS
My mission is to change the birthing community one childbirth at at time and offer flexibility so that doula care is accessible to everyone locally and or remotely. I am a CAPPA member and CAPPA trained as a labor doula. I've been a nurse for over 12 years. I'm hynobabies trained and have additional training from Brilliant Birth Academy. I take hynobabies clients. During my free time I volunteer at my local church and at Mercy Medical Center. I offer in person birth services 750-1500$ as well as remote services . Fees are based upon requests and location. Add as many prenatal or postpartum visits as you'd like. Retainer required upon contract. My remote services are can be 1 hour sessions or be used up until pushing. I offer a discount to Military Families & first responders, nurses. I offer discounted rates and scholarships to women who consider adoption . I offer scholarships to those of low income and am flexible with payment plans . I offer placenta art for an additional fee. I take Tricare West as well Iowa Total Care through The Doula Network
As a CAPPA certified Birth Doula specializing in VBACs and VBacC2s. I have additional training Brilliant Birth Academy and Hynobabies, I work with families during pregnancy, labor, and during the post-partum period. I have experience with home births and hospital births, multiples, and take hynobabies clients. You can expect me to personalize your birth plan and doula package to your needs. You can add prenatal and postpartum visits to suit your needs. I require a 50$ retainer for holding your expected due date and the remaining fee by 36 weeks. I’m flexible and do payment plans. I accept Iowa Total Care through The Doula Network and accept Tricare West as an in network doula.
Nevada, IA Service range 100 miles
Des Moines Metro and Central Iowa
Post a testimonial for Jessica Brandes BSN-RN CLD Hypnodoula
7/6/2023
My doula Jessica was very amazing, she help me through it all N when I needed her to make some decisions with me she was right there helping me ! She has a great personality N she make this birth easy for us ! N we'll be using her again in the future!
7/5/2023
I had a traumatic c/s in 2015 and my desire to have a natural unmedicated birth prompted us to find a doula to guide us through VBAC and advocate for us.
We found Jessica and were beyond happy with services she provided.
She supported every decision we have made and even took the time to come out and help 2 days in a row to kick start labor after we ended up in post dates.
The labor did not go according to plan but Jessica was there the whole time. There was a point where the pain became so debilitating I was ready to quit and have a c section and Jessica said that I can still have my VBAC. We had a successful VBAC shortly after with Jessica's support. Our main goal was to have a a successful VBAC with a healthy happy baby, and we couldn't be any happier with the results!
6/14/2023
Jess was a great addition to our birth team. I had a very fast labor. Jess arrived fast after I called and was very supportive through the pregnancy and delivery. We were supposed to do hypnobabies which didn't happen due to being so fast and I was also supposed to get in the labor tub etc. Despite changes in my birth plan Jess was there as a calming presence and did what I needed her to do the most, hold my hand! I highly reccomend her, especially as a hypnodoula. She encouraged me through pregnancy and guided me through my fast labor. She is very knowledgeable and has an amazing presence.
2/16/2023
10/10 recommend! What started as a quick trip in to get checked to see if my water broke ended in an emotional c section that left us extremely grateful for Jessica. Our original birth plan was an unmedicated vaginal birth with no interventions. We talked about how to handle different scenarios incase something came out.
When we found out my water had broke but my body wasn’t dilating we started induction. We weren’t in love with the idea but we also knew it was best. We kept in contact with Jessica & made a plan. When things switched up again Jessica & I revised our plan & she was heading our way to be with us until our son was born. As the induction process took a toll on me, Jessica offered multiples ways to help prepare my body & manage pain. We switched positions, used hip squeezes, massage, walking, swaying & other tools to keep progressing. As contractions were getting much harder to bare l my body still wasn’t dilating. I was emotionally & physically spent. We knew it was a marathon but I didn’t know if I could to keep up my stamina much longer if we kept to the unmedicated plan. When I requested the epidural, my heart had shattered. Jessica was there to help lift me up emotionally & physically..literally, it was a dense epidermal & she had to move me into different positions because I couldn't. She worked with the nurses to position me in bed to encourage my body to dilate. Eventually we had to stop induction & look at the risks and benefits for both waiting it out & getting a c section. We decided a c section was the best route & once again Jessica didn’t skip a beat. She was there for us mentally & physically. She helped guide us through one of the hardest yet beautiful moments of our lives. If it wasn’t for having Jessica as part of our team, I don’t think we would be able to look back on the birth & find the beauty that still came from it.
1/24/2023
You need Jessica as your doula ! I couldn't have gotten through active labor without her. Back in September, Jessica was by my side as a single mom and kept me calm emotionally and respected my choices. She suggested many different postion changes that gave me strength to pull through ! Hire her!
1/24/2023
You need Jessica as your doula ! I couldn't have gotten through active labor without her. Back in September, Jessica was by my side as a single mom and kept me calm emotionally and respected my choices. She suggested many different postion changes that gave me strength to pull through ! Hire her!
= Available. Calendar last updated: 09-21-2023