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Debbie Black

Expecting Joy

Snohomish, WA   Service range 35 miles No ferries

https://www.expectingjoy.com/

Birth Fee

$2200 to $3000

Birth Fee

$2200 to $3000


Medicaid and Third Party Insurers

Currently approved to receive payments from the following programs:


Birth Doula Experience

2 years and 24 births attended


Birth Doula Certifications

  • Washington State Department of Health Certified Birth Doula

Doula Training

  • Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations (DONA-Approved Workshop), December 2020
  • Birthing From Within, February 2023
  • Birthing From Within, May 2023

Type of practice: Independent contractor with a doula agency

Clients per month: 2 to 3

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
All hospitals located within a 35-mile radius of Snohomish, WA.

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
All Birth Centers located within a 35-mile radius of Snohomish, WA.

Attends home births? Any Home Birth
Home births located within a 35-mile radius of Snohomish, WA.


College Education

BA/BS

MA/MS


Special Services Offered

  • Antepartum doula support
  • Photography - Birth
  • Prenatal & postpartum fitness services
  • Virtual and remote doula support

Training Documentation

credential


Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

I do volunteer work for a rural hospital in southern Zambia. It is my intention to provide birth doula services to women in maternity shelters near the hospital as a volunteer when I next return to Zambia, which I am tentatively planning for 2024. I sit on the board of the Global Welfare Association (GLOWA) in Cameroon, Africa. This organization is engaged in the fight to end human trafficking.

Languages Spoken

  • English

Fee Details

My standard birth package includes two prenatal meetings, 24/7 attendance at the birth, and one postpartum visit. An additional meeting focused on postnatal preparation can be added for an additional cost. Further, I am certified in the Body Ready Method, a system that prepares the prenatal body, through balance, strength, and resilience for an optimal pregnancy, birth, and recovery. BRM sessions can be added to the birth package or purchased separately.

Service Area

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Snohomish, WA Service range 35 miles No ferries

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Heather Brandt

8/9/2024

This was our first baby and Debbie was absolutely amazing. I could not recommend her enough. She listened to our goals and was such a calming presence throughout our labor and delivery. I am so grateful she was apart of our birth and we will definitely be hiring her for our next baby!

Leah and Alan

3/19/2024

Debbie was a fantastic and calming prescense during our pregnancy and labor. She was knowledgable, encouraging, and a great advocate. Debbie was with us the whole way and always had an idea/position at hand to help with the process. Overall, working with Debbie was a great experience. 

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