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Paula Calhoun

Delivery Doula

Los Gatos, CA Service range 30 miles

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Birth Fee

$3600

Postpartum Rate

$70 to $100

Availability Remarks: CARROT APPROVED

Birth Fee

$3600

Postpartum Rate

$70 to $100


Birth Doula Experience

15 years and 350 births attended

Postpartum Doula Experience

15 years and 52 families served


Doula Training

  • DONA International-Approved Workshop, June 2009
  • International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA), August 2024

Type of practice: Solo practice

Clients per month: 0 to 2 births and 1 to 2 postpartum families

Postpartum limits/restrictions: I prefer nights

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers

Attends home births? Any Home Birth


College Education

BA/BS


Special Services Offered

  • Abortion support
  • Acupressure
  • Antepartum doula support
  • Aromatherapy
  • Baby sign language education
  • Baby-led weaning
  • Belly casting
  • Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
  • Childbirth education services
  • End of life doula services
  • Full spectrum doula services
  • Hypnosis for birth
  • LGBTQIA+ Support
  • Military families support
  • Miscarriage support
  • Newborn care and parenting classes
  • Newborn care specialist
  • Parenting consulting
  • Photography - Birth
  • Photography - Maternity
  • Photography - Newborn
  • Placenta encapsulation
  • Reduced rates for women considering adoption
  • Reflexology
  • Reiki
  • Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
  • Sleep educator
  • Sleep support consulting
  • Stillbirth and infant loss support
  • Surrogates and intended parents
  • TENS units rental
  • Virtual and remote doula support

Training Documentation

credential


Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

BABI Board Member

Languages Spoken

  • English

Fee Details

My minimum fee is for nights or 24/7 care, allowing myself to rest/sleep when baby rests/sleeps. My maximum fee is for awake care(a healthy newborn does not require awake care unless parents feel the need).

Service Area

Los Gatos, CA Service range 30 miles

Client Testimonials for Paula Calhoun

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Michelle Husain

3/19/2012

When we met Paula she stood out to us as very warm and a good communicator.  She has a lot of experience and offered us a lot of great tips regarding supplements, stretches, etc.  Paula was available to talk anytime in the weeks before the birth (including via text, which was a big time saver for us). When my water broke and nothing happened contraction-wise, she brought supplements over to our house to help things get going and protect against infection. When I finally went in to have a non-stress test 24 hours later, she was very helpful in navigating things when they wanted me to check in to the hospital.  During labor, Paula was absolutely excellent in knowing when to intervene during my contractions and when to do nothing. She suggested different positions to help the baby come down.  Paula and my husband got along very well. Eventually, I did have to have a c-section and Paula was very sensitive to our needs; she tactfully suggested that she step out for a minute after the c-section decision so that my husband and I could have some alone time, which we really needed at that moment. She also stayed with me during recovery, texting with my husband, who was with our baby, and giving me updates about exactly what was happening with our new baby. She showed me the pictures that he sent of our guy getting his first bath, etc. This was HUGE for me, since I didn't get to see my first baby at all after my c-section. She also communicated well with the nurses so that I got to have my baby with me as soon as physically possible.  Overall, I think she is fabulous; a very skilled and sensitive doula whom I would recommend to anyone, especially a VBAC mom. She understood the extra emotional "baggage" that this group in particular sometimes carries. Her wardrobe of track suits also earns five stars! :)

Birth Availability for Paula Calhoun

= Available. Calendar last updated: 09-30-2024

Postpartum Availability for Paula Calhoun

= Available. Calendar last updated: 09-30-2024