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Franciska Farkas, CAP, CD, E-RYT, CLC Candidate

GroundWork Birth Doula Services + Prenatal Yoga

Norwalk, CT I serve Fairfield County, Connecticut and the NYC metro area. At this time, I do not serve Long Island.

https://www.groundworkayurveda.com

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Birth Fee

$1500 to $2000

Postpartum Rate

$45 to $60

Availability Remarks: I’m specialized in healing and delicious postpartum cooking for the whole family. I provide holistic support for common challenges to breastfeeding, perineal healing, diastasis recti, and more.

Birth Fee

$1500 to $2000

Postpartum Rate

$45 to $60


Birth Doula Experience

1 years and 4 births attended

Postpartum Doula Experience

4 years and 10 families served


Birth Doula Certifications

  • Doula Trainings International - Certified Birth Doula

Postpartum Doula Certifications

  • Doula Trainings International - Certified Postpartum Doula

Doula Training

  • Doula Trainings International , September 2023

Type of practice: Solo practice

Clients per month: 1 to 2 births and 1 to 3 postpartum families

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers

Attends home births? Some Home Births
I attend all home births attended by a midwife. I currently do not attend free births.


College Education

BA/BS


Special Services Offered

  • Abortion support
  • Acupressure
  • Antepartum doula support
  • Aromatherapy
  • Babywearing education
  • Belly binding
  • Belly casting
  • Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
  • Birth art therapy services
  • Cancer patients and survivors
  • End of life doula services
  • First Aid and CPR
  • Full spectrum doula services
  • Henna belly designs
  • Hypnosis for birth
  • Infant massage education
  • LGBTQIA+ Support
  • Miscarriage support
  • Pelvic floor health education & support
  • Perinatal wellness coach
  • Photography - Birth
  • Photography - Maternity
  • Photography - Newborn
  • Prenatal & postpartum fitness services
  • Prenatal Yoga
  • Reiki
  • Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
  • Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
  • Stillbirth and infant loss support
  • Surrogates and intended parents
  • TENS units rental
  • Vaginal steam/peristeam services
  • Virtual and remote doula support

Training Documentation

credential


Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Hungarian

Fee Details

Prenatal & Birth Support $1500-Prenatal and labor support rate. $2000-Ayurvedic prenatal and labor support rate. Standard support plus tailored Ayurvedic food, yoga and movement, and mind-body support. Postpartum Support $45/hr-Standard daytime postpartum care $60/hr-Overnight care $60/hr-Ayurvedic Postpartum day rate. Includes standard postpartum care plus Traditional Ayurvedic assessment & consultation, tailored cooking, herbal preparations, and traditional postpartum practices.

Service Area

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Norwalk, CT I serve Fairfield County, Connecticut and the NYC metro area. At this time, I do not serve Long Island.

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Client Testimonials for Franciska Farkas, CAP, CD, E-RYT, CLC Candidate

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Antonella

6/11/2025

Franciska was a match made in heaven! I am a single mom by choice. I hired Franciska to be part of my Post Partum Doula support team.

She was so much more.  Unfortunately, my labor/delivery Doula became unavailable and her backup was not around either. Franciska ended up picking me up from my home and taking me to the hospital as I was in active labor and I was alone (Due to unfortunate failures on the other doula's).

she stayed with me for a couple hours At the hospital while I was continuing to labor until a Back Up Doula arrived.

 

franciska then returned a couple of days later on my day of discharge to take me and the baby home. She spent the next Eight weeks supporting us day and night. She set the bar so high that anybody else Always fell short.  My daughter and I adore Franciska. Her foods and snacks were delicious and it helped me significantly recover postpartum and while I was breast-feeding. She also paid very close attention to my health when my OBS dropped the ball on so many things. I ended up getting preeclampsia postpartum and if it wasn't for Franciska, I might've ended up hospitalized.

Truly, owe my life to her! She is absolutely amazing.

Anuradha Rao

12/12/2023

I recently gave birth in Germany and Franciska was my remote doula as I needed an English speaking one. She was so helpful in preparing me for the birthing process, hospital stay and now the postpartum period. She helped me make informed choices during the birth and counselled me during my hospital stay when the post birth phase got too overwhelming. She is also a mother and an Ayurvedic practitioner. Her knowledge on herbs was particularly handy in the healing of pelvic floor. She was considerate, respectful and understood each one of my wishes and that was very important for me when I was looking for a doula. And she is now helping me strengthen my postpartum body :) I couldn't have asked for more!

Birth Availability for Franciska Farkas, CAP, CD, E-RYT, CLC Candidate

= Available. Calendar last updated: 06-17-2025

Postpartum Availability for Franciska Farkas, CAP, CD, E-RYT, CLC Candidate

= Available. Calendar last updated: 06-17-2025

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