College Park, MD Service range 100 miles I mostly serve the D.C., MD & VA areas, but in particular cases, I am able to travel outside of my normal service areas to support my clients
Availability Remarks: Fully vaccinated incl. COVID, Flu, TDAP and Hep B. I practice Universal Precautions and remain masked while caring for your newborn. I don’t provide awake care. Please contact me directly to discuss.
Birth Fee
$1200 to $2400
Postpartum Rate
$45 to $65
Birth Doula Experience
5 years and 60 births attended
Postpartum Doula Experience
5 years and 70 families served
Birth Doula Certifications
ProDoula - Certified Birth Doula
Postpartum Doula Certifications
The Newborn Care Training Academy - Certified Postpartum Doula
Doula Training
DONA International-Approved Workshop, March 2019
ProDoula, November 2023
Type of practice: Solo practice
Clients per month: 0 to 2 births and 1 to 5 postpartum families
Postpartum limits/restrictions: No smokers, well controlled pets are fine
Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Any Home Birth Any home births attended by a Certified Midwife
Special Services Offered
Abortion support
Antepartum doula support
Childbirth education services
Community health worker
First Aid and CPR
Full spectrum doula services
LGBTQIA+ Support
Miscarriage support
Mother blessing celebrations
Newborn care and parenting classes
Newborn care specialist
Parenting consulting
Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
Surrogates and intended parents
Virtual and remote doula support
Training Documentation
Relevant volunteer or advocacy work
Licensed Family Child Care Provider from 1995-2004, Community of Hope Volunteer Birth Doula 2019-2022, guest speaker for the MB-NCNW Black Maternal Health Webinar 2024, current Birth and Postpartum Doula and 5 Star Mentor with Doulas of Capital Hill, current Birth and Postpartum Doula with Doulas of PG County, current Birth and Postpartum Doula with Hands of Melody, Lamaze trained Child Birth Educator, I offer private or group childbirth education classes in person and virtually.
Languages Spoken
English
Fee Details
I offer 3 different birth support packages, as well as custom birth support packages, to support your unique needs. I also offer overnight postpartum support packages ranging from 32 hours (4 shifts) to 400 hours (50 shifts). My preferred shift hours are 10pm-6am, but I’m happy to offer more flexibility, in certain circumstances. My service area for postpartum support is within 20 miles of zip code 20740. Please contact me directly to discuss.
College Park, MD Service range 100 miles I mostly serve the D.C., MD & VA areas, but in particular cases, I am able to travel outside of my normal service areas to support my clients
Certifications for Celina Sargusingh CD-L, NCS, CBE
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