Clients per month: 0 to 3 births and 0 to 1 postpartum families
Postpartum limits/restrictions: No smoking, No pet walking or care, Not a babysitter.
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
Antepartum doula support
Aromatherapy
ASL (American Sign Language)
Baby sign language education
Babywearing education
Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
Birth art therapy services
Birth counseling for survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Childbirth education services
Cloth diapering education
Community health worker
End of life doula services
First Aid and CPR
Full spectrum doula services
Lactation consultant/counselor services
LGBTQIA+ Support
Military families support
Miscarriage support
Newborn care and parenting classes
Newborn care specialist
Parenting consulting
Pelvic floor health education & support
Perinatal wellness coach
Photography - Birth
Photography - Maternity
Photography - Newborn
Placenta encapsulation
Prenatal or postnatal massage
Reduced rates for women considering adoption
Reiki
Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
Stillbirth and infant loss support
Support for parents with substance use
Surrogates and intended parents
Twins and multiples birth support
Twins and multiples postpartum support
Virtual and remote doula support
Training Documentation
Relevant volunteer or advocacy work
AEMT/EMT Placenta Education Day- Guest speaker at Lakes Region Community College 2024 Lakes Region Community College Healthcare Career Panel Guest Speaker 2024 Belknap House Volunteer Birth and Postpartum Doula 2022-present Community Standards Advisory Board Member at the University of New Hampshire 2018-2020 President of the Wellness Task Force with the UNH Hamel Scholars 2018 Caring Student Intern: Lakes Region General Hospital 2017 Aligned Birth Series: Birth Comfort Measures and Chiropractic Care Free Workshop 2024 Aligned Birth Series: Newborn Comfort and Chiropractic Care Free Workshop 2024
Languages Spoken
American Sign Language
English
Fee Details
Build your village with Postpartum Doula Services $35/hour of service That service can vary from family to family as not every person has the same needs postpartum. Postpartum help may look like this: Doing your laundry Cleaning your dishes Doing light housework (tidying, vacuuming, etc.) Watching baby so you can shower, pump, etc. Making/bringing a meal for your family Promoting self-care Helping with siblings Advocating for the parent's needs *Our doula packages include postpartum support but additional meetings can be discussed. Clients must be within 1 hour driving radius of Concord, NH. Minimum of four hours in a day booking, additional time can be discussed.
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