Availability Remarks: Postpartum packages are crafted to meet your family’s unique needs. Night time hours can be negotiated. Minimum 20 hours of support.
Birth Fee
$1400 to $1700
Postpartum Rate
$40 to $55
Birth Doula Experience
1 years and 6 births attended
Postpartum Doula Experience
1 years and 2 families served
Doula Training
DONA International-Approved Workshop, May 2025
DONA International-Approved Workshop, September 2025
Type of practice: Solo practice
Clients per month: 1 to 4 births and 1 to 2 postpartum families
Postpartum limits/restrictions: No smoking
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
LGBTQIA+ Support
Photography - Birth
Photography - Newborn
Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
Surrogates and intended parents
Twins and multiples birth support
Twins and multiples postpartum support
Virtual and remote doula support
Training Documentation
Languages Spoken
English
Fee Details
Fee reflects a standard birth package with a doula working on her certification. Standard package includes: 1 in-person prenatal meeting (1-2 hours), labor and birth support (24/7 virtual support in early labor + in-person support when you need me during labor), 1 in-person postpartum check-in (1-2 hours), text/telephone support through two months postpartum.
Service Area
Brooklyn, NY Serves families in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens
Kjerstin was my postpartum doula for almost two months after the birth of my first child. Her support was invaluable during this transition, and the first few weeks with a newborn would have been much more challenging without her help.
Kjerstin provided excellent advice, practical recommendations, and helpful resources tailored to my specific needs and circumstances. Kjerstin was reliable, flexible, caring, and incredibly kind. She was always ready to help, whether I needed guidance with newborn care, emotional support, or reassurance during the ups and downs of the postpartum period. Her knowledge and encouragement gave me confidence as a new mother and made a meaningful difference in my recovery and adjustment to parenthood.
I highly recommend Kjerstin to any family looking for a knowledgeable, supportive, and compassionate postpartum doula.