Valerie Peterson

BirthDayWithVal

San Diego, CA   Service range 40 miles

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Birth Fee

$2400

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Birth Fee

$2400

Doula Training

• DONA International-Approved Workshop, October 2002
• UCSD Hearts & Hands Volunteer Doula Program, August 2004

Type of practice: Solo practice

Clients per month: 1

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
I attend births at all hospitals, but please be advised, I do not get involved with insurance plans. My families over the years, if they had coverage or used FSA/HSA account type scenarios, they would get an invoice from me after the birth, and then they would go through the steps to get reimbursed.

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers

Attends home births? Some Home Births
I have experience with home births, however, I very rarely get calls from women looking for doula services for a home birth.

Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

My doula journey began back in 2002, while working for San Luis Ambulance, in San Luis Obispo, California. I started with a DONA approved workshop, up at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California. I finished the workshop, yet not their certification. I moved back to San Diego in 2004 and became a volunteer for UCSD's Hearts and Hands Doula program. I also had the chance to work and shadow a home birth midwife for six months, that added to my training in the beginning days of my birth work. I hold a BA in Child and Family Development from SDSU, with an emphasis in infant and toddler development. I went on the receive my AA from Grossmont College, in Respiratory Therapy, where I went on to work in a busy NICU Hospital. I was the president of my class from 2005-2007. I did not stay in the hospital setting long, and started to build my doula business from the ground up. For over two decades, I have served 100's of families through their birth journeys. I am proud to have worked with families and babies for well over three decades now, with both combined healthcare and family work along my career.

Fee Details

My fee is based on over two decades of experience as a birth doula. I hold a degree in respiratory therapy with NICU experience, lactation education from UCSD and a BA in Child and Family Development from SDSU. I offer $200 off the fee if it is paid in advance, and the other option would be to pay half the total and then the remaining balance would be due by 37 weeks of pregnancy.