Testimonial for Meg McCarthy
From the beginning of my pregnancy, I desired a natural as possible labor and delivery; however, resources and support for natural birth were limited. After hearing a friend's experience with Meg, my interest was immediately piqued. I was intrigued as to what a doula was, her role in the birthing process, and how she would benefit me in attaining my birth goals. Although skeptical, my husband and I pushed through our preconceived notions deciding to give Meg a chance. One thing led to another with an interview followed by hiring Meg to be with us for the rest of the journey.As our doula, she nicely blended her roles as a professional and as an intimate player in our daughter’s birth. From the get go, Meg was always punctual to our meetings. She set clear expectations of her role as doula. We never doubted her degree and type of involvement in the process. Meg followed through on all components of her contract as far as providing resources, answering all questions, consulting with us and offering suggestions when developing our birth plan, as well as being our advocate and coach at the hospital. Immediately after our daughter’s birth, she stayed with us offering BF support making sure that I felt comfortable before she left. Weeks later, she followed up to see how our family was doing. With this said, what made Meg stand out as a doula was her tenacious demeanor and ability to establish intimacy with our family. At no point did I doubt Meg’s ability to execute her job at the hospital the night of my labor. She was gracefully and tactfully able to get me moved to an appropriate room with birthing accommodations. While guiding me through positions and techniques to help ease the pain, she simultaneously made room for my husband to be a part of the coaching process. She demonstrated knowing and executing a fine balance of being a coach, advocate, support for my husband, and an encourager for me during it ALL!
-Matt and Lauren Sanders
May 11, 2015
Meg McCarthy
Compass Birth Services
Birth Fee: $1200
Postpartum Rate: $40
