Testimonial for Laura DePasquale, CD(DONA)
I cannot recommend Laura enough. I took her childbirth classes and hired her as my doula after meeting her for the first time despite my husband's skepticism to hire one as he felt like it was an unnecessary expense. However, after meeting Laura he also agreed that she was a good match for us. Her classes were amazing and she opened our eyes to all the possible interventions that hospitals do. Because of her teachings, we both felt that we were truly informed to make our own decisions and what we considered was best for our daughter.
For my birth, I had to be induced as was leaking amniotic fluid without any contractions. I was devastated as I really wanted to labour at home but we decided to follow the doctor's advice to stay in the hospital.
Laura came to the hospital straight away that day, took me for a walk and chat and helped me deal with my fears and expectations. She immediately made me feel better and at ease and I was able to embrace a new idea of what my labour would be like which relaxed me immensely. I was induced that evening and my contractions started at 2am the next day. Laura arrived early in the morning and she was such a calming presence from the beginning. She helped me throughout the whole process, knowing perfectly well what to say or offer (a shower, a drink, mint, a walk!). Her intuition and ability to know what to do impressed both me and my husband. I ended up having an 18 hour labour and there's no doubt in me that I got through it in a calmed way because of Laura. My daughter was born that day at 10.30pm and Laura was by my side the whole time, waiting patiently and helping me with positioning myself better for dilation. THanks to her tips and positioning, I ended up dilating from 5 to 10cm in 2 hours and pushed out my baby in 20 mins!
We will always be forever grateful to Laura and can only say: if you're thinking of having a doula at your birth: look no further, she's the one you want!
-Carolina P de Z
October 05, 2015
Laura DePasquale, CD(DONA)
Holistic Beginnings,LLC
Birth Fee: $1200 to $2400
Postpartum Rate: $50 to $60
