Let's start by saying this: if Ursula moved to another country, my partner and I would pay (literally) to fly her in for the birth of our next child. Ursula was THE factor that made the delivery of our first child seamless.
Like many couples we were unsure of the value of having a doula. Especially as we had the medical side covered with my nursing knowledge, we had the patient advocate side covered with her strength as an attorney. After a negative experience in the OB office, we realized the doula would provide the perfect cushion between us, our needs and our desires and the medical team. And she was.
Ursula was 100% with us through 2 false alarms and a birth that was everything I wanted it to be in the end despite a few birth hiccups. She arrived with me as her focus. She rebooted me. She refocused me. She guided me. She labored with me. She soothed me. She energized me. She redirected me. She reminded me that my body was made to do this. She supported me. She stood up for me...and stood up for my partner when I was a dragon. She educated me. She nursed me. She advocated for me.
In the end my body was made to deliver a baby, but it was Ursula & my partner who made me feel safe and loved. #LGBTsupportive
-Kami Ugel
February 05, 2016
Birth Fee: Not specified
Postpartum Rate: Not specified