My family's experience with Staci was great. We had two main reasons for wanting a doula: 1.) we were worried about being able to advocate for ourselves during the birth and wanted someone to help us do that, and 2.) we were worried about being provided biased information or having information witheld during decision-making points, and we wanted someone to communicate the full medical picture to us during the birth. Staci was a good fit for these needs. During our prenatal visits, she worked to understand our preferences and used them to form a vision of how the birth would go (obviously with contingencies, she was definitely not overly rigid). She was clearly very passionate in her belief that the family should get the birth they want without struggling against old fashioned or scientifically unfounded system practices. This really put us at ease, and I felt that she cared so much that she took much of the burden of caring off of our shoulders, if that makes sense. In other words, in addition to her service of being able to advocate and inform, she also reduced the mental burden of having to worry or be constantly on the lookout. This was a big relief for me. As it turned out, we had an amazing medical team that was very easy to communicate with, and Staci worked well and easily with the whole team. Overall, we would recommend her.
-Sheila Markazi
May 12, 2019
Statesville Doula & Lactation, LLC
Birth Fee: $1825 to $2375
Postpartum Rate: $45 to $55