Elise was the perfect final piece to my pregnancy and birth plan. During our interview I immediately connected with her non-alarmist, laid back personality, and life-giving smile. She understood that we are go with the flow people; we believe in medicine and science so while we'd be having a hospital birth, we wanted it to be as calm and peaceful within that space as possible. One of Elise's strengths is being gentle and collaborative with her guidance. While I felt educated and empowered to begin with, her constant flow of knowledge helped fill in my blind spots and she was a true partner to not only me, but my husband as well. While things did not go according to our birth plan (when do they?!), Elise reassured us that the choices throughout labor and delivery were ours to make and we felt beyond supported by her at each turn. She continues to be a source of guidance for me in those moments of new mom insecurities. I am so thankful we chose Elise for our journey and would pick her one hundred times over, but let's be real I'm not having that many kids!
-Melissa Smith
February 07, 2020
Elise Benoit Doula Services, A Brighter Birth
Birth Fee: $1600
Postpartum Rate: $35 to $40