Doula Services

As birth and postpartum doulas we provide emotional, physical and informational support for our clients during pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum. This includes:

  • Providing birth education and resources to help you develop or maintain a positive birth perception, and to help you trust your ability to birth.

  • Working with you to develop your birth preferences (birth map).

  • Teaching you birth tools and positions, including natural methods of pain management.

  • Ensuring you have a familiar and comforting presence during your labour, particularly important for women without continuity of care.

  • Creating a birthing environment that protects your privacy and allows you to be free of distractions, pressure and fear.

  • Guiding your birthing partner to support you in the best way possible, and providing hands on support if you would like it.

  • Bridging communication gaps between you and your healthcare providers, including translating medical terminology, navigating hospital policies and assisting you to communicate your choices effectively.

  • Providing information to help you make empowered decisions, honouring your chosen path and wholeheartedly supporting you through it.

  • Supporting you to plan for your postpartum.

  • Supporting you during the postpartum period, including birth debriefing.

Studies have shown that women with supportive labour companions have better outcomes, shorter labours and need less pain medication. One US study, by Klaus and Kennel, found that having a doula present at a birth decreased:

  • Epidural use by 60% and narcotics use by 30%

  • Length of labour by 25%

  • Caesarean birth by 50%

Birth support package

  • 3 prenatal visits in your third trimester, in the comfort of your home, to prepare for labour, develop your birth map and prepare for postpartum

  • Unlimited text/call support throughout your pregnancy

  • On-call for you from 38 weeks until your baby is born

  • Labour support from when you want it (home or place of birth) until 2 hours after your baby is born

  • 1 postpartum visit, including birth debriefing and a nourishing meal

If you are interested in our doula support, we offer an obligation free ‘doula date’, virtual or f2f (your preference). Please send an email to hello@offspringyoga.com if you’d like to meet or find out more!