Doula Services

Connect with us
We offer an obligation free ‘doula date’ over facetime or in person. Contact us at hello@offspringyoga.com if you would like to meet, or for more details.

Birth support package $2000

  • 3x2 hour prenatal visits at home in your third trimester

  • Unlimited text/call support throughout your pregnancy

  • On call from 38 weeks until your baby is born

  • Labour support from when you need it (home or place of birth) until 2 hours after bub arrives

  • 1x2 hour postpartum visit, including a nourishing family meal and snack

*ask us about modified package options including a reduced pack for experienced families

Additional postpartum support $90/hour, 2 hour minimum booking, nourishing family meals and snacks can be provided for an additional cost

What to expect
Birth preparation and postpartum appointments are tailored to your needs, and can include:

Pregnancy and birth

  • Birth education and resources to help you achieve a positive birth mindset

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

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

  • Providing 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.

Postpartum 

  • Postpartum planning

  • Birth/postpartum debriefing and emotional support

  • Meal and snack preparation to keep you nourished and lighten your workload

  • Light house duties – laundry, cleaning, groceries, making appointments for you

  • Caring for bub while you have time to yourself or with other children

  • Caring for siblings, at your home or out for a walk to a local park

  • Guided yoga, breathwork and relaxation

Evidence

While we can’t guarantee an outcome for your birth, 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%