Gentle Beginning WR. com

Our philosophy:

    We believe that birth is a normal physiological process and an important journey in a mother and father’s life.

    We will support you during your pregnancy, labor, and postpartum period, in whatever choices you make.

    We will provide information and resources to enable you to make informed choices.

What is a Doula?

Doulas are educated and knowledgeable about childbirth and the postpartum experience. They are advocates and a listening ear for birthing mothers as well as facilitators to her partner.

Providing emotional, physical, and informational support that empowers a laboring woman and her birth partner who might otherwise feel overwhelmed by the powerful and amazing miracle of the childbirth; to have a wonderfully satisfying delivery experience.

A Doula can offer a wide range of comfort measures during labor from massage to aromatherapy to continuous reassurance and coping techniques.

The cost and value of doula services

When you are weighing the cost and value of doula services consider the experience and advocacy you are gaining by entering into the relationship.  A doula is often the only person at a birth who is devoted solely to the couple emotional and physical well being without the need to attend to clinical responsibilities; who stay with you even before going to the hospital. As your doula, we remain as a source of encouragement and reassurance throughout the birth, regardless of how many shift changes occur or what clinical tasks need to be attended to.  Our focus remains on providing guidance, advocacy, and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to a positive birth experience for you as you define it. 

What is include in our services

We have the training and experience to help you with pregnancy, birth, and postpartum issues.  Here are some of the services we can provide:

• Prenatal appointments - You are going to have at least two prenatal meetings. Planning for your birth and learning about  innumerable comfort measures techniques.

• Material Aid - You will received handouts also you can borrow books or watch videos from our library then we will discuss the information. This is a very nice tool you can learn a lot from those videos.

• Reference list book- As soon you sign the contract you will get a reference list book. Those books will help you to build up your birth plan and get knowledge with others important subjects such as birth, breastfeeding and parenting.

• Support with your Birth Plan– We’ll help you to build your birth plan and answer any question you might have during the process.

• Continuous communication– Either by phone, e-mail or you can visit our office when ever have a question or concern.

• Birth Support - We will meet you at your home or at the hospital to give you non-clinical physical and emotional support during your labor and delivery.  We stay at least an hour after your baby is born to help establish breastfeeding. 

• Birth Videography/Photography - If you like, we will take pictures of your labor and birth.
• Postpartum Visits - You are going to have at least one postpartum visit to talk about the birth, share pictures and a birth story and answer questions you might have about postpartum issues and breastfeeding.

Our Doula services also includes:

 Natural childbirth classes

Breastfeeding classes

Nutrition classes

Apprenticeships Doulas

 

Gentle Beginning WR offers apprenticeships to aspiring doulas and an extra pair of hands to our labor doulas if parents desire to include them.

If you are a new doula... who wishes to be involved in our apprentice program, please contact Wilma Matos for more information.

 

Cost

Spaces Limited

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Doula & Childbirth classes $399

You may pay in full or 

five payments of $79.80

Doula clients testimonials