Birth Doula Services
Are you looking for a doula? I offer Birth and Postpartum doula support in NELA.
Giving birth is a BIG life event, and I believe that the experience warrants thoughtful exploration and questioning, planning and preparation, and then leaving a bunch of room for unexpected.
Birth can be wild and unpredictable. I offer my support through all of it. The joy, the excitement, the fear, the growth, the pain, the transformation.
If we choose to work together, you will receive:
Scheduled phone or email check-ins in the 1st and 2nd trimesters
Referral lists for body work, chiropractic, acupuncture, OB or midwifery care
Phone support during early labor
In-person labor support from active labor through birth
Three Postpartum Home visits lasting 2-3 hours each. During these visits I offer emotional and physical support around healing, cooking for the family, and evidence based lactation help.
Three prenatal homes visits in the 3rd trimester where we may focus our discussions on:
Labor and Birth—what to expect, and how to prepare, planning for the unknown, working as a team;
The Postpartum Time— what is it like to have a newborn, moving through the transition, lactation basics, asking for help, creating a balanced partnership;
Coping Strategies and Labor practice in your home, Early labor vs Active labor, positioning, your preferences
Client Testimonials
“We feel so blessed to have crossed paths with Rebecca Belenky.
We had our first conversations in the 2nd trimester, and Rebecca brought a serenity and sensitivity that immediately put us at ease. During labor, she was an integral part of our homebirth team, and provided support for both me and my partner. And we’ll never forget Rebecca’s postpartum care when she gave us knowledge and perspective that helped offset the most bewildering aspects of new parenthood. Through it all, she was compassionate and patient and gentle and nurturing. We feel so grateful to have had her with us during this transformation.”
-Corinna & Harris & Eli
Would you like to know more doula support from pregnancy to postpartum?
I am happy to share more information with you and continue the conversation.