What does working with me look like?

We meet for three in-person prenatal sessions leading up to your 38th week of pregnancy to prepare you mentally, emotionally, and physically, then we create a birth plan based on your informed preferences. These meetings last 1-2 hours and will cover the physiology of labor and birth, review the choices available to you based on where you are delivering, address anything unique to your pregnancy such as personal fears, questions, desires or concerns, and become familiar with comfort measures found through movement, positions, breath work and belief work.  In our last appointment we will discuss your postpartum care plans and go over how to set up support systems that will allow you to successfully rest, recover and bond with your baby.

I go “ON-CALL” for you from 38 weeks till 42 weeks. I stay local, sober and reachable day and night during that month. You can contact me at any time to help you understand if you are in labor, or talk through any questions or concerns as they arise.

Whether birthing at home, in a birth center, or in a hospital- unmedicated or medicated- I attend your labor to support in ways that you and your family uniquely desire. I particularly love helping partners navigate their important role during labor as well.

Birth photography is also included in this offering.  I approach birth photography with sensitivity and awe as it is such a vulnerable and extraordinary moment in your lives.  This is of course optional. I am quiet and discreet when shooting, so as to not be a distraction, but merely a witness and a thoughtful documentarian.  I have a refined ability to capture chosen moments via photos and videos, while also providing doula support and emotional presence throughout your labor.