Birth Doula
Supporting Your Families Wishes During Labor & Delivery
Certified Birth Doula
Boston Baby Concierge prides ourselves on excellent levels of care and professionalism. Our Birth Doulas provide such excellence because they have the extensive training and experience to be certified in their profession and the background to be highly screened and vetted to join our team.
These professionals provide nonmedical support during the process of a client’s pregnancy, labor, and delivery. The Certified Birth Doula works to create a custom care plan or “Birth Plan” with a client to know the wishes for their labor to reduce trauma and provide education and support through the process.
Support often looks like providing physical support with holding, massaging, or wiping sweat for the mother. Other comfort measures are to help with distractions, provide words of encouragement, or offer sips of water. Care by these professionals varies family by family as circumstances change, but should an emergency arise these professionals try to stay informed and support you with the education to make your best call.
The Process
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First steps are to schedule a consult with the Boston Baby Concierge Team. Following this appointment, a quote will be provided to you with the recommended package based on your family’s needs. (Birth Packages Start at $2,000)
If the consult is not done by the provider available for your birth an interview will be set up to meet with them.
You have one week to schedule your contract consult if you don’t book same day. Please note the providers calendar is not held until a retainer of 50% of the contracted total and the contract is signed.
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Please note this consult is to go over the contract, and the call may be recorded for legal and training purposes.
During this call the contract in its entirity will be gone over to ensure the family is comfortable with the agreed upon determination. This period is to go over the contract and have clients sign said contract. The clients must sign during the meeting or reschedule a meeting after discussion. no contracts will be sent out unless all parties agree to sign the contract and the contract is signed during said meeting.
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During your contract you will receive a number of agreed upon prenatal visits and contact timelines for questions or concerns during an on-call period.
For the prenatal visits it is a nonmedical visit in your home or virtual depending on contract and preference of provider and client. These visits will determine how a birth plan is created and the wishes of the client.
The on-call contracting period is to ensure the Certified Birth Doula stays local during the time of estimated due date and is available 24/7 via phone to the family for questions or concerns.
Should the doula be unavailable at the time of birth due to an emergency a backup doula will be provided.
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The agreed upon outline of when to call your Certified Birth Doula will be provided in prenatal visits and the contract. You will be expected to follow those steps to ensure they can provide the care necessary.
During your labor & delivery emotional and physical support will be provided according to your birth plan. The provider will have a variety of tools to ensure you have a smooth delivery within their scope of practice. They will work with you and your medical team to ensure they fill your emotional needs to create a supportive environment.
Post-Birth your doula will help you transition to recovery and mother baby unit (if applicable) then see themselves out to ensure your bonding time as a family starts.
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During the contracting period, typically, a number of postpartum support hours at an in-home check in is provided. This happens within the first month of life and is to be scheduled. If the hours become rescheduled outside of this window it is up to doulas discretion.
Our Desire
Plan with Purpose
Creating a Birth Plan supports the family to have better knowledge and experience walking into their labor. It tells everyone involved you know what you want and your boundaries are firm.
Connection
You’re part of the process. Boston Baby Concierge Birth Doulas want you to have that comfortability that as a team you can handle anything delivery throws your way.
Education
There isn’t a single person in the world that doesn’t deserve to be educated in life’s biggest hurdles. Thankfully this is one hurdle that we can coach and guide expecting mothers in to ease the burden of birth.
Prevention
While it often goes unrecognized our team understands the importance of how traumatic birth can be. With education comes prevention. We can ensure we know how to limit this risk.
Support Your Start in Motherhood
