We provide culturally relevant care to Indigenous families through the full-spectrum of pregnancy and reproductive-health related experiences, including birth, postpartum, pregnancy loss, family planning, menstruation, and abortion. Our work takes place in our clients’ homes, hospitals and clinical settings.
BIRTH DOULA
Services provided:
- Free initial 30 minute consultation
- 2 prenatal* visits (2 hours) that may include: creation of a birth plan, information about Indigenous practices/remedies to support pregnancy and labour, planning for comfort measures during labour, accompaniment to appointments
- On call 24/7 from 2 weeks before your due date until birth
- Helping your family find community resources and services to meet your needs
- Phone, text, or email support during pregnancy
- Continuous non-medical physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual support during labour and delivery
- Immediate postpartum support (first 2 hours following birth)
- 1 postpartum home visit (4 hours)
- *Can substitute postpartum visits for prenatal visits if scheduling requires
Fees: Each of our doulas set their own fees. Please see our Doula Profiles and contact individual doulas for more information.
POSTPARTUM DOULA
Services provided:
- Initial 30 minute consultation (if not already a birth client) to see if we’re a good fit and to make a postpartum support plan based on your needs
- Helping your family find community resources and services to meet your needs
- Non-judgemental support/companionship
- At home visits that may include (depending on your family’s needs):
- Help with light housework/organization
- Help with making nutritional snacks/prepping meals
- Breastfeeding support
- Babywearing support and education
- Assisting parent or parents with basic newborn care (changing diapers, soothing techniques, bottle feeding)
- Information about indigenous postpartum remedies (sitz baths, herbal teas, nutrition, traditional teachings about placenta and umbilical cords)
- Spending time with baby/babies so parents can get some self-care time
- Sibling care
Fees: Each of our doulas set their own fees. Please see our Doula Profiles and contact individual doulas for more information.
ABORTION COMPANIONSHIP AND POST-ABORTION CARE
We believe that the exercise of choice and informed consent over decisions related to your own body are crucial aspects of Indigenous self-determination, and fundamental human rights. We are available to provide non-judgemental support to Indigenous parent(s) considering or electing an abortion.
LOSS & BEREAVEMENT DOULA CARE
We are available to support Indigenous parent(s) going through unexpected loss at any stage of pregnancy. We can provide companionship; non-medical physical, emotional, mental, spiritual support; information about community resources and services to meet your needs; and offer Indigenous knowledge that may be supportive through your experience.
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