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Supplemental Prenatal Visit(s)
In addition to the two prenatal visits included with the Basic Doula Package, additional prenatal visits can be arranged to provide a more specialized overview of pregnancy and birth. Topics covered include: the physiology of the various stages of labor; techniques for coping with the discomforts associated with the various stages of pregnancy; ideas for staying at home during early labor; breastfeeding practice; newborn care and products, among others.
$60 per one-hour visit
Group Childbirth Education Classes
A Birthing Hands certified childbirth educator instructs this 4-part, 3-session series on pregnancy, labor and birth to prepare expectant mothers and their partners for their birthing journey and motherhood.
Pregnancy: You and your partner are taught the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, and the emotional, physiological changes your body goes through during the pregnancy. Classes cover nutrition, diet and exercise, choosing the right care provider and birth site that is best for you, and how to prepare a birth preference plan.
Labor and Delivery: You and your partner are taught the physical and behavioral changes that occur during labor and delivery, how to give birth, things your partner can do to help you during labor, breathing, relaxation and coping strategies for labor and delivery.
Topics include: the anatomy and physiology of labor, the stages of labor, signs of preterm labor, how to differentiate "practice labor" from labor, how to use practice labor so that you and your partner are better prepared for labor, strategies for laboring at home, and laboring and delivering in the hospital or birth center. You and your partner will learn and practice various breathing, massage and relaxation techniques as well as other comfort techniques to keep your labor progressing and help you cope with any discomfort. In addition, a certified childbirth educator may discuss routine hospital procedures, medications for labor (epidurals and narcotics), obstetrical interventions, and emergency delivery procedures, including C-sections and assisted deliveries.
Classes are available in English and in Spanish. Classes are limited to 8 couples to ensure personal attention.
$275 per couple for 4-part, 3-session group class.
Classes held in Washington, DC. Call for details: (202) 236-1764
Private Childbirth Education Classes
A Birthing Hands certified childbirth educator comes to your home and provides instruction on the pregnancy, labor and birth to prepare you for your birthing journey and motherhood in a 4-part class series.
Sessions are customized for you and your partner/support person covering any of the topics offered in the group class. These sessions are designed to fit your lifestyle and to help you achieve your birth vision. Classes are available in English and in Spanish.
$375 for client-tailored class series which normally includes four (4), three-hour sessions. Modifications of class schedule can be arranged.
Call for details: (202) 236-1764
Optimal Fetal Positioning
A Birthing Hands staff member encourages your baby to find a position that is comfortable for you during late pregnancy. Techniques include belly mapping, spinning babies, yoga positioning, use of the rebozo, and other techniques. These safe fetal positioning techniques also promote shorter labor. Babies who are mal-positioned often create a more uncomfortable and prolonged labor. An optimal fetal positioning session consultation should be scheduled after 30 weeks of pregnancy. A follow-up meeting is recommended to encourage the baby to align herself in a position that will encourage a more stress-free labor.
$75 per one-hour visit. Two sessions are recommended.
Prenatal Breastfeeding Education
A Birthing Hands La Leche League International (LLLI) breastfeeding counselor teaches you the art and skill of breastfeeding basics to get your baby off to a healthy start. The session is designed to ensure a successful breastfeeding experience for both you and your baby. Topics and demonstrations include: benefits of breastfeeding for you and your baby; milk production; anatomy and physiology of the breast; getting the first latch; position and calming your baby; optimal breastfeeding positions; recognizing feeding cues; proper breast care, and feeding management and the working mom.
$60 per one-hour visit.
Prenatal Massage
A Birthing Hands certified massage therapist unbundles your tight, tense muscles with a gloriously relaxing massage focusing on the areas of discomfort you may be experiencing. The massage can improve your muscle tone and flexibility, and reduce stress, leg cramps, muscle spasms, and the general discomforts of pregnancy. Special Note: Women in high-risk pregnancies should consult with their health care provider or midwife before beginning a massage therapy program.
$100 per one-hour visit. Includes travel and set-up.
Series of 3 visits for $275.
Additional visits can be arranged. Call for details: (202) 236-1764
Belly Casting Session(s)
A professional Birthing Hands artist captures the beauty of your body's preparation for birth. This loving memory lasts a lifetime.
$150 full belly + $30 Travel & Set-Up
$95 partial torso + $30 Travel & Set-Up
Pregnancy and Birth Art Photography
Call for details: (202) 236-1764
Supplemental Postpartum Visit(s)
In addition to the one postpartum visit included with the Basic Doula Package, additional postpartum visits can be arranged to provide information on: attachment parenting and bonding; baby wearing; the "Baby Blues"; postpartum care; massage; recovery guidance and information; breastfeeding support; newborn care and sibling and family adjustments.
$60 per one-hour visit.
Postpartum Assistance and Care
Minimum of a 4-hour service package.
A Birthing Hands doula teaches you and your partner skills to help to bond and care for your baby as she assists with newborn care. She provides supportive and nurturing care, attends to your postpartum needs and gives you time to rest. She offers helpful techniques for resting, breastfeeding, and balancing a new person in a family's life. She also presents techniques to soothe a fussy baby, how to get a good nap, and ideas for a healthy snacks.
A Birthing Hands doula provides the following services during the postpartum assistance and care service visits: postpartum care, massage, recovery guidance and information, breastfeeding support with hands-on guidance and information, infant soothing and massage, infant and mom massage, parent attachment and bonding, newborn care (bathing, diapering, baby wearing), day and/or overnight care, snacks for mom and information and referrals on baby and mom issues.
Postpartum care is available for a few days up to several months, depending upon the specific needs of the family.
$140 for a minimum four-hour, daytime service package. Postpartum assistance and care services are billed at $35 per hour for daytime service.
$320 for a minimum eight-hour overnight service package. Rates are billed at $40 per hour for overnight service (8:00 pm - 7:00 am).
Weekend service is offered depending upon availability. Call for details: (202) 236-1764
Postpartum Massage
A certified Birthing Hands massage therapist provides you with a gloriously relaxing massage. She addresses areas that may have caused discomfort during pregnancy. Weeks after delivery, massage can help restore muscle tone in the abdomen and reposition the pelvis. Massage can also stimulate circulation of blood flow and assist in milk production, if breastfeeding.
$100 per one-hour visit. Includes travel and set-up.
$275 for a series of 3 visits.
Infant Massage
A certified Birthing Hands massage therapist gently applies massage techniques to help ensure that your new baby achieves emotional and physical well being. Infant massage aids in digestion and works to strengthen baby's immune system.
$75 per 45-minute visit. Includes travel and set-up.
Lactation Consultation
A Birthing Hands La Leche League International (LLLI) breastfeeding counselor assists you with hands-on guidance in the "dance of initial breastfeeding" between you and your new baby. Now that the baby is here, she instructs new mothers on how to use various techniques and positions to ensure that your baby is nourished and is a satisfying experience for both mother and baby. She will observe you breastfeeding your baby and give hands-on suggestions to improve your latch and position and she gives special attention to proper breast and nipple care, recognizing feeding cues. Session topics and demonstrations include: nutrition during breastfeeding, increasing your milk supply, "nipple confusion" if you have been supplementing with a bottle, information on baby growth spurts and their affect on nursing, the use of the breast pump, milk storage, and offers advice on how to feed a sleepy or fussy baby.
$65 per one-hour visit.
"Closing the Body, Opening The Heart"
Trained Birthing Hands staff guide you through the physical, emotional and therapeutic closure of the woman's body, post partum, with a technique traditionally used by many indigenous midwives that literally, as well as metaphorically, closes a woman's body. The poignant and meaningful session helps a new mother come to the end of her birth experience, celebrate it, and let her body close while allowing her heart to open for the next chapter in her life with her new baby and family. Full body massage, gentle touch and strong binding with a traditional rebozo shawl bring a mother's mind, hips, ribs, and soul together. Utilizing slow breathing and communication helps to strengthen the love that a new mother's heart now feels for your baby. "Closing the Body, Opening the Heart" service is also beneficial for mothers who have had a traumatic pregnancy and/or birth experience, whether recently or in the past.
$100 per one-hour session. 3 sessions are recommended.
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