There is no right way to birth your baby, just the way that works for you.

**As of April 2022, I am available for birth support in Northern Nevada, with select availability for Northern California or travel services. Please connect with the wonderful Vickie Wint for support in NYC!

Do you plan to give birth in a hospital, at home, or in a birth center? Do you know you if you definitely want an epidural, definitely hope to avoid pain medication, or definitely don’t know yet? Are you excited to give birth? Terrified? Or can’t even picture it yet? Maybe somewhere in between?

Birth & postpartum doula packages start at $2000 and include:

• Up to 4 prenatal visits to discuss birth preferences & vision, explore childbirth prep & techniques for labor comfort and coping and create a postpartum plan (1 - 2 hrs each)

• Text/email/phone support throughout pregnancy

• 24 hr. on-call support from 38 weeks to birth

• Continuous labor support

• Access to the library of recorded prenatal and postnatal yoga classes through 16 weeks postpartum

• Up to 3 postpartum visits to process the birth experience, support lactation, newborn care and the transition home, and answer any questions & discuss if other resources are necessary (1-2 hrs each)

• Options to add-on childbirth education, prenatal or postpartum movement, and additional postpartum care

• No-fee payment plans & Sliding Scale Rates available - please reach out if you think we will be a good fit, regardless of your budget!

As a first time parent, I had no idea what labor truly was and no amount of reading birth stories could live up to the reality you experience during actual labor and delivery. That said, after the fact, having Francesca by my side throughout the entire ordeal is honestly simply put: priceless. The services this doula provides during labor and delivery are an absolute must. She advised me on the options my OBGYN put forth without pushing any agenda and helped me make my own decisions; she was an active participant throughout all parts of my long labor; she knew the right massages/pressure to apply to relieve contractions; she was an oasis of peace and calm in a sea of pain; she brought smelling oils for nausea, honey stix to keep up stamina, knew when to feed me ice chips; she supported my husband who was completely lost in the process, as most men would be; and honestly when I was completely out of it from pain/exhaustion, she kept the nurses, doctors, anesthesiologists on their toes, doing what needs to be done.

I honestly don't think there is any other way to do labor, except with this doula.

—Inga