Services
Birth Doula Services | Postpartum Doula Services | Breastfeeding Support | Classes
Birth Doula Services:
Our birth doula services include:
- 2 prenatal appointments to: discuss the family’s birth wishes; help create a birth plan; explore coping techniques the mother thinks will be helpful during labor; provide the family with resources and information; explore fears, concerns, or questions about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding or early parenting.
- 24/7 phone support before and after your birth.
- New Life's Birth Information Notebook, filled with wonderful information to help you prepare for birth.
- Continuous emotional and physical support through the entire labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum period.
- Suggestions for effective positioning to enhance the mother’s comfort, as well as the effectiveness of her labor.
- Other coping techniques used for a mother’s comfort may include: massage, use of a birth ball, guided relaxation, use of hot/cold packs, breath work, vocalization, and more.
- Informational support regarding the birth process, interventions, or medical terms.
- Initial breastfeeding support and education.
- 1 postpartum appointment to discuss the birth and refer parents to any needed resources.
Postpartum Doula Services:
Postpartum doulas help families adjust to their new life. We assist with breastfeeding; provide evidence-based information on infant care and early parenting; help with caring for your baby; and also help around the house with various tasks such as light house work or preparing meals. We are available for both day and night shifts. With a postpartum doula, your family will have the help you need, so you can focus on what is really important—cherishing the precious moments with your newborn that will pass far too quickly.
Breastfeeding Support:
Our Lactation Consultants provide in-home (or in-hospital) consultations to address a variety of breastfeeding challenges including: problems with the baby’s latch, painful or damaged nipples, anatomical issues, and more. If you need help with breastfeeding, call us now at 512-791-2198. We can usually meet with you on the day that you contact us. Our Lactation Consultants are certified through the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLC).
Classes:
Childbirth Education Course:
Our six-week Childbirth Education Course is a fun, relaxed, comprehensive approach to preparing for birth. The series teaches non-biased, evidence-based information, and focuses on facilitating normal birth, positive experiences, and informed families. It’s appropriate for families birthing in all settings. Topics covered include:- Staying Low Risk
- Knowing Your Options
- Anatomy
- Signs & Stages of Labor
- Strategies to Facilitate Normal Birth
- Interventions & Complications
- In-Depth Coverage of Coping Skills to Enhance Progress & Comfort
- Postpartum & Newborn Care
- Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Basics:
Learn all of the basics in one afternoon! Breastfeeding Basics offers information about the risks of formula feeding, your baby’s first feeding, the first few weeks and beyond, how our bodies make milk, breastfeeding and dads, and so much more.
We offer this once a month at Nurtured Family for free, to give back to the community. For more information, see our community calendar. Class is also offered privately, in the comfort of your own home.
Coping Skills for a More Comfortable Labor:
This class focuses strictly on comfort techniques to use during your labor. It is a hand- on workshop that teaches a variety of useful skills and tips, such as massage and breathing techniques, the use of a birth ball, positions to labor in, the use of hot and cold compresses, and much more. However, this class is not meant to replace a childbirth education series.
We offer this once a month at Nurtured Family for free, to give back to the community. For more information, see our community calendar. Class is also offered privately, in the comfort of your own home.
Newborn Care:
This is the perfect class for parents that want a little more information on newborn care. In just one afternoon, learn about: what to expect, how to soothe a baby, infant feeding, nighttime parenting, and more. Class is offered privately, in the comfort of your own home.
Gift certificates are available. Some women register for New Life gift certificates for their baby showers!
