Doula Support for Planned Homebirth or Hospital Birth

Danae’s Support Offering $3,495

• Two pre- natal visits (allow min 2 to 3 hours for each of these sessions).
• Live Workshop with Danae, includes Optimal Maternal Positioning (OMP) for Parents – Group Workshop Setting | 7 hour course. 
• Follow up ‘Intro to OMP for Parents’ online course with Four Trimesters Ginny Phang (the creator of OMP).
• Nutrition and supplement guidance – lowering inflammation in preparation for birth.
• Access to Danae’s recourses Drive. This includes birth documentaries, parent education birth classes, OMP content, Pelvic floor e books, Spinning Babies content, acupressure guides, milk to meat nutrition guide, hypnobirthing meditations and more.
• Danae’s Birth Training Program.
• Danae’s Birth Rehearsal Program.
• Use peak state mindset training to ensure you are mentally and emotionally equiped for the experience of birth.
• Unlimited access to live online and recorded Pregnancy & Birth Prep Yoga Classes. Participation in these classes is a requirement.
• Create a Clinical Care Birth Preferences Document together
• Connect you to acupuncturists, pregnancy and post natal chiropractic care, women’s health physiotherapists, osteopaths, nutritionists, massage therapists and other related support services for women.
• Time spent on the phone helping us build a stronger relationship is included in this package. I will call you for catch ups, general updates after clinical visits and any concerns / feelings that come up.
• Evidence Based research for any indications that arise.
• Birth support, from active labour in your home or hospital until you birth
• Acuneedling and medicinal oils in labour if needed.
• One post birth visit. Time varies depending on the needs of the birth mum.

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Ensuring we are a ‘Good Match’ 

Danae works best with women who:

• Already have a strong desire for a physiological birth.
• Have a positive mindset towards working with themselves and pain.
• Are planning a Homebirth with a Private Midwife.
• Are planning a Hospital birth at Royal North Shore Public or Northern Beaches Public.
• Are under the care of Dr Andy Pickering Northern Beaches Hospital (Danae does not work with any other OB’s).
• Will commit to joining Danae’s weekly Sunday live online Yoga and Birth Prep sessions 8.30am – 9.45am.
• Want to integrate peak nutritional health and overall wellbeing into their birth preparation.
• Will commit to Birth Training and Birth Rehearsal.
• Will commit to the OMP exercises.

During the Labour

During the labour and birthing process, I do everything I can to honour your birthing wishes. This may include:

• Communicating during early labour to ensure you and your partner feel confident and comfortable to labour together during this period.
• Understanding when the best time is for me to join you in labour.
• Helping you and your partner relax and progress labour calmly at home or hospital.
• Implementation of your Optimal Maternal Positioning.
• Working with intensity and pain through specialised movement, counter-pressure, rebozo, acupressure, affirmation practice, meditation, your breath work ect.
• Moving you through your labour stations and recall your Birth Rehearsal and Birth Training.
• Get into comfortable positions, using water if desired. Use smart rest techniques.
• Ensuring you feel safe at home prior to your Homebirth midwife arriving or moving to the hospital at the right time for a planned hospital birth.
• Choosing the right time time to leave for the hospital.
• Helping you understand if anything I see has left the realms of ‘normal’ at home.
• Helping you understand hospital policy for anything that occurs during the labour whilst at home or hospital.
• Supporting communications between you and your Homebirth Midwife or hospital midwife during labour.
• Involve and empower your partner, to support you.
• Understanding your contraction patterns and progress.
• Navigating hospital shift changes, unknown midwives, unwelcome pressure.
• Ensuring your partner can take breaks when they need to.
• Ensuring adequate nutrition and fluids and empty your bladder often (this can challenging for some women).
• Understand your options and communicate your preferences to the medical staff.
• Interact  and be present with your labour and birth experience in a way they we have planned and discussed.
• Ensure your placenta is packaged ready for encapsulation (if required).

After your Baby is Born

In the Post Natal period / 4th Trimester I can:

• De-brief your birth experience with you (this is crucial for emotional well being).
• Offer recommendations for meal delivery.
• Answer any questions you may have about care of your new born.
• Ensure breastfeeding and nipple care are going well.
• Connect you to home visit Lactation Consultant or other services if needed.
• Connect you with Midwifery home visits.
• Provide additional home therapy treatments for placenta wound healing and adrenal support, using moxa.