ALIGHT DOULA SERVICES
MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH SERVICE
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Birth planning (help figure out your birth preferences and how to communicate them)
Postpartum planning
Access to pregnancy and baby book library
Printed resources (birth and postpartum planning templates, flash cards)
Comfort measures and demonstrations
Caring for your baby
How to baby wear
Information to cut down on the baby gear, help you build your registry so you get what you actually need
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24/7 on-call starting at 38 weeks pregnant
Unlimited talk/text/email support through on-call period (for both birther and partner)
Continuous labour support at your birth (I usually meet you at your house in early labour to provide support and help to determine when to leave to go to the birth centre/hospital or stay for a home birth)
3 hours of support immediately after baby is born to help initiate feeding and get settled
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Visit at your home after baby's arrival, within the first two weeks
Emotional and information support (debrief your birth, connect you with resources, provide a listening ear)
Feeding information, assistance, and support (chest feeding or formula feeding)
Baby care support (bathing, diapering, laundry)
Meal prep
Light house work (sweeping, dishes, laundry, pet care)
Talk and text during postpartum (for 6 weeks after baby is born)
Access to a baby carrier lending library
Organizing a meal train for you
STANDARD PACKAGE
This package is for you if you want basic planning support, a doula for your birth, and a postpartum visit.
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1 prenatal education session (2-3 hours)
24/7 on-call support starting at 38 weeks
unlimited talk/text/email support through on-call period for you and your partner
continuous labour support at your birth
up to 3 hours of support immediately after birth
1 postpartum visit (2 hours)
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$1000
PREMIUM PACKAGE
This package is for you if you want full personalized prenatal education, a doula for your birth, and extended postpartum help.
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2 prenatal education sessions (4-6 hours)
24/7 on-call support starting at 38 weeks
unlimited talk/text/email support through on-call period for you and your partner
continuous labour support at your birth
up to 3 hours of support immediately after birth
1 postpartum visit (4 hours)
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$1250
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
LABOUR PACKAGE
This package is for you if you’ve already had a baby and have postpartum support. You only want your doula to attend your birth.
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1 hour meeting to review birth preferences, intake form, and contract
24/7 on-call support starting at 38 weeks
unlimited talk/text/email support through on-call period for you and your partner
continuous labour support at your birth
up to 3 hours of support immediately after birth
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$700
TALK & TEXT PACKAGE
This package is for you if you don’t want full doula services, but you want to call or text an evidence-informed, non-judgemental birth professional.
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Available from morning until evening, I will answer your questions within one day.
Book this service in pregnancy, postpartum, or both.
With a master’s in public health and a certification as a birth and postpartum doula, I have the skills to take complex information and make it easy to understand.
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$100 per month
“Michaela is such a breath of fresh air that is so very needed in those dark days of early postpartum. She is kind, knowledgeable, gentle yet firm, and always so helpful. I felt supported and cared for in my postpartum experience with Michaela by my side.”
— ATHINA | 1st TIME MOM