I am committed to supporting you and the decisions you make around your pregnancy. I offer labor & birth support, postpartum support, abortion support, and consulting services.
Quetzal Labor & Birth Support Package
- Two prenatal visits (2-3 hrs each)
- Provide resources on natural and clinical methods of stimulating labor, relieving intensity, feeding/lactation, and newborn care
- Teach comfort techniques to other support people including but not limited to: massage, rebozo, counter pressure, and gentle stretching
- Create and review birth preferences, provide information, and discuss options
- Assist with navigating fears, respecting boundaries, and cleansing energy
- On call from 38 weeks until you birth (*can be adjusted)
- Continuous companionship and support through your labor
- Present during birth and until all parties are stable and comfortable
- Support with postpartum transition, newborn care, and lactation
- Two postpartum visits (2-3hrs each)
- Support with feeding/lactation
- Hold space for you to process birth and postpartum transition
- Spend time with baby so you may meet your needs
- Deliver placenta medicine, if applicable
- Provide healing support including but not limited to: C-section massage, belly & body massage, belly wrapping, steams, baths, hip closing ceremony/cerrada de caderas
- energetic exchange – $2500
Consulting Services
I offer virtual consulting services to inform and support you around any prenatal, birth, loss, postpartum, and/or healing-related experiences, questions, and concerns. This is a great option if you are not looking for a full doula package but would love to receive some prenatal education or are needing more information and counseling around what you’re preparing for or processing. Some examples of how you could use these services include but are not limited to:
- You need to process things that are coming up in your prenatal doctor visits and are seeking support in how to navigate next steps
- It is being recommended that you induce and you have questions, concerns, and need support as you make your decision
- You are having a hard time post birth, miscarriage, or abortion and need someone to talk to
- You are noticing uncomfortable physical, spiritual, or emotional developments and are seeking natural and herbal remedies to support your healing process
- You’ve given birth before and would love some prenatal refreshers or you want to fill in specific topics to the prenatal education you’re already receiving
- Energetic exchange – $2/min – $100/hr
Postpartum Support and Newborn Care
I offer extended postpartum support to give space for you to prioritize your rest and healing, spend quality time with your self, partner, and/or older child(ren), and bond with your new family member(s).
- Tailored to fit your needs – can include but is not limited to services such as:
- Care for baby(ies)
- Lactation and/or bottle feeding support
- Assistance with sleep training
- Holding space for your processing
- Support for older sibling(s)
- Daytime shifts available (4-6 hours)
- Energetic exchange $50-60/hr
Quetzal Abortion Support
I support you in making decisions that honor your body and autonomy. You have the right to have an abortion ceremony that is just as sacred as any birth ceremony. For some having an abortion can be a deeply altering experience, and for others not as much. Either way, I am here to support you!
- Emotional, physical, and energetic support before, during, and after abortion
- Present during your abortion (when permitted)
- Assistance in setting the space and engaging in release ceremony, if desired
- Provide healing support including but not limited to: steams, baths, belly & body massage, belly wrapping, hip closing/cerrada de caderas
- Holding space for your processing
I carefully choose my rates to honor the skill and labor that I invest into your and your little one’s care while being accessible to those who need doula support and fair to other practitioners who make their living doing this work. If you are interested in working with me but cannot meet the prices listed, please let me know! I trust we can find a way for you to get the support you need and honor my labor. Payment plans are available upon request.