Doula Services
Our doula services are about support, listening, reassurance, encouragement and explanation.
Benefits of a Doula During Labor
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Comfort and emotional support throughout entire labor process
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Reduces the need for medical intervention and drugs
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Familarity with your birth plan and advocacy for your wishes
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Informational support when you need to make decisions
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Visualization and relaxation techniques to quiet the mind
What's Included?
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One in-home visit
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Two visits with your care provider
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One 60-minute prenatal massage
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24-hour availability at 38 weeks
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Skilled continuous personal care throughout labor
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Birth stool available
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TENS unit
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One postpartum home visit
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One 30-minute postpartum massage
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Lending library: DVDs, videos, music CDs and books
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Photography services available upon request
Complete doula services are $550. Makes a great shower gift!
LAURA BEAGLE, CD/LMBT brings to her class experience and wisdom from attending many births in Asheville as a doula. She has attended births at all three local hospitals as well as homebirths. She is familiar with many of the local OB providers and the policies and procedures at the different hospitals. Her pregnancy massage practice has given her many hours of connection with pregnant women as they journey through pregnancy.
Laura brings the very practical knowledge of massage techniques for each stage of labor. She is a certified member of the International Childbirth Education Association, and she is a certified doula through DONA International. She has over 64 hours of training in bodywork for the childbearing year and is a certified prenatal and postpartum massage therapist.
