Wholesome Beginnings
Supporting families in the Washington, DC Metro Area through Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum
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Doula Support
Doulas are trained to provide physical support, emotional care and information during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Doulas help to facilitate communication between you, your partner, and the medical staff.
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Doulas help a laboring person feel safe and confident throughout labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period.​
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In 2017, a Cochrane review was published on the use of continuous support for women during childbirth. They combined the results of 26 trials that included more than 15,000 people. Labors with the continuous presences of a Doula:
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39 percent less likely to have a cesarean birth
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35 percent less likely to have a negative birth experience
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15 percent more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth
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10% decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief
Services
Virtual Birth Prep
Birth Support
Consulting for Birth & Lactation Professionas
Postpartum Support
Birth Package:
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​Covered topics: childbirth education, infant feeding, postpartum, and birth planning, comfort measures for labor.​
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​7-8 hours of education over 4 virtual sessions
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Email/phone support throughout pregnancy
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​​On-call 24/7 from 38 weeks until your baby is born
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​Continuous in-person support during active labor until 1 hour after birth
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In-person post birth follow up within 10 days to process your birth, and provide resources
Sliding scale available for those with financial difficulties, please mention on your consultation form
Repeat clients receive a 25% discount.
This is a list of locations that I support birthing people:
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Inova Fairfax/Fair Oaks/Alexandria/Sibley *Case by Case
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Shady Grove Hospital
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Home births
Postpartum Services
A la carte Postpartum hours available for $65/hour
*Packages below offer discounts!
Covered within all postpartum care packages are the following services:
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Infant feeding to include breast/chest/bottle feeding
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Light Laundry
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Care for the baby so parents can care for self
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Educating on postpartum mood disorders
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Emotional support
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Facilitating rest for the family
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Educate on baby behaviors and setting realistic expectations
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Light housekeeping
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Light food preparation as needed
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Resources and referrals
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Processing the birth experience
What is a Postpartum Doula?
A postpartum doula provides evidenced based information on the fourth trimester, the first 3 months after birth. A postpartum doula is there to help a new family in those first days and weeks after bringing home a new baby.
A postpartum doula takes great care to support the needs of your family with tips and tricks to help you learn your new baby. Postpartum shifts can be booked prior to your baby/babies arrival or last minute depending on the needs that arise.
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Postpartum packages:
Returning home (12 hours), $660
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A Little bit of Love ​(24 hours), $1320
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Optimizing care (48 hours), $2640​
Mixed Bag (80 hours), $4400​​
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*48-80 hours packages can be used in a combination of 3/4hr daytime shifts or 8hr overnight shifts*
