Birth doulas provide an array of support services to women during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum. They provide evidence-based education to empower families as they make big decisions about how they want their labor experience to go. These four Ontario doulas provide excellent, compassionate, patient-focused care to expectant families in the area.
Be Comfortable And Confident With These Ontario Doulas
Inspired by her great-grandmother, who was a midwife who served communities in Northern Ontario, Madelina is passionate about helping women through pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum recovery, and infant care. She is a certified labor and birth doula, certified in acupressure for labor and postpartum, certified for infant massage, and a certified placenta specialist.
Her doula services include prenatal visits, an information binder, a birth plan, guidance in comfort
measures and birthing techniques, emotional support during labor, accompaniment to health care provider visits, and unlimited communication through phone, email, and text messages. She attends the birth and assists and empowers the mother and birth partner through labor and childbirth preparation, as well as breastfeeding assistance.
Amy Perry is a full-spectrum doula that has been practicing since 2016. Her extensive training has
allowed her to provide a wide range of support services with compassionate care for women and their families. Additionally, her specialty is in trauma-informed care, and she is equipped to help families through tough situations such as abortions, miscarriages, stillbirths, and infant loss.
Her birth doula services include consultations, unlimited phone, and email support, two prenatal planning sessions, on-call support, continuous support during labor and delivery, postpartum recovery and newborn feeding support, and postpartum support for the week following delivery.
Run by Laurie Dietrich, a mother of 3 and birth doula, Ancient Wisdom Birth Services provides a wide range of support services to mothers and families. As a birth doula, Laurie offers women physical support throughout pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum, with hands-on support and comfort techniques. She also provides information and advocacy with evidence-based education so families can feel empowered to make the best choices.
Ancient Wisdom Birth Services offers birth pool rentals, which include a single-use liner and accessories such as an air pump, fresh water hose, faucet adapters, a single-use net, a discharge hose, and a 5-gallon bucket. This includes everything you’ll need for a successful water birth!
Run by Nicolle, a self-proclaimed “birth nerd and supporter of women,” Intuitive Birthing offers a range of services to women and their families. As a mother herself, Nicolle has a passion for empowering and supporting women. So they can have the best birth experience possible.
Her birth doula services begin during pregnancy as she helps women prepare for labor and delivery mentally, physically, and intuitively. She helps clients evaluate their birth beliefs and provides support through all questions and concerns during pregnancy and delivery. Packages include prenatal education, in-home sessions, support during pregnancy, birth attendance, and postpartum support.
Ontario Doulas
Birth doulas provide ongoing support during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. They provide families with the information and support they need to have a successful journey into early parenthood. Welcoming a new baby into the world is a monumental occasion, and these Ontario doulas provide excellent support to families as they embark on this life-changing journey.
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