Wichita Birth Doula Services
“Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life,”
– Ina May Gaskin
Your first step towards a better birth…
What birth doula support in Wichita, KS looks like:
Overwhelmed with information? Tired of conflicting advice from friends and family? As a first time parent it can be confusing! You want to feel like you’re making the best decision for you and your baby, but it can be hard knowing where to start. That’s where your local birth doula comes in! 🤍
Not your average birth doula…
I’m not your regular doula, I don’t “just sit with you” during birth…NO!
As a professionally trained birth doula in Wichita, KS, I am skilled in being able to suggest strategic positions (or movements) for you that help to rotate baby into the best position for labor! When baby is positioned optimally, labor progresses more smoothly. “Back contractions” ease up or go away, and your cervix dilates quicker or more completely (helping you achieve your goal of vaginal birth!)
I am also active in suggesting or providing comfort measures that can help to relieve some pain of contractions. I will work with your birth partner(s) to offer hands-on comfort like massage, counter pressure, or holding your hand. Many birth partners say that they feel MORE included in their significant other’s labor by having a doula there!
Sold! Want to hire a birth doula, but unsure about the investment?
How would you feel having me on your birth team? I hope your answer is somewhere along the lines of… “really great!” Hah, but seriously! Think about it….what would that feel like to you? Comfort? Empowerment? Peace? The day you give birth is just as important as your wedding day–this experience will stay with you for the rest of your life. It makes sense that we should want to invest in it!
Ways to easily afford birth doula support: ⬇️
- Have a Health Savings or Flex Spending account?? I can accept HSA/FSA payments!
- Have a baby shower coming up? Add a cash fund to your baby registry, or shop my services at Be Her Village!
- Have insurance? You may be able to submit an itemized bill for reimbursement! (call your insurance to confirm this is something they cover – especially for Aetna and Tricare members!)
- I am able to take a limited number of clients with Medicaid each month.
- Need to make smaller payments? Use a payment plan! Only $200 is required to reserve your due date. The remainder is due in full by 36 weeks, and can be made in payment amounts of your choice.
- Finally, It’s important to me that my services are accessible and affordable to all. If you can’t afford to pay the listed price, please let me know what you could reasonably afford to pay for birth doula support and I will see if there are enough funds in the “Choose What You Pay” Scholarship Program to cover the difference! 10% of every purchase goes towards a scholarship fund to help make these services accessible to more mothers in our community, because every woman deserves this kind of support! 🤍
- Note: Funds from the scholarship program can only be put towards the “Basic” birth support package
Choose Your Package Below!
Note: Prices below can only be offered if paying by check. If you choose to pay with credit card, $25 will be added to your final balance to cover credit card processing fees.
Basic
“I just want someone there”
$1250
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1 prenatal visit
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12 hour active labor support
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1 virtual postpartum visit
Full
“I want my partner and I to feel fully prepared and have a deeper relationship with our doula”
$1450
Doula-Tog
“I want to remember every detail…”
$1750
($50 savings!)
✓
Same as “Full” PLUS…
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Birth photography
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Fresh 48 photography
ALL packages include:
- On-call 24/7 whenever labor begins
- Unlimited phone/text support during pregnancy to ask all of your questions!
- Online resource library
- Childbirth advocacy education Dream Birth, Realized: How to Advocate for Your Best Hospital Birth
Looking for Something Specific? Create a Custom Package!
Enjoy these exclusively discounted add-on prices when building your dream birth support package!
(Savings of $500!!)
Enhance your doula package by adding this popular choice! Enjoy 20-40 professionally edited, documentary-style images of your birth experience.
Capture newborn & family portraits within the first 48 hour of their life!
(Exclusively for doula clients only!!)
Supplement your village by hiring a postpartum doula to help care for you and baby during the initial postpartum period!
Ingrid’s Experience:
“Jessica was such an amazing doula! As a first time mom I was extremely nervous for labor… Jessica was always so kind and helpful. She visited me multiple times before I delivered my baby, helping me create my ideal birth plan and offering numerous amounts of knowledge regarding labor. She provided me with information of how to prepare my body for labor, which helped a lot as during the third trimester you do not have the energy to research everything yourself! She always responded to my messages in a timely manner and found the answer to many of the questions I had. During my labor she was absolutely wonderful. She knew exactly what to do and made sure my birth plan was carried how I wanted it to. She also helped me by guiding my husband and showing him how he could support me throughout my labor. I am definitely going to be reaching out to her with all my future pregnancies!!”
Read more google reviews here!
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Next Steps…
- Schedule a free introductory visit!
- After our meeting I will email you a link to easily e-sign my contract
- Schedule your first prenatal visit!
- Unlimited phone/text support during pregnancy to give an update or ask a question!
- When the big day comes, one of your doulas will be ready to support you in labor whenever you need!
- 1-2 weeks after the birth, we will schedule your postpartum check-in visit to talk about recovery, the adjustment to parenthood, your mental health, feeding and baby care, and more!
Want to Learn More?
Did you know birth doulas are a risk-free, research based intervention? Research has studied the effect of continuous labor support on birth outcomes. Read this article or check out this simple handout to learn about doulas and the benefits of continuous labor support!to learn all the great benefits that having a doula present at your birth can bring!
As a Registered Nurse AND Doula I have a unique understanding of the hospital system and how to communicate with providers. I brought all this history and experience into creating the best course for you to learn how to advocate for the birth it is that you desire! Dream Birth, Realized: How to Advocate for Your Bet Hospital Birth