Baltimore Doulas
Doulas stay by your side, supporting you when you need it most.
Doulas hold your hand and remind you to take the breathes you've been practicing. She checks in about what you need, and suggests another position to offer relief. It can be easy to taken away during contractions, except that she is always right there.
Through your doubts, concerns, wishes, and planning, she will be there.
Throughout time, women have played this sacred duty of supporting mothers through pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering. The Womb Room provides experienced Doulas in Baltimore to be your guide.
Benefits of Doulas:
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Teach, coach, or provide methods for calming, focus, and relief.
- Advocate on your behalf during your birth experience.
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On call text, call, video, and email support.
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Companionship, Empathy, and Solidarity.
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Access and reference to additional resources and professionals.
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Community Groups with Doulas to meet and learn from other new Moms.
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Postpartum services to give you advice, check in about parenting, to help you sleep, clean up, take care of the other kids, or whatever you need!
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Women with Doulas report experiencing less pain during labor, and have been shown to have shorter labors.
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Doula assisted births experience 25-38% less C-sections.
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Having a Birth Doula leads to a 31% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with birth experiences.
The Womb Room Baltimore Doulas
Odile Penet
Baltimore Doulas In Person and Online -- Through Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum
In Person Birth Doula Services:
Doulas have always attended births to be in close physical and emotional support of a woman in labor. Due to the health crisis, however, regulations are temporarily in place to disallow anyone but your partner from attending a birth.
This means that Doulas are not being allowed to enter most hospitals. For these women, we are providing Virtual Doula Services, detailed below.
Doulas are still able to attend Homebirths, however. If you would like a Doula to attend your birth in person, with a mix of in person and phone support, reserve this service. Your Doula will use a mask and follow social distancing guidelines.
In Person Doula Packages include:
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1.5 hour prenatal planning meeting in your home, via skype, or at the studio.
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1 in-home postpartum visit for breastfeeding support and birth processing.
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On Call Phone or Email Support throughout pregnancy and 6-weeks after.
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Monthly support groups at the studio to relate to others on the physical and emotional experience of pregnancy.
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Birth Plan worksheet to prepare for your birth with plans for adjustments.
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Bonus 5-class yoga pass at the Womb Room studio, good for Prenatal Yoga, Baby & Me Yoga, or any other regular weekly held yoga classes.
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Bonus: digital guides provided in the Virtual Doula Packages below!
Virtual Doula Packages:
Virtual doula support is an extension of the traditional in-person pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support.
We provide emotional and educational support through mediums such as Zoom, email, text, or phone. This support is just as much for the seasoned parent as it is for a family that is welcoming their first child home.
Birth Planning Package
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Initial Call to Check-in about Pregnancy, to answer any questions, and to start the Birth Plan together.
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Follow-up Call to review Birth Plan.
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GUIDE: Birth Plan: Design Your Journey - this worksheet and exercise serves as your birth map!
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PLUS: Join our Doulas for a Weekly Virtual Pregnancy Support Group!
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PLUS: FREE Pass for 1 Yoga Class!
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PLUS: 10% Off all Education Classes!
All for $295
Pregnancy Support Package
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Everything in the Planning Package!
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Pregnancy and Postpartum Support through your preferred method.
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Birth Ready Check-in session within two weeks of your due date, to review plan and to set you up for success.
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GUIDE: Your Support System
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GUIDE: Doula Tips for a Calm Birth
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PLUS: Access to Mom group on FB.
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PLUS: FREE Pass for 5 Yoga Classes!
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PLUS: 10% Off all Education Classes!
All for $595
Birth Support Package
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Everything in the Birth Planning & Pregnancy Support Packages!
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Labor Support - to help determine when to go to the hospital or to call your homebirth team.
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Birth Support - Provide live video or voice support through labor.
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Birth Processing session to discuss t experience, recovering, feeding, etc.
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Parenthood Check-in Session
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GUIDE: Parenthood Readiness Plan
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GUIDE: Breastfeeding Essentials
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PLUS: FREE Pass for 10 Yoga Classes!
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PLUS: 20% Off all Education Classes!
All for $1,195
Postpartum Doula Services:
Caring for a newborn is hard work! Whether it is all new to you, or you have other kids and just need a break, we're there. The Womb Room Doulas in Baltimore are equipped and eager to support you however they can.
The Womb Room offers education and support customized to the needs of the family.
This can include: education on newborn care, infant feeding, basic lactation questions, baby wearing information, postpartum healing advice, discussing your birth story, nutritional support, providing community resources, and lending a non-judgemental listening ear.
Let us take the edge off by holding and caring for the baby or older siblings, cleaning up the home, running errands, or spending the night so you can get some much needed rest.
We are here for you during your entire fourth trimester!
*Contact Doulas@WombRoom.Mom to discuss your needs!*
4 Hours
Have a magical 4 hours to yourself, to nap, shower, or whatever, with our help.
Only $149
12 Hours
Split 12 hours into 2 or 3 sessions, for some much needed support and rest.
24 Hours
Up to 6 sessions with a Doula energized to help your day or to take the night shift!
Only $695
Only $395
Postpartum Doula Services Include:
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Phone interview, initial prenatal or postpartum in-home or virtual doula meeting.
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Unlimited phone/text/email support during contracted hours.
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Customized hours based on your families needs
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Option to extend contract at any time.
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Breastfeeding support.
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Information/resources for parents as needed.
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Car Seat safety education.
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Physical and emotional support for mother/family.
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Light house work, if requested.
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Light meal prep for mother and family, if requested.
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Care for infant(s) while mother/parents nap, shower, etc.
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Wash & fold baby laundry, if needed.
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Run small errands for mother.
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Accompany mother to physician appointments to help with infant or siblings (useful for pediatric appointments with multiples).
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Providing infant care education.