PREGNANCY & Labor Support

The Laborhood will assist people with creating and implementing their birth wishes based on their personal philosophies and desires.  Here are some activities we can help with:


  • Immediate support through face to face visits, email, phone and text as needed


  • 4 Prenatal meetings to cover birth preferences, advocacy and coping techniques


  • Physical Support - to help you maintain a sense of control, comfort and confidence


  • Emotional Support - Continuous presence - reassurance - encouragement - helping you and your partner work through fears and self-doubt


  • Information Support - suggest techniques in labor such as breathing relaxation, movement and positioning - Help you find evidence-based information about different options in pregnancy and childbirth


  • Escort Service: Escort you and your baby from the hospital to your home, to make sure you transition well


  • 2 additional postpartum visits within birth week


Pricing: $1,400

(Scholarship available for those that qualify)

Postpartum Support

Our goal is to bring calm, comfort and expertise to an exciting but challenging time! The Laborhood supports families who have just given birth themselves, or who have recently welcomed their child(ren) via surrogacy or adoption. Time with your doula would provide you with:

  • Birth Recovery Support  - Assistance for vaginal and cesarean recovery - nipple care - mental and emotional healing


  • New Born Care - Grooming, first bath, nails, diapering - organize baby items/set-up


  • Breastfeeding Support - One-on-one assistance initiating nursing, pumping & milk storage, and supplementation bottle feeding


  • Your Extra Pair of Hands - Caring for baby while you nap/shower - light housekeeping - meal prep


  • Self Care & Emotional Support - Sleep and self care strategies - general parenting self-care tips - connecting you to local parenting resources

Pricing
6am - 6pm $35.00 - 4 hr min

6pm - 6am $40.00 - 4 hr min




bed rest and beyond

Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Preeclampsia, Hypertension, Multiple Babies, Placenta Previa, Premature Rupture of Membranes, Gestational Diabetes, Incompetent Cervix, Unexplained Bleeding, Low Amniotic Fluid... and just plain old High Risk.


Just reading those words can stress out an expecting mom and her partner. But actually, living with these diagnoses and dealing with the daily limitations that come with maintaining the health of mom and baby (babies) during this time make the stress worse.


Because of this, some mothers have to be put on bed rest during pregnancy by their obstetricians to ensure a safe and healthy delivery. This is why an antepartum doula (which means “before birth”) is important. Bed Rest and Beyond is a service that we offer to any mother that is experiencing a not so normal pregnancy. We provide services similar to what you found with our postpartum service, but before the baby arrives.

 

The goal of the antepartum doula is to help you get as close to full term in your pregnancy as possible and to deliver healthy.

 

Bed Rest and Beyond offers:

 

  • Errands and pick ups
  • Delivering business correspondence
  • Grocery shopping
  • Light housekeeping


Pricing
6am - 6pm $35.00 - 4 hr min

Cesarean Support

Doulas can be an incredible source of help for any birth outcome, including a C-Section. Combining a wealth of knowledge and experience, doulas bring emotional, physical, and educational support to each and every client.

  • Emotional Support - Any surgery can be fraught with worry, stress, and a general sense of uncertainty. This is super normal but especially when faced with a surgery to bring your baby into the world. Not only does this affect your life, it affects the life of your unborn baby! It’s no wonder there’s a huge need for emotional support when your birth plan includes a Cesarean. We know all about common procedures, options, and exactly what will happen once you embark upon your birth. We'll walk you and your partner through each and every step beforehand and be there to affirm and support during and after.

  • Physical Support - Once your procedure is complete and you’re in recovery, often women find themselves sore and uncomfortable or even nauseated from the experience. After all this major surgery! The Laborhood is skilled and experienced in helping you through these physical symptoms as well as helping you to nurse your baby as soon as possible if you decide to breastfeed.


Pricing
6am - 6pm $35.00 - 4 hr min

6pm - 6am $40.00 - 4 hr min

Breastfeeding Services

Research shows that mothers who receive help in the early days tend to have an easier time breastfeeding and tend to breastfeed longer. We can assist you with the following issues:

  • Getting started with breastfeeding
  • Establishing your milk supply
  • Latch issues
  • Engorgement, plugged ducts, mastitis
  • Low / over milk supply
  • Returning to work / Bottle Feedings / Pumping
  • Any other breastfeeding questions

Allow The Laborhood to assist you in creating your perfect Infant Feeding Plan



Military Family Support

Military service members and their families are often stationed miles and even oceans away from extended family. Having a Doula would be a wonderful asset during childbirth. But there are several reasons why a military family would want to hire one:


  • No extended family nearby
  • Help in advocating your wishes
  • Support after birth

 

We proudly offer a military discount to all active duty and retired military members and their spouses. We appreciate your service to our country and hope that we can give back to you in a small way for the big sacrifice you have made for us.


Pricing: $1,000

Corporate Wellness

The Laborhood offers unique postpartum and newborn care benefits that allow employers to assist employees with the support they need during and after a new addition to the family. Today's busy professionals who want to experience maximum fulfillment while balancing work and family life benefit greatly from Doula care.


As a human resource officer, you are initially excited to hear from your employees, “I'm pregnant” or “My partner and I are having a baby” or We are adopting and need time off.


There's a thrill of happiness for the exciting news, but there's also the dread of an increased workload for someone else at the company. From an employee's perspective, many perspective parents don't want to miss many days at work. They may find themselves wondering how they'll juggle it all. Fortunately, The Laborhood offers a corporate partnership program that can be beneficial to both parties.

Measurable outcomes include:

  1. Improve employee well-being
  2. Reduce absenteeism
  3. Enhanced employee loyalty and engagement
  4. Positive corporate image
  5. Higher employee productivity
  6. Cost savings
  7. Reduced healthcare cost
  8. Employee retention and attraction


Please contact us for Lunch & Learns and pricing information!

The Laborhood Gift CArd

Wondering what to get the expecting parents in your life? Skip the swaddles and the onesies and give them the gift of a great birth or a smoother transition into their postpartum period. Grandparents, coworkers, friends, and other loved ones (near and far) can use this option to show their support.

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The Laborhood gift card can be used for any of our services, including birth doula, postpartum doula services, and more.

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