HOW
MUCH WOULD A BIRTH SUPPORT PACKAGE COST WITH CLAIRE ?
Birth Plan Preparation
- £75.00
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Antenatal
1 Appointment - £70.00
(if booked seperately)
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Antenatal 2 Appointment
- £70.00
(if booked seperately)
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Labour & Birth - £250.00
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Postnatal Appointment
(Birth client) - £70.00
(if booked seperately)
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Birth Package = £450:00
includes Antenatal 1 & 2, Labour & Birth and Postnatal Appointment
plus 6 weeks support as indicated below *.
Additional visits would
be charged at £60.00 per visit (2-3 hours)
Expenses - parking, mileage (local clients within 5 miles
free mileage HOWEVER additional visits would incur mileage charge - 40p/mile),
remedies payable at the postnatal appointment
* 6 weeks postnatal support is included in the package (telephone, email, if face to face is required then charges apply).
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Birth package (Repeat clients only) - £350:00 includes 1 antenatal apointment, labour & birth, postnatal appoint and * 6 weeks postnatal support (telephone and email, if face to face is required then charges apply)
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Experienced doula offering birth support at an affordable
cost for everyone. Please email
for availability and further information. If booking any other classses (excludes
Birthing Lightly with Yoga) clients will receive a 5% discount
of the total cost of the classes booked.
What is a Doula?
The word 'doula' (pronounced doo-la) literally means 'woman who serves', but has grown to mean a woman who supports another woman through pregnancy, birth and in the postnatal period. It is also sometimes referred to as the role of 'mothering the mother'.
In traditional cultures, a pregnant woman is surrounded by other, more experienced women in the community who advise and encourage her throughout her pregnancy, support her in her birth and nurture her and her new baby in the first few weeks or months afterwards. This tradition has been lost in many western societies, but through the work of doulas it is beginning to return. The doula doesn't take on a medical role, but will provide ongoing support to the mother and her partner during pregnancy, throughout the whole labour and in the post partum period.
What can a doula offer the mother for the birth?
A doula can help to talk you through your birth plan and discuss ahead of time any concerns or worries you may have about labour. She will support and guide you in the decisions you make about where to birth and how to plan it. She will be available at any time leading up to the birth for any questions, concerns or problems that may arise. She will listen to you and your partner and will be an advocate on your behalf with medical professionals if necessary. She will be able to explain medical terminology and will be able to provide objective information at every stage. She will be by your side continuously, a calm and knowledgeable presence, whose sole purpose is to be with you and support you and your partner through this time.
After the birth she will be able to ease you through those first few days, offering encouragement with breastfeeding if needed, answering any questions and debriefing the birth with you.
What can a doula offer the partner?
During the birth, the presence of a doula ensures that the partner of the birthing woman can be with her as a partner, without them having to also be her advocate and sole support. This is crucial when they are feeling very vulnerable themselves.
After the birth a doula can help to take the pressure off the partner by taking on domestic tasks which allows them the opportunity to spend time with their partner and new child, and by supporting them as they settle into their new role and learn to care for their baby. Once the partner has returned to work a new mother can sometimes feel isolated and even overwhelmed by full-time motherhood. Knowing that there is someone there to support her and ensure she has answers to her questions as well as time and space to relax can bring a sense of relief to a partner who is unable to be there themselves due to work pressures.
Birth Support Packages
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Claire supports couples
in Northamptonshire and the surrounding counties. She firmly believes
that every woman can have a magical and beautiful birth experience.
As a birth doula, Claire works with mothers and their partners providing
support, information and empowerment before, during and after labour
and birth. |
Claire is a recognised Birth Doula and holds
membership with Doula UK Ltd Claire
was Doula UK's Regional Representative coordinator, she is the Regional
Representative for Northamptonshire and was a member of the Board of Directors
for Doula UK Ltd. More recently Claire has been accepted as an Assessor
Mentor for Doula UK and she is a member of the Maternity Services Liasion
Committee (Northamptonshire).
Her doula journey began when she had her first child, the passion surfaced
when she was retraining at LCM and then the opportunity to experience training
with Dr Michel Odent and Lilianna Lammars (Paramana Doula).
Claire is an experienced doula who has supported couples who have chosen to deliver at home, those who have preferred to deliver in hospital including a phenomenal breech water delivery. Claire has also supported couples planning to VBAC and those who have chosen to have elective cesearean sections. Claire has supported over hundred families and has had the honour & priviledge to be present when they have had their babies.
Claire is a qualified massage practitioner for pregnancy, labour and baby massage. She believes that every woman should have access to a Doula should she want one, and will assist clients on low incomes via installments.
She abides by the Doula UK Code of Practice and is insured by Alan Boswells & has an up-to-date Enhanced CRB Disclosure certificate.
Please feel free to browse our pages and contact us if you have any questions.
Please note that all of our support packages / programmes work alongside your ante-natal care which you receive from you GP practice. We are not a replacement for your GP or midwife but work co-operatively with them.
The postnatal visit is to
discuss your birth experience, and to help and assist you in the post-natal
period. It lasts for approximately 2-4 hours.
Within this package there is the option of back up with
another recognised Doula. This is incase there are any dates I would be unable
to support you and to ensure that you have continunity of care.
How to book.
If you are interested in booking
Claire as your doula, please contact her to arrange a complimentary appointment
for you to meet and to discuss your birth plans.
Once you have decided that you would like to book her, please return one copy
of the contract along with your deposit payment. Once this has been received,
your dates are booked into her diary and your antenatal appointments are organised.
Repeat clients who wish to book Claire as their doula for their second or subsequent births will receive a discounted package which includes one antenatal appointment, the labour & birth (for however long) and one postanatal visit with unlimited telephone and email support from the booking until 6 weeks after the birth.
Please see the pink box above for costs.
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