Hypno-doula Services


NOTE: No matter who choose to be your doula, be sure she is experienced with the Hypnobabies method of childbirth specifically. Hypnobabies is unlike any other childbirth training and you will need a doula who knows hypnosis and the cues you are using and is able to support you in an appropriate manner.


Doula Services with Janet includes the experience of the 60 beautiful births she has attended with women just like you plus all of the following:
  • A meeting to get acquainted and reserve my availability for your due date
  • A prenatal home visit to discuss your Birth Preferences and hopes for your baby’s birth
  • Availability by phone 24/7 to answer questions about your pregnancy, Hypnobabies, childbirth, or infant care
  • Care and support at home during your early Birthing Time
  • Assistance in determining when it is time to go to the hospital or Birth Center or call the Home Birth midwife
  • Guidance for your Birth Partner with setting up and maintaining a calm, reassuring atmosphere in the hospital, birth center, or home setting
  • A gentle, warm, calm presence for the duration of your Birthing Time
  • Explaining the progress of your birthing and any unfamiliar medical procedures
  • A listening ear and experienced resource to help when you have choices to make during your birth
  • Staying with you in the event of any unexpected circumstances, such as the need for a Cesarean birth
  • Assistance with taking pictures and videos if desired
  • Helping with the initial breastfeeding and seeing to your immediate needs during the first two to three hours after you have given birth to your baby
  • A follow-up postpartum home visit to talk about your birthing, answer questions about your recovery, teach Happiest Baby on the Block techniques for soothing your newborn – and to admire your new family member!
Dads, Partners, and Doulas: Key Players on Mother's Birth Support Team
When it comes to pregnancy, birth, and parenting, today's partner wants to be actively involved; easing the birthing mother’s birth process and welcoming the baby at the moment of birth.

A birth doula can help a parent-to-be experience this special time with confidence. A doula provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the expectant mother and her partner during birth and in the immediate postpartum period. The wisdom and emotional support of experienced women at birth is an ancient tradition.

Studies show that when doulas are present at birth, women have shorter births, fewer medical interventions, fewer cesareans and healthier babies. With doula support, partners tend to stay more involved with the birthing mother rather than pull away in times of stress.

We sometimes forget that the expectations of a birth partner as a "birth coach" may be difficult to fulfill. The parent-to-be is expected among other things to become familiar with the process and language of birth, to understand medical procedures and hospital protocols and advocate for the birthing mother in an environment and culture (s)he is usually unfamiliar with. A doula provides the information to help parents make appropriate decisions and facilitate communication between the birthing woman, her partner and medical care providers.

With a doula, a partner can share in the birth at a level (s)he feels most comfortable with. The doula’s skills and knowledge can help the partner to feel more relaxed. The doula provides guidance and make suggestions for what may work best in every eventuality during the birth process.

A doula is constantly aware that the mother and her partner will remember this experience throughout their lives. By “mothering the mother” during childbirth, the doula supports the parents in having a positive and memorable birth experience.

The partner’s presence and loving support in childbirth is comforting and reassuring. The love (s)he shares with the mother and child and the need to nurture and protect the family are priceless gifts that only (s)he can provide. With her partner and a doula at her birth, a birthing mother can have the best of both worlds - her partner’s loving care and attention and the doula's expertise and guidance in childbirth.