FAQs
What are your areas of service?
San Francisco Bay Area. Including most of: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma County. I will consider going outside of my range with an additional travel fee.
Where do you attend births?
I attend births in home (midwife-supported), hospital, &/or birth center.
What is your pricing?
My birth doula pricing is sliding scale from $2,500-$3,150 based on the Green Bottle Sliding Scale. Payments are made in 2 installments.
My postpartum doula pricing varies from $50/hour-$65/hour. $50/hour for birth doula clients, $60/hour for postpartum only clients, & $65/hour for multiples.
I also offer an either in-person or virtual postpartum planning session for $150 that gets you set up for a nourishing postpartum period.
What methods of payment do you accept?
Cash, check, major credit cards, Venmo &/or FSA/HSA.
Do you take insurance?
I am Carrot eligible for birth doula & postpartum doula services & I accept Medi-Cal. I am happy to provide superbills/invoices for you to submit to insurance.
Do you work with a backup doula?
Yes, I work with Katelyn Berry of Berry Sweet Birth.
Education/training:
Certified Birth Doula, The Matrona Holistic Doula Program
Certified Postpartum Doula, Cornerstone Doula Trainings
Birth Story Medicine® Listener training with Nicole Tricarico
Birth Arts International Birth Doula
Birthing from Within Heart of Mentor Program
Birth Tiger Safari and Alchemy, Pam England
American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
Spinning Babies® Parent Class
Bachelors of Arts in English Language Literature and Feminist Studies with a concentration in Gender & Sexuality from University of California, Santa Cruz