Labor Support • Childbirth Education • Postpartum Support
Los Angeles, CA
WORK WITH SAMANTHA
CERTIFIED DOULA AND SPINNING BABIES® AWARE PRACTITIONER
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Childbirth Education
Through four in-person childbirth education sessions, we will work together to develop a birth plan that is just right for you. My childbirth education course includes signs of labor starting, special circumstances, labor comfort techniques, and baby care basics. You will have full access to my resource list; and together, we will build your pregnancy and labor support team. We will make sure that you and your partner (if you have one) know what to expect during your labor.
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LABOR SUPPORT
I am here for you through every step of your labor. I believe that all birth is natural birth, and my role is simply to advocate for your preferences, help you ask questions that bring you clarity, and help integrate your birth team into your labor process. Whether your birth is medicated or unmedicated, cesarean or vaginal, in hospital, birth center, or at home, I will make sure you are supported, heard, and nourished throughout your labor and in the hours directly after.
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Postpartum Plan
We work together to make sure you have the support you need in the days, weeks, and months following your labor. Together, we will gather your postpartum support team and get honest about what and who can best support you in your fourth trimester. Some referrals I can provide are: postpartum doulas, lactation consultants, meal prep and ideas, and how your friends and family can support you during this transition.
Support packages
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Labor Support Package
❃ Four prenatal meetings starting at date of hire, which includes:
Postpartum planning
Childbirth Education
Access to my resource list
Home and/or hospital packing prep
Spinning Babies® practice positions
❃ Available by text 24/7 starting at 38 weeks for singletons and 28 weeks for multiples
❃ Labor support and attendance
❃One in-person postpartum visit (must be used in the first 14 days postpartum)
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Postpartum support
❃ Lactation/infant feeding basics & lactation consultant referrals
❃ New parent care and support
❃ Infant care education and support
❃ Light meal prep
❃ Overnight support
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Conception, bereavement, and Other services
Other services include:
❃ Conception and fertility support
❃ Miscarriage or pregnancy loss support
❃ Pregnancy termination support
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Sliding scale labor and support services available
I also offer my services on a sliding scale or at no cost (volunteer) depending on need.
Please use my contact form to get in touch with me if you would like to work with me in this capacity.