Birth and Postpartum Support

Doula Services Overview

Comprehensive support for birth, postpartum care, and transitioning into a larger family. The first initial consultation to discuss needs, support options, and interview each other is free and typically lasts about an hour. Bethany can also provide informational handouts of the packages and pricing.

Postpartum Doula Support

Customized Postpartum Support for families growing by birth or adoption.

• Prenatal Planning Support Consultation

• Customized number of hours/weeks you want in-person support

• Currently only doing Day time and Evenings (No overnights)

First Aid Training

Be prepared for anything life throws at you and your family. Learn how to intervene and manage a crisis situation involving infants and children. Feel confident knowing that you know what to do in an emergency situation and give yourself peace of mind.

These classes prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies. These are blended learning courses with an online learning portion and an instructor-led, hands-on in classroom skills session. Upon completion of the course with satisfactory skills demonstrated, you will receive a certificate from the American Red Cross valid for two years.

Prenatal and Birth Support

Prenatal Consultations

• Ideal for people who want planning and educational support, but who won't have a doula for in-person support during labor and birth.

• Customized topics for your individual needs (Advocacy Planning, Birth Planning, Labor and Birth Preparation, Body/Breast feeding education, and Postpartum Planning

• Virtual or In-person

Labor and Birth Packages

• Customize the number of prenatal sessions for your needs

• Phone and email support throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum (1 year)

• On call starting at 38 weeks (earlier for high-risk pregnancies)

• Continuous support during labor from when you request in-person support

• Feeding Support

• Referrals

• 1 postnatal visit at hospital (if in Akron/Canton)

• 1 postnatal visit at home (typically within the first 2 weeks of postpartum)

“Receiving support from Bethany during our prenatal, labor and delivery, and postnatal journey provided my daughter the opportunity to not only arrive into the world with love, joy, and community but also receive that support before and after her birth. Bethany supported me in having the intuitive and embodied birth that I desired to have, especially when hospital staff were trying to force aggressive interventions on me within moments of arriving at the hospital. Bethany helped me advocate for myself until my actual doctor was able to get there and address the problematic hospital staff. All in all, deciding to receive support from Bethany was the greatest decision I could have made for our family. I recommend Bethany to any birther who wants to be seen, believed, and supported in their prenatal, birthing, and postnatal experience."

“Once it was go time and my wife was in labor, Bethany offered priceless support and even contributed to my wife and child still being alive as the hospital staff were problematic. During the labor and delivery process Bethany was great at offering moments for my wife and I to check in with each other to make sure I was offering the type of support and engagement my wife desired which helped me be more comfortable since it was our first birthing experience. I otherwise would probably have felt unsure of how to be supportive and unaware of how I could check in with my wife without distracting her as she focused on bringing our daughter safely into the world.”

Lori and Nate, first time parents

★★★★★