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HOME BIRTH PACKAGE

willow birth doula is currently accepting private home birth clients, insurance or private pay.

prenatal care

1-3 in-home prenatal visits lasting 2 hours. we focus on designing a birth plan, building trust and confidence, and preparing the body for labor. we work to integrate the balances and alignment practices from Spinning Babies. partners and birth support team members welcome!

  • mapping your birth plan

  • building a strong birth team with your midwifery team, partner, family, etc

  • guided visualization

  • introduction to The 3 Balances and Daily Exercises for a healthy and prepared body

  • coping skills and techniques for intensity and pain

labor & delivery support

we meet at your home, beginning in active labor, until 1-2 hours after your baby is born. we provide comfort measures, alignment and balancing based on Spinning Babies techniques, partner support, and consistency of care. comfort measures include:‍ ‍

  • whole team holistic support

  • evidence based, physiological adjustments for reduced pain and easier labor

  • consistency of care

  • counter pressure

  • hot and cold therapy

  • aromatherapy

postpartum love

we meet a few days or weeks after your baby is born. we check in about breastfeeding, sleep, and integrate your birth story together. post partum services including mama-care, baby care, child care, and in-home support are also offered at an additional rate.

  • processing your birth experience

  • cooking meals, meal prepping, and grocery shopping

  • herbal sitz baths for perineum healing

  • baby wearing and feeding

  • sibling childcare

  • home and kitchen cleaning

HOSPITAL BIRTH

supporting hospital birth in the Bay Area region, willow birth doula is currently collaborating through Stork & Sprout, a teams -based doula collective model. to book a consultation, please visit storkandsprout.com

placenta encapsulation services

using traditional methods, we gently clean and steam the placenta with spring water, organic lemon, and ginger, to both remove bacteria and infuse with warming medicine for postpartum healing. the placenta is then dried in a dehydrator at food-safe temperatures, powdered, and pilled for your use daily following your birth. a small amount of placenta can also be tinctured with high-grade alcohol for prolonged consumption.

consuming the placenta after birth can be shown to reduce incidence of anemia, anxiety, and postpartum depression.

services upon request at additional fee.

willow birth doula is Blood Borne Pathogen Safety trained via the American Red Cross and Food Handler Certified, ANSI #1135.

frequently asked questions

  • we work with families to ensure our doula care can be accessible! our sliding scale is $1500-2500 for the standard birth package. we also offer trade/barter on a case by case basis.

  • willow is a medi-cal approved provider, offering reimbursable services! read more here about the process. we are able to accept many commercial and most medi-cal insurances, including Kaiser, Alameda Alliance, and San Francisco Health Plan.

  • we serve the broader San Francisco Bay Area, with priority to the East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Richmond, etc).

  • our services include prenatal care, labor and delivery support, and one postpartum visit. for extended postpartum care, including newborn support, family and home care, and mama focuses healing support, we work at $45-75 an hour, sliding scale. for medi-cal patients, we can contract with insurance for an additional 8 postpartum visits with no out of pocket fees!