What is a doula?

A doula provides support, comfort, and calm during highly transitional times of life.

A doula helps prepare for a major transitional event like birth, postpartum, and miscarriage/abortion by educating about the process and teaching methods to cope with physical fluctuations, nervous system regulation, and spiritual integration.

Through education and practice, during birth a doula can provide coaching and many other other non-medical measures to support the laboring process.

Most importantly, a doula provides support tailored to the unique needs of the birthing person and their family.

What is an Ayurvedic doula?

An Ayurvedic doula provides evidence-based doula support while also incorporating the wisdom of the traditional Indian medicine system of Ayurveda.

This can provide a practical framework through which to view the physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation around the birthing process. No particular religion or spiritual association is necessary. Ayurveda is inclusive and widely applicable to all faiths or agnostics.

In addition to the practical aspects of birth, we will discuss supportive foods, herbs, and practices like breathing, yoga, and pelvic floor movement to support your changing body before, during, and after birth.

Labor & Birth Education & Coaching

• 2x 1.5 hour prenatal visits

• Access to GroundWork Birth online birth education portal

• In-depth discussion of birth preferences

• Movement and coping techniques to support the body and mind during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum

• Access to weekly Prenatal Yoga classes

• Lactation education and counseling

• Birth partner support for labor, birth, and postpartum

• Postpartum planning

• Empathetic discussions of thoughts and feelings around pregnancy and labor

• Referrals to local, national, and online resources

Labor & Birth Support

• 2x 1.5 hour prenatal visits

• Access to GroundWork Birth online birth education portal

• In-depth discussion of birth preferences

• Movement and coping techniques to support the body and mind during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum

• Access to weekly Prenatal Yoga classes

• Lactation education and counseling

• Birth partner support for labor, birth, and postpartum

• Postpartum planning

• Empathetic discussions of thoughts and feelings around pregnancy and labor

• Referrals to local, national, and online resources

Labor + Birth

• 24/7 on-call support from 37 weeks

• Support and comfort measures during labor

• Support for birthing partner

• Interface with the medical team or midwives

• Immediate lactation support after birth

Immediate Postpartum

• 1-2 hr postpartum visit

• Birth story processing

• Lactation assessment and support

Prenatal Yoga & Movement

• Breath connection: Nervous system regulation, coping strategies for labor, connection to self and baby(ies)

• Pelvic floor balance: Relaxation, strengthening, stability

• Hip and pelvis movement: Optimal positions for labor stages and birth, creating openness throughout the whole body

• Creating space to understand your own internal language to fostering deep trust in your intuition

• Movement for optimal baby positioning