About Us
At Intuitive Womban, we are dedicated to providing compassionate support to pregnant individuals throughout their journey into parenthood. We understand the profound changes happening to your body and emotions during this transformative time, and we are here to offer guidance, care, and advocacy to ensure your birthing experience aligns with your wishes and rights.
Empower Your Birth Experience
As a doula, we believe in the power of informed decision-making and the importance of feeling empowered during your birthing journey. We are committed to providing continuous support, comfort measures, and evidence-based information to help you navigate this significant life event with confidence and strength.
Nurturing Body and Mind
Incorporating holistic approaches to support your well-being, we offer nurturing care to promote relaxation, inner peace, and emotional balance. Our focus is on creating a serene and safe space for you to connect with your intuition and find comfort during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
What is a doula?
A doula is a trained professional who assists you before, during and shortly after childbirth. Doulas aren't medical professionals, and they can't deliver your baby. Instead, they complement the care you receive from your healthcare team (obstetrician-gynecologists, nurses, midwives, etc.). Doulas share nonmedical information about giving birth. They offer physical and emotional support to provide you with a positive childbirth experience.
Who should hire a doula?
Hiring a doula may be a good idea if you'd like someone in your corner who's working to provide you with the best experience possible during this major milestone in your life. A doula can advocate for your birthing preferences (ex. delivery methods, preferences regarding pain meds, where you'd like to give birth, etc.) They can offer comfort and reassurance during delivery. Doulas also help with household commitments, freeing you to focus on taking care of yourself and your new baby.
What kind of support does a doula provide?
Doulas offer different services, often reflected in their titles (birth doula, postpartum doula, etc.). These services often overlap. The same doula who supports you during delivery may also help you adjust to life after your pregnancy and delivery.
Birth doula
Birth doulas — also called birth companions or labor doulas — prepare you for childbirth and provide ongoing support while you're in labor. Your relationship with your doula often begins in your second or third semester during pregnancy.
Birth doulas:
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Discuss your preferences and expectations of childbirth. A doula will consider where you'd like to give birth, the delivery method you'd prefer, your feelings about pain medication, etc. They will support your needs and wishes.
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Prepare you mentally and emotionally for childbirth. A birth doula can help you understand what to expect during labor and teach you strategies to make the experience more comfortable (ex. breathing exercises, relaxation techniques).
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Provide physical support during labor. Birth doulas help with posture and movement, coach you through relaxation and breathing exercises to manage pain, ensure you're drinking plenty of water, etc.
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Provide emotional support during labor. Doulas coach and encourage you during labor. They also provide a calming influence for you and your partner.
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Advocate for your birthing preferences. A birth doula communicates your needs and preferences to your healthcare team, freeing you from these concerns.
Postpartum doula
Postpartum doulas provide assist you in the first few weeks or months after you've had your baby. In addition to offering emotional support to help you adjust to life with an infant, postpartum doulas:
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Help with housework.
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Help take care of the baby.
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Help with proper breastfeeding techniques.
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Advise you and the other caregivers in the household on how to care for the new baby.
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Coordinate household responsibilities and divvy tasks among family members.
A postpartum doula's role overlaps with other trained caregivers, including maternity nurses, newborn care specialists and lactation consultants.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. When I labor at home will you be able to come to my home to assist through contractions and assist at the hospital?
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Answer: Yes, once labor is confirmed we are able to assist at home and travel with you to the hospital.
2. For the first prenatal visit what is the objective or focus? -
Answer: The initial prenatal visit will be dedicated to getting to know each other, setting up boundaries/ standards/ expectations, and lastly the birth plan that we notarize for you so that doctors, nurses, and in betweens understand that you are someone to be respected.
3. The invoice shows a different due date. My due date is different. -
The invoice date is reflecting the initial deposit. You have until about 37 weeks to pay the remaining balance. You can pay the remaining balance on a bi weekly, monthly basis.
4. What is the purpose of each prenatal visit?
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Answer: We will have a list for you to choose from. We offer services that you can choose from like prenatal massages. We practice things such as meditation and breathing techniques that will be useful during labor. We also prioritize lighting the load of mom by doing tasks such as light house work, prepping meals. We are also holistic doulas so if mom is going through something non-medical we can educate using traditional healing techniques. (These are just to name a few). Feel free to add any additional prenatal visits on as needed basis. At the start of every prenatal address any questions or concerns as well as do some basic vitals that you can share with your health care team.
5. Do you ladies provide placenta encapsulation? What is the fee? -
Answer: Yes, we do offer this service! We charge a fee of $200 including pick up and delivery.