Birth Doula Services
Individualised support to expectant persons and families as they navigate the medicalised birthing system.
I’ll provide guidance while helping you to advocate for yourself, provide partner geared support as needed and help to ensure that cherished moments are captured and preserved.
Standard Package
- 1 consultation (complimentary) in person or virtual
- 2 prenatal visits: birth plan preparation and review in person or virtually
- Support in all birthing places including your home or in hospital
- 24/7 text & call support, access to all birth tools and resources
- Support for a wide range of birth experiences, including pregnancies conceived via IVF, planned cesarean birth, VBAC, vaginal birth with or without pain medication, and culturally or faith-informed birth preferences
- Postpartum visits on day 4 and day 30
- Customised Birth Story provided on conclusion
The Process:
Contact & Pre-Consult form
Contact me by phone, text, email, facebook or whats app and complete the pre-consultation form:
Emma Conroy
Le Doula du Harboúr
778-235-5883
harbourdoula@gmail.com
Consultation
We’ll schedule an in-person or virtual meeting to connect and discuss how I can support you as your birth doula. During this time, I’ll invite you to share your birth vision and preferences, and we’ll talk through your support system to ensure everyone involved is on the same page.
Contract & Booking
Finalise Booking
- Review and sign contract
- Pay Deposit
- Complete Birth Plan
You will then begin completing the Birth Plan package in preparation for your initial prenatal.
Prenatal Appointments
These take place at 25 and 36 or so weeks…birth plan review, education, and postpartum planning…these are the visits that prepare us for delivery!
I’ll bring along books, a resource list & PDF educational materials for you to review as compliment to your specific concerns along with some general information.
Labour & Delivery
You’re in labour! You’ve planned ahead, and you know to call me when the time comes…You’re feeling prepared, equipped with coping strategies, and confident in your body and your baby’s journey.
We’ll stay together, supporting you through every step until your baby is in your arms. Every birth is unique, but you can count on my care to remain consistent throughout.
Postpartum
I’m available for postpartum support as early as 48 hours after your birth. Typically we schedule an in home visit around day four to see how you’re doing. We’ll cover your birth experience, feeding, baby wearing, recovery, and anything else you need help with.
A second visit is completed at day 30 and is an emotional check in. A chance to have some 1-1 time with the birthing person, before I present you your birth story and we say our goodbyes!
Other Services
Private Childbirth Education
Private Prenatals
Guiding you through what you need to know (and what others wish they’d known) about physiological birth, navigating the medicalized birth system, advocating for yourself, recognising labour signs, and managing labour effectively. We’ll explore how to involve your partner, understand your providers’ roles, and feel confident making informed decisions throughout your birth experience. We’ll also discuss what to expect during those first precious moments after birth and the transition into parenthood. Private pre-natals take place in your home, all education materials are provided.
Private Prenatals = preparing for birth and the transition into parenthood
Focus: Before baby arrives — labour, birth, decision-making, advocacy, and immediate postpartum expectations.
Foundations of Newborn Care
Personalised education and guidance on the essentials of caring for your newborn. We’ll cover topics such as breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, diapering, sleep routines, soothing techniques, newborn health and safety, safe sleep practices, and proper infant handling. Sessions are tailored to each family’s specific needs and include practical demonstrations, hands-on learning, and space to ask questions; helping parents feel confident and empowered in caring for their newborn. Foundations of Care takes place in your home and all education materials will be provided.
Foundations of Newborn Care = learning how to care for baby after birth
Focus: After baby arrives — feeding, diapering, sleep, safety, soothing, and daily care.
Post-Partum Preparation & Meal Support
This service includes in-home care coordination, postpartum nutrition support, decision reduction (no planning required), and recovery-focused meal design.
We’ll begin with a comprehensive postpartum preparation visit, including setting up postpartum care baskets in your bathrooms, creating realistic expectations for the early postpartum period. The fourth trimester is a significant transition, and this in-home visit (around 37 weeks) helps ensure you feel ready, supported, and cared for as you enter this stage.
This is followed by a personalised recovery meal service including nourishing postpartum food preparation designed to support healing and energy levels in the fourth trimester.
- Visits are approximately 4–6 hours in length.
- Clients select one main meal and one snack from our menu in advance, Harbour Doula then completes the shopping, preparation, cooking, and cleaning for approximately 6–8 family-sized meals (or equivalent servings), and 10-12 snack portions, depending on the menu selection. These are then packaged and stored for use as needed.
A second, shorter visit is completed at 2 weeks post-partum, Harbour Doula will return with a drop off freshly prepared nourishing meal and set of snacks and completes up to one hour of light cleaning around the home, providing practical support during a time when many families begin to feel the demands of early parenthood.
- This second visit offers an additional touchpoint of care, helping ensure you continue to feel nourished and supported as you recover and adjust to life with your new baby. By comparison, Standard Packages include a PP visit at day 30.
** Ingredients are locally sourced by season, whenever available. Groceries and packaging are included.
Pricing
Standard Package
$1100
Baby care Foundations / Private Prental
$200/2 hours (each)
Post-Partum Preparation & Meal Support
$650