Birth Doula Services
Prenatal Visits
The foundational work starts at our prenatal visits. During our 2 sessions prior to birth, we work together to discover your unique needs and preferences, body prep, and plan for postpartum recovery and support.
On Call Time
Your guess date (aka due date) is just that, a guess! I am on-call for you starting at 37 weeks until your birth. I am available by phone 24/7 until it is time for in-person support. I stay with you until your baby is born and you are settled in with your new baby.
Postpartum Visits
I offer 2 postpartum visits! On the first visit, I try to come over in the first few days at home, where we can look at a feeding, check in on your healing, and discuss the birth.
Maria's Story
(she/her/hers)
After completing a B.S. at the University of Minnesota and a stint living in France, I started working as a consultant for our local utility companies, implementing an energy efficiency program for new home construction. I am passionate about environmental science, older home energy retrofits, and van life. And yet, I felt the need to explore new work.
By this time I was deep into a yoga practice and took a yoga teacher training at Yess Yoga in 2018. I learned so much and it exposed me to many holistic practices within the 8 limbs of yoga. Meanwhile, my all-female consulting team started expecting. They would come to the office with so much new information and questions after doctor/midwife appointments, not to mention what everyone was saying on the internet! I was so curious about it all! I discovered what a doula was and that people did it as a profession. Not long after I am happy to say I found a doula training and haven’t looked back. I live in South Minneapolis with my husband and dog. We have plenty of home improvement projects.