Provides:
pregnancy education | childbirth support | lactation advice | post-partum help

Prevents:
post-partum depression

While women give birth all the time, and have done for centuries, our current culture does not emphasize education around women’s bodies, pregnancy, and childbirth. This situation can generate many questions for a pregnant mother-to-be. A labor coach is here to guide a mother’s true instinct, and direct it in an empowering way to allow you to focus the necessary, primal, and maternal work you want to do with your baby.

We provide pre-natal education to help women manage their pregnancy symptoms, avoid frustration, and wasted precious time at hospitals for issues that can be easily taken care of at home. For example, frequently asked questions are:

• Kick counts
• Why is my baby not moving?
• Spotting/bleeding after sexual intercourse
• On-term pregnancies
• Common colds
• Flu symptoms
• Migraine headaches
• Muscle aches
• Back pain
• Sciatica
• Round ligament pain

We help you understand what to expect during your pregnancy, and also the right sort of questions to ask your medical doctor on clinic visits.

During labor, we provide emotional and physical support to you and your birth team throughout your labor process. We also facilitate communication between you and your partner to the hospital staff/clinical care providers.

After childbirth, we provide post-partum care with breast-feeding education, tips on storing and pumping milk, and managing breaks from breast-feeding. We teach you basic baby care, and how to avoid jaundice and post-partum depression. Light cooking and house clean-up is also available.

We’re comfortable at both home births or hospitals. Here’s a list of some hospitals in the surrounding Los Angeles area:

• Cedars Sinai
• UCLA
• Kaiser Sunset
• Kaiser West Los Angeles
• Huntington Memorial
• Good Samaritan
• Glendale Adventist
• Providence Tarzana Medical Center

Bilingual Spanish/English. Hablamos Español!

Labor Coach Programs:

$585 – Childbirth Education and Support
Initial one hour Consultation and Education about fetal development and physical changes, as well as answer any questions regarding pregnancy, doctor’s visits, questions, clarifications of tests and procedures, and expectations; can suggest OB referrals.  One  hour per week availability (phone/email) for support up until 36^th week of pregnancy.

$1560 – Labor Coach
On-call availability +/- 2 wks of Expected Due Date and ending at the birth (phone notification required when client is in active labor/admitted for active labor); email support with a 24 hour response period, beginning at 36^th week of pregnancy, twice-a-week (30 minutes each) phone support.  Provides emotional, physical support, and positive encouragement during labor, plus introduction to breast-feeding.  Encouragement and facilitation of parent/infant bonding.

$819 – Post-Partum Care
For a period of two weeks post-partum: three visits (3 hrs each) during first post-partum week; 1 visit 2^nd post-partum week (3 hrs); client is assisted with light cleaning/tidying up, veggie protein cooked meals; client is educated on breast-feeding, baby care, and self-care, as well as assessing mother’s transition in her new role as parent.

Purchase Your Labor Coaching Services: I have read and agree to the Terms & Conditions: By purchasing any of these services it is understood that you have read and agreed to these Terms & Conditions. Please print and keep a copy of this Enrollment Agreement for your records. Labor Coaching Pregnancy Education $585.00 Labor Coach $1,560.00 Post-Partum Care $819.00

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