Birth Doula Service
Let’s Doula This!
I approach birth doula work with my 3 E’s: evidence-based, empathetic support, and effective advocacy. I also draw on my personal qualities which include yogic principles, a grounded presence, and meditation. I have a great desire to bring love, joy, and healing to those I work with.
“If I could go back and do my birth experience over, one thing I wouldn’t change was my choice of Paulina as my doula. The support and care they put into making my son’s birth a success is irreplaceable, and will be forever remembered and treasured by us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
— R. (doula client)
Who I Serve.
I love being able to serve all families! I also have a special interest in creating affirming birth experiences for queer, non-binary, and trans birthing people, as well as for families in arrangements beyond the binary. Each family is unique, and I look forward to curating my services to meet you where you are.
Birth Support.
My Birth Doula Services (Local to greater Asheville, NC) Include:
1-3 Prenatal Visits (3-6 hours total)
Topics Covered Include: Reviewing your Childbirth Education Classes (what to expect, labor and birth), formulating your birth preferences, comfort measures in labor, laboring positions, nursing, infant care, and preparing for life with baby.
Unlimited Virtual Support upon Hire
Attendance of Labor & Delivery (up to 12 hours, after 12 hours there is an hourly fee paid to either myself or a backup doula)
1 Hour of Immediate Postpartum Support
Basic Photography of Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum (When Possible)
1 Postpartum Visit (1+ hour) to process and recount your birth story, assess for resources or referrals, and check-in
1 Month of Unlimited Postpartum Virtual Support
2024 Availability.
January: early Jan availability
February: off call
March: mid-late march availability
April: available
May: available
June: available
July: available
August: available
Sliding Scale.
Why Sliding Scale? What’s Sliding Scale?
Many practitioners in various fields have offered me the opportunity to pay as I was able to over the years and to me, it feels like a radical act of love for the collective.
When placing yourself on the scale for my birth doula services I ask that you be honest and use integrity. I do not ask for any proof. To those with access to resources, I invite you to pay at the higher end of the range to help support and sustain financially accessible doula work. For this role to be sustainable for me and to be able to help as many as I can, I need your help in balancing the high and low! If you find yourself in between tiers, please choose an amount that feels right for you. Thank you for your deep consideration.
Tier 1: $1800-$2100
You’re comfortably able to meet all of your basic needs.
You own your own home or rent a higher-end property.
You own/lease a car.
You have a job or don’t need to work.
You have regular access to health care.
You have access to financial savings.
You have an expendable income.
You can buy all new items and can afford a yearly vacation.
Tier 2: $1500-$1750
You may stress about meeting your basic needs but still regularly achieve them.
You own/lease a car.
You are employed.
You have access to healthcare.
You might have some access to financial savings.
You have some expendable income.
Tier 3: $1200-$1450
You frequently stress about meeting basic needs & don’t always achieve them.
You rent lower-end housing or your housing is unstable.
You do not have a car or have limited access to a car.
You are unemployed or underemployed.
You qualify for government assistance.
You have no access to savings.
Tier 4: Contact Me. I do not want cost to be a factor in your care, for those with extenuating circumstances, please contact me via email or via the form here.
Pay It Forward.
What's Pay It Forward? It's a chance for those with ample resources, or a desire to support sliding scale and lower cost community care to donate in support of this continued work. Please email me if you are in a position to pay it forward.
Sliding Scale Information, Pay It Forward, and Tiers adapted from Corpus Ritual and Worts & Cunning Apothecary.