In-Hospital Care
In-Hospital Care is exactly that, I come into the hospital to support and care for you and your family there. I have a few options for when you may need my support such as, immediately after baby is born for just a few hours to help with breastfeeding, infant care, education & support for yourself or even your partner. I also can provide support in the hospital for longer than a few hours for instances such as, partner needs to be home with other children, you are a single parent, you have twins/triplets, or you’ve had a c-section or complicated delivery and cannot move around as freely as you expected and need an extra set of hands to support rest, healing and promote connection with your new baby.
Some ways I, as a postpartum doula, can support you while you are in the hospital are:
Support for you as you discuss your delivery and help you process your experience.
Provide non-judgemental emotional and mental health support.
Support and education for you and your partner with breastfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding or combination of all.
Education and support for yourself, partner or family members on how to care for new baby and birthing parent while in hospital and once you are home.
Support in caring for your baby and their needs, including burping, changing, soothing baby, so you are able to rest, eat, take a bath, have a shower or whatever you may need.
Provide overnight care and support for you and your baby if you are a single parent or your partner is unable to stay in the hospital overnight.
In-Hospital Care
In-Hospital contract with Prairie Postpartum Doula includes:
free consultation to discuss needs/desires
unlimited phone, text and email support
emotional, mental, physical and practical support during your in-hospital stay
Recommended Hours:
Immediate in-hospital support for 2 hours maximum (to be used within first 24 hours post birth)
In-hospital day time support, minimum 4 hour shift
In-hospital night time support, minimum 8 hour shift
The length of support time required is very individual and can be customized to fit your needs.