Pregnancy & Birth Doula Support
Empowering, Encouraging, and Supportive
The “Sankofa” is a symbol used by the Akan people of Ghana, to express the importance of reaching back to knowledge gained in the past and bring it into the present. I incorporate traditional care bestowed on me by my beloved Ghanaian mother-n-law Yaa Fremah and southern grandmother, labor and delivery nurse Ruth Wilson.
The path to birth is a winding one.
As your doula I provide nonjudgmental professional birth support so you know all of your options in order to confidently make informed decisions about your care. I am here to advocate for and support the decisions you choose for your pregnancy and childbirth. Rather you’re having a VBAC, medicated, un-medicated, vaginal, or cesarean birth at a hospital, birth center, or home my role is to offer unwavering mental, emotional, and physical care.
With unlimited text, phone and email support, you have a personal google at your fingertips. Together we will work through past traumas, fears, or worries surrounding childbirth and parenthood. I am here for you, helping you tap into your inner self while making space for your voice to be heard by providers. For birth I know just the right pressure points, and positions to ease your contractions. I also know how to get birth partners involved in the process as well. My role extends into the immediate postpartum period (first 6 weeks) to ensure you have an anchor during this vulnerable time of recovery and transition. Incorporating all the traditional care I learned while living in Ghana, West Africa for 2.5 years I aim to honor and nurture you with holistic care.
The Sankofa Package
Complete in-person birth services include:
Unlimited phone, text, email support from point of hire-12 weeks postpartum
2 Birth/ postpartum prep visits
1:1 Private 6 week Childbirth Education Course
On call support 24-hours a day, beginning at 38 weeks of gestation
Continuous Labor/Birth Support
Initial Lactation/infant feeding & skin-to-skin support
1 In home Postpartum Session
Lactation Support
I offer three standard packages: Sankofa, Duafe, & Akoma ranging from
$1,100-$1,700
Questions families often ask
Have another question? Ask away!
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A doula is a trained, NON-medical professional that provides informational, emotional and physical support. Full spectrum doulas provide services across the spectrum of reproductive experiences, including birth, loss, medical or planned termination, fertility, family planning, surrogacy, and adoption. No matter where you fit on the spectrum, you can have the information you desire to help you make the best informed decision with support along the way. I’m your coach, advocate, cheerleader, favorite auntie, big cousin, bff, and maid of honor for all things pregnancy, birth & postpartum.
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Yes! I’m in network with all MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) plans. If you have Missouri Medicaid, your doula care can be covered through your plan. I believe everyone deserves support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, no matter their income or insurance.
If you have private insurance or no insurance, there are still options. I offer payment plans and custom service packages built around what you need, and you can ask me about the Ruth Wilson Birth Fund. Families I’ve worked with before also get a returning family discount.
Not sure what you qualify for? Reach out and we’ll figure it out together.
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Doulas and midwives are NOT the same and each have two very different roles. Midwives are medical providers and are able to perform medical tasks such as cervical checks, blood pressure screening, and provide some medications. Midwives are skilled to recognize variations of labor and perform noninvasive techniques if intervention is needed. A midwife provides prenatal care and “delivers” babies while a doula provides continuous knowledge, physical and emotional support. Together we are a great team!
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I LOVE working with partners to create a cohesive team. I by no means replace your partner; instead I help guide them to feel more confident in supporting you. In the birth space, there's pressure on your partner to take all the pictures, text updates to your family, while being an expert in everything learned from the childbirth class you just finished. As your doula I complement your partner’s care, and provide them support as well.
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Short answer is no. Long answer is no matter how you decide to birth you are deserving of unwavering continuous support. I advocate for your preferences, provide information during pregnancy, prepare your partner/support person, and help you navigate discussions with your provider about policies, procedures, inductions, and other medical interventions. I know labor positions for pain relief that help labor progress specifically for if an epidural has been administered. Lastly, the role of a doula is much more than just the support provided during the labor itself. I am here for you throughout your pregnancy and immediate postpartum period too.
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We’ll start with a conversation. Schedule your free consultation to share your needs with me and for us to get to know each other a little better. If you decide to move forward from there we will discuss the contract, outline services and make payment arrangements. If paying in increments a non-refundable deposit is required and the balance is due in full by 37 weeks gestation. Boom, just like that I’m your doula!
