A doula can save you money
The presence of a
doula during your labor can reduce the need for a surgical birth (c-section) by
40-60%. Your copayment for a surgical birth may be less than the
doula's fees, and you may be reimbursed for up to 70% of your doula's fees by your insurance company. The charges for a surgical birth include the cost of the anesthesiologist, the additional days mother and baby will spend in the
hospital, additional tests and procedures required for a baby born via surgery
and the cost of additional help postpartum while the new mother recovers from
major abdominal surgery. Can you afford NOT to hire a doula for the
birth of your baby?
About B*E*S*T Doula Service
B*E*S*T includes
a wonderful group of birth and postpartum doulas -- qualified
birth professionals who come from a wide variety of backgrounds. B*E*S*T doulas may be trained
in Birth Hypnosis (aka HypnoBirthing), Birthing From Within, Bradley
and/or Lamaze techniques.
B*E*S*T doulas provide the information you need to make good decisions about your pregnancy and birth and will support you and your decisions without judgment wherever and however you give birth.
B*E*S*T doulas provide the information you need to make good decisions about your pregnancy and birth and will support you and your decisions without judgment wherever and however you give birth.
About tracy hartley
The owner and operator of Birth Empowerment Support Team (B*E*S*T) Doula Service, tracy hartley has supported hundreds of Los Angeles area pregnant and childbearing women and their families since 1996. She has been quoted in The Doula Advantage by Rachel Gurevich and Easy Labor: Every Woman's Guide to Choosing Less Pain
and More Joy During Childbirth by William Camann and Kathryn Alexander. She has also been seen on A Baby Story and featured on Channel 7 Eyewitness News.
What is a Doula?
Birth doulas (also called childbirth assistants, labor support professionals, birth assistants, or birth companions) provide emotional, physical and informational support during pregnancy, labor, birth and immediate postpartum.
A doula does not replace the partner. Instead she helps support the partner so that he or she can love and encourage the laboring woman. Doulas provide support in the hospital, at home or at a birthing center -- wherever women give birth.
A doula does not replace the partner. Instead she helps support the partner so that he or she can love and encourage the laboring woman. Doulas provide support in the hospital, at home or at a birthing center -- wherever women give birth.