Prenatal and Birth Doula Services
What I Provide:
Prenatal/Birth Support: Gender affirming, evidence-based, and holistic education provided regarding pregnancy and birth. Emotional and physical support through pregnancy, labor and delivery, including soothing touch, gentle comfort measures, relaxation techniques, and useful visualizations. Creating sacred ceremony with you for your birth as appropriate for your culture and your desires. A typical prenatal package includes 5-8 visits:
A free consultation or platica session where we can make sure we are a good fit for one another.
2-5 prenatal visits:
The first is to gather a deeper health (mental and physical) history and explore the specific ways in which I may be of best support to you during your labor.
The second is for us and baby to get more physically comfortable with one another though a gentle sobada for you and baby. The first time I provide touch work for you should not be during your birth.
The possible last 3 prenatal visits are designed to fit your particular needs and may include one or all of the following services.
Provide assistance creating a birth plan in which we focus on medical options for your labor and your birth ceremony.
Help you to design a postpartum plan specific to your needs, your family, and the vision you hold for that sacred time.
General wellness check in where specific suggestions for your physical, emotional, or spiritual well being may be given.
Guidance in somatically preparing for your labor and birth depending on your trauma history and current needs.
Ongoing email, text, and phone support during your pregnancy.
Presence and support during your labor and birth process.
I will stay long enough after your birth to make sure you are comfortable and tucked in with baby.
This service includes 1 postpartum visit to check in and ensure that you are all set for your postpartum time.
*** Please reach out for my current availability for birth doula services as this varies more than my other appointments.
What People are Saying…
"I am a queer person who gave birth as a surrogate for a couple of dads. Daniela was nothing but respectful, kind, and caring. It meant so much for us to have someone who was comfortable with our situation and who would respect everyone's role in the birth and everyone's pronouns. Daniela provided all this with ease. My partner already wants to sign her up for when we have a baby together! She effortlessly went between supporting the dads and supporting me during the labor and birth. Although the birth was something all of us shared, it was obviously a different experience for me than it was for the dads, and Daniela knew how to best help everyone involved.
She was pivotal in my birth experience being empowering as I had hoped. My whole labor, she seemed to know what I needed better than I knew myself! She told me early on that the back-to-back contractions I was having sometimes go along with a posterior baby and she was absolutely right- the baby was posterior and I think she knew before anyone else did. She knew just the questions to ask to help me reflect on how labor was going and on my response to it. She was always right there just when I needed her. At a very difficult moment, she guided me through a meditation that helped me get back to being able to cope with my contractions. I went from crying out and feeling overwhelmed to getting through contractions quietly, just listening to her soothing voice and feeling grounded by the visualization she shared with me. I don't know how I could have gotten through that part of my labor without her. Then, under my midwife's supervision, she helped turn the baby from posterior to anterior and he was born about 20 minutes later! Daniela provided caring support and helped me stand up for my needs and wishes during the birth. I am so happy that we chose to work with her."
~Julia
MSV Services are Rooted in Social Justice Aimed at Decolonization
Whether you are a business or an individual, all services will be rendered from an evolving social justice framework that centers the experiences of Black people, Indigenous People and all People of Color (BIPOC). This includes those who identify as Latinx, Hispanic, and Chicano. The experiences of those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two Spirit, and more (LGBTQIA2S+) are also centered within MSV’s offerings. Through this lens, Daniela works toward the decolonization of sexual and reproductive health. This framework will be evident in everything from the structure to the content of our work together. If you would like to know more about how this applies to the services you are interested in, please reach out!