Labor Support

Labor Support includes the following (see contract for specifics and details):

• Emotional and educational support via email/text/phone throughout pregnancy and postpartum.

• Access to Linsay’s personal library of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum books for borrowing throughout pregnancy (to be borrowed at prenatal visit and returned at postpartum visit)

• One 2-hour virtual prenatal call to discuss labor and birth preferences, think through various birth scenarios, and review comfort and pain management techniques, etc.

• One 2-hour in-person prenatal session at client’s home during the third trimester to set intentions for the birth experience.

• Enriched Birth’s Birth Plan Guide & Template

• On-call 24/7 between weeks 38-42 of pregnancy to ensure ability to be present during labor and birth

• Prior to 38 weeks of pregnancy, Linsay will make a good faith effort to attend the labor and birth

• Continuous support during labor and birth:

• Help facilitate, to the best of my ability, client’s birth vision as outlined within their birth plan, including, but not limited to, movement/positioning, hands-on comfort and pain management techniques, environmental comfort, informational support, and emotional support to clients.

• Help clients navigate conversations with care providers so that they can make informed care decisions.

• Take photos after delivery, at client’s request.

• In the event of a cesarean birth:

  • Linsay will attend the birth if allowed by hospital and requested by clients and will provide emotional and informational support throughout to client as is appropriate

  • If Linsay is not allowed into the OR, Linsay will wait in recovery and will provide postpartum support

• Postpartum support for 1-2 hours post birth

• One postpartum visit (1-2 hours) at client’s home within the first two weeks after delivery to debrief the birth experience and check in on how things are going.