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Pregnancy & Birth

Pregnancy
& Birth

The whole point of woman-centered birth is the knowledge that she is the birth power source. She may need, and deserve help, but in essence, she always had, currently had, and will always have power.

Heather McCue

Childbirth has always been, and always will be a significant rite of passage that transforms a woman into a parent. For most people, it is one of the most emotionally, socially, and physically transformative events of their lives. It is where your deep emotions, story, inner power and your ability to surrender coexist. With deep respect for birth and all birthing individuals, I provide  emotional, physical, and informational support to help you and your partner navigate the landscape of birth. My support is rooted in the heart and offered through gentle yet reliable hands.

Everyone’s birthing journey is unique, unfolding in its own way. I will walk by your side, step by step, so you and your partner don’t have to do this alone. Without an agenda to change anything about you, I will “show up”  to validate your experience and intuitively tune into your perceptions, wherever you are along your journey, no matter how your birth plays out. Based on your needs, I’ll provide evidence-based information and share insights into the birthing process in the Netherlands, all to support your informed decision-making. Bridging my knowledge about pregnancy, birth and bodywork, I can create space for you to deeply relax your nervous system, let go and connect with your body.

You matter. Your story, your intersectionality, your needs, your voice, and your body matter in birth. No one else is an expert on you and your birth – you are. You deserve to give birth feeling cared for, safe, seen, heard, and respected. I am here to hold your birthing space and give you peace of mind so you can fully embrace your power and voice, trust, connect with, and listen to your body. By facilitating communication between you, your care providers, and the rest of your birthing team, I will ensure that you feel connected, supported, and at the center of your birth. 

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The whole point of woman-centered birth is the knowledge that she is the birth power source. She may need, and deserve help, but in essence, she always had, currently had, and will always have power.

Heather McCue

Childbirth has always been, and always will be a significant rite of passage that transforms a womxn into a parent. For most people, it is one of the most emotionally, socially, and physically transformative events of their lives. It is where your deep emotions, story, inner power and your ability to surrender coexist. With deep respect for birth and all birthing individuals, I provide  emotional, physical, and informational support to help you and your partner navigate the landscape of birth. My support is rooted in the heart and offered through gentle yet reliable hands.

Everyone’s birthing journey is unique, unfolding in its own way. I will walk by your side, step by step, so you and your partner don’t have to do this alone. Without an agenda to change anything about you, I will “show up”  to validate your experience and intuitively tune into your perceptions, wherever you are along your journey, no matter how your birth plays out. Based on your needs, I’ll provide evidence-based information and share insights into the birthing process in the Netherlands, all to support your informed decision-making. Bridging my knowledge about pregnancy, birth and bodywork, I can create space for you to deeply relax your nervous system, let go and connect with your body.

You matter. Your story, your intersectionality, your needs, your voice, and your body matter in birth. No one else is an expert on you and your birth – you are. You deserve to give birth feeling cared for, safe, seen, heard, and respected. I am here to hold your birthing space and give you peace of mind so you can fully embrace your power and voice, trust, connect with, and listen to your body. By facilitating communication between you, your care providers, and the rest of your birthing team, I will ensure that you feel connected, supported, and at the center of your birth. 

Childbirth has always been, and always will be a significant rite of passage that transforms a womxn into a parent. For most people, it is one of the most emotionally, socially, and physically transformative events of their lives. It is where your deep emotions, story, inner power and your ability to surrender coexist. With deep respect for birth and all birthing individuals, I provide  emotional, physical, and informational support to help you and your partner navigate the landscape of birth. My support is rooted in the heart and offered through gentle yet reliable hands.

Everyone’s birthing journey is unique, unfolding in its own way. I will walk by your side, step by step, so you and your partner don’t have to do this alone. Without an agenda to change anything about you, I will “show up”  to validate your experience and intuitively tune into your perceptions, wherever you are along your journey, no matter how your birth plays out. Based on your needs, I’ll provide evidence-based information and share insights into the birthing process in the Netherlands, all to support your informed decision-making. Bridging my knowledge about pregnancy, birth and bodywork, I can create space for you to deeply relax your nervous system, let go and connect with your body.

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You matter. Your story, your intersectionality, your needs, your voice, and your body matter in birth. No one else is an expert on you and your birth – you are. You deserve to give birth feeling cared for, safe, seen, heard, and respected. I am here to hold your birthing space and give you peace of mind so you can fully embrace your power and voice, trust, connect with, and listen to your body. By facilitating communication between you, your care providers, and the rest of your birthing team, I will ensure that you feel connected, supported, and at the center of your birth. 

A Glimpse Into The Birth Support Journey

Doula support is a continuous journey woven by trust, connection, and familiarity between the birthing person, partner, and the doula. To ensure that we have enough time to tune into each other and that your needs are heard and met, I recommend that we meet in-person at least 4 times during your pregnancy. Since every pregnancy is different, we can jointly map out our journey together based on your needs and situation.


Your Doula Support Journey (Standard Doula Package)

  • A free, non-binding introductory consultation  (in-person)
  • Minimum 3 meetings of 2.5 hours each during your pregnancy
  • Accompany to your midwife/gynecologist appointment to one of your control visits
  • Support with drafting a trauma-informed birth communication document
  • Unlimited email/whatsapp/telephone contact during the whole length of your pregnancy
  • From 37 weeks to 42 weeks of your pregnancy, I am 24/7 on stand-by for you
  • Free usage of my birth and peanut balls during labour
  • I will be present during your labour and childbirth from the moment you indicate to me to come, until a few hours after your baby is born. I will be by your side no matter how long the duration of your labour.
  • Unlimited telephone/whatsapp/video call contact during the first 6 weeks after birth
  • 1 postpartum visit to gift you a photo album
  • 1 closing visit after 4 weeks postpartum where we talk about the birth (if you feel comfortable) and share our memories together
Sliding Scale Pricing: 650 -850 Euros (Incl; VAT)

A Glimpse Into Your
Doula Support Journey

Doula support is a continuous journey woven by trust, connection, and familiarity between the birthing person, partner, and the doula. To ensure that we have enough time to tune into each other and that your needs are heard and met, I recommend that we meet in-person at least 4 times during your pregnancy. Since every pregnancy is different, we can jointly map out our journey together based on your needs and situation.

Your Doula Support Journey (Standard Doula Package)

  • A free, non-binding introductory consultation  (in-person)
  • Minimum 3 meetings of 2.5 hours each during your pregnancy
  • Accompany to your midwife/gynecologist appointment to one of your control visits
  • Support with drafting a trauma-informed birth communication document
  • Unlimited email/whatsapp/telephone contact during the whole length of your pregnancy
  • From 37 weeks to 42 weeks of your pregnancy, I am 24/7 on stand-by for you
  • Free usage of my birth and peanut balls during labour
  • I will be present during your labour and childbirth from the moment you indicate to me to come, until a few hours after your baby is born. I will be by your side no matter how long the duration of your labour.
  • Unlimited telephone/whatsapp/video call contact during the first 6 weeks after birth
  • 1 postpartum visit to gift you a photo album
  • 1 closing visit after 4 weeks postpartum where we talk about the birth (if you feel comfortable) and share our memories together

    Sliding Scale Pricing: 650 – 850 Euros (Incl; VAT)

A Glimpse Into Your Doula Support Journey

Doula support is a continuous journey woven by trust, connection, and familiarity between the birthing person, partner, and the doula. To ensure that we have enough time to tune into each other and that your needs are heard and met, I recommend that we meet in-person at least 4 times during your pregnancy. Since every pregnancy is different, we can jointly map out our journey together based on your needs and situation.

Your Doula Support Journey (Standard Package)

  • A free, non-binding introductory consultation  (in-person)
  • Minimum 3 meetings of 2.5 hours each during your pregnancy
  • Accompany to your midwife/gynecologist appointment to one of your control visits
  • Support with drafting a trauma-informed birth communication document
  • Unlimited email/whatsapp/telephone contact during the whole length of your pregnancy
  • From 37 weeks to 42 weeks of your pregnancy, I am 24/7 on stand-by for you
  • Free usage of my birth and peanut balls during labour
  • I will be present during your labour and childbirth from the moment you indicate to me to come, until a few hours after your baby is born. I will be by your side no matter how long the duration of your labour.
  • Unlimited telephone/whatsapp/video call contact during the first 6 weeks after birth
  • 1 postpartum visit to gift you a photo album
  • 1 closing visit after 4 weeks postpartum where we talk about the birth (if you feel comfortable) and share our memories together

    Sliding Scale Pricing: 650 – 850 Euros (Incl VAT)

Prices & Offerings

The current price range for doula support applies for the year 2024, while I’m still a doula in training. I believe that every birthing person deserves quality and compassionate perinatal care – no pregnant person will ever be turned away from my services due to financial barriers. I provide affordable services within a comfortable sliding scale price range and instalments based on what you can afford.  Moreover, I’m open to trade-based agreements if monetary payment is inaccessible to you. With every family I work for, I set aside 30 euros to finance pro-bono and ad-hoc doula work for birthing persons with limited resources.
Please feel free to reach out! 

Additional Consultations

For additional doula consultations, I charge 40 Euros per hour. 
For non-doula clients, I charge 50 Euros per hour. 

Travel & Parking Costs

If I have to travel for meetings and births that occur in Hilversum and within +/- 10 km radius , I do not charge extra travel costs. 
If travels exceed the given range, I will charge 23 cents per kilometer door to door. 
Parking fees and taxi fees (in some cases) will also be invoiced.

Prices & Offerings

The current price range for doula support applies for the year 2024, while I’m still a doula in training. I believe that every birthing person deserves quality and compassionate perinatal care – no pregnant person will ever be turned away from my services due to financial barriers. I provide affordable services within a comfortable sliding scale price range and instalments based on what you can afford.  Moreover, I’m open to trade-based agreements if monetary payment is inaccessible to you. With every family I work for, I set aside 30 euros to finance pro-bono and ad-hoc doula work for birthing persons with limited resources.
Please feel free to reach out! 

Additional Consultations

For additional doula consultations, I charge 40 Euros per hour. 
For non-doula clients, I charge 50 Euros per hour. 

Travel & Parking Costs

If I have to travel for meetings and births that occur in Hilversum and within +/- 10 km radius , I do not charge extra travel costs. 
If travels exceed the given range, I charge 23 cents per kilometer door to door. 
Parking fees and taxi fees (in some cases) will also be invoiced.

Prices & Offerings

The current price range for doula support applies for the year 2024, while I’m still a doula in training. I believe that every birthing person deserves quality and compassionate perinatal care – no pregnant person will ever be turned away from my services due to financial barriers. I provide affordable services within a comfortable sliding scale price range and instalments based on what you can afford.  Moreover, I’m open to trade-based agreements if monetary payment is inaccessible to you. With every family I work for, I set aside 30 euros to finance pro-bono and ad-hoc doula work for birthing persons with limited resources.
Please feel free to reach out! 

Additional Consultations

For additional doula consultations, I charge 40 Euros per hour.
 
For non-doula clients, I charge 50 Euros per hour. 

Travel & Parking Costs

If I have to travel for meetings and births that occur in Hilversum and within +/- 10 km  radius, I do not charge extra travel costs. 

If travels exceed the given range, I charge 23 cents per kilometer door to door. 

Parking fees and taxi fees (in some cases) will also be invoiced.