“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers — strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.” - Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD

Offerings

Pregnancy

Our work together starts months prior to your delivery.

In order to have an empowered experience and birth while making informed decisions, we will find resources and educational tools to answer any and all questions you may have. This will look like directing you to a local birth education class, reviewing research studies for evidence-based practice with you, discussing tools and techniques for labor support, developing a birth map, planning for supportive measures postpartum, and much more.

We begin our time together with an introductory consultation, and if hired, will have up to two prenatal sessions leading up to your birth. Our goal is to help you and your partner feel informed and equipped for the task at hand. Our time together also allows us to process prior birth experiences, develop goals, and work through healthy expectations.

Labor + Birth

When I am hired as a doula, I will be on call 24/7 for you from 36 weeks to when you deliver your baby.

When labor begins, I am available whenever you need me. Support from me looks like many things and is dependent on your individualized goals! But a few examples are timing contractions, counter pressure, warming up a rice pack, wiping your brow, encouraging new and different positioning, communicating with other members of your team, relieving your partner when they need a break, and more!

Postpartum

The postpartum period, for any mother, can be challenging. As your doula, I will remain engaged in your care throughout the first couple weeks after baby arrives. My goal is holistic: take care of the mother physically, mentally, and emotionally so that both mother and baby thrive.

We will spend time in reflection of how your birth story unfolded and answer any questions you may have in order to process your birth as well as give you and your partner much needed rest by aiding in tasks around the house (wash dishes, do a load of laundry, walk the dog, let you take a shower, i.e. whatever you need)! It is my greatest wish that we end our time together with you feeling supported, encouraged, and empowered by your birth with all confidence in your new role as a mother.

Pricing

In pregnancy and birth, you should feel like you are walking through a season of abundance in support and love. Golden Hour is deeply committed to walking alongside the women of Northwest Arkansas despite their financial circumstance. In attempt to fill your cup so that you may grow and thrive in your new role as Mother, I strive to be accessible to anyone seeking my care.

It is countercultural to the mission and heart behind Golden Hour to be a source of stress or appear unattainable for the families that I serve — or long to serve — in any capacity. In an attempt to mitigate this issue, I now utilize the Green Bottle Sliding Scale Method.

This method, as shown, is a visual tool to help guide families in identifying their level of financial freedom and capacity to afford my offerings or how “full” their financial bottle is perceived to be. Based on you identifying your level, a tailored rate will be applied to working with one another. This decision is somewhat subjective, by design, and Golden Hour will have zero influence in deciding where you fall on this scale. Simply put, if there is a perceived “lack” in this season of your life, let me be the added blessing to you.

My full rate $1000, although suggestions based on level of income are provided below.

If you have any questions about my pricing method please do not hesitate to reach out to me! Otherwise, we can discuss it further in our consultation!