A birth doula provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. They offer evidence-based guidance on birth plans, pain management techniques, and postpartum recovery, helping to create a positive and empowering experience. A birth doula is there to advocate for your preferences, provide comfort measures, and support both the birthing person and their partner. Research shows that having a birth doula can lead to shorter labors, fewer interventions, and a more satisfying overall experience.
Doula services
With you every step of the way
Our Gatineau doulas are highly trained professionals dedicated to offering expert guidance and compassionate support during significant health-related experiences, including childbirth, miscarriage, abortion, or stillbirth in the Ottawa, Gatineau areas.
Advocacy
Our doulas educate and empower pregnant people and their families so they make informed decisions regarding their health care.
Non judgemental
Our doulas are open minded and provide an active listening ear. Your doula is a non-judgmental support person.
Resources
Our doulas provide you with evidence based resources to help you make your decisions throughout your pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Why hire a doula?
C-section reductions
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Less requests for pain meds
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Reduction in forceps deliveries
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Shorter labour
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Postpartum doula FAQ
A postpartum doula provides evidenced-based information on things such as infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from birth, parent-baby bonding, infant soothing, and basic newborn care. A postpartum doula lends a hand and offers knowledge and support once you bring your baby home.Research shows that parents, and babies have an easier time with this transition if a good support team is in place.
- Feeding support
- Support for emotional and physical recovery after birth
- Light housekeeping (e.g., laundry, dishes, tidying up)
- Assistance with newborn care, such as changing, bathing, feeding and comforting
- Meal preparation
- Baby soothing techniques
- Referrals to local resources such as classes, breastfeeding support groups and other parenting support groups.
Postpartum doulas don’t do things like offer medical advice, provide medical care, or speak for the parent or family on any medical matters. Our doulas are not nannies, they are trained professionals that assist in the 4th trimester.
Often, so much focus is on preparing for labor and birth that when a new baby comes home, parents can feel like they’ve been thrown into the deep end. Support from a postpartum doula can help ease the transition for first-time parents and for those growing to a family with other children.
Birth doula FAQ
- Prenatal visits to discuss your birth plan, preferences, and any concerns you may have.
- Continuous support during labor and delivery
- Emotional support
- Advocacy for your birth preferences
- Guidance on labor progression, pain management options, and interventions
- Support for your partner or other birth companions
- Assistance with the immediate postpartum period
- Preparation for the postpartum period
Prices
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Birth doula 1650$+tx
This package includes two 1.5-hour prenatal consultations. Your doula will be on call starting at 37 weeks of pregnancy. They will attend your birth and provide immediate postpartum support. Your doula will visit you in your home once after your birth.
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Birth and postpartum 1900$+tx
In this package, you receive two 1.5-hour prenatal consultations. Your doula will be on call starting at 37 weeks of pregnancy and will attend your birth, providing immediate postpartum support. Additionally, you will have 8 hours of postpartum services that can be divided between 2-3 visits.
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Custom package $TBD
You aren't sure about what you need? Get in touch and we can make a personalized package.
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8 h postpartum 400$+tx
In this package, you receive a 1-hour prenatal consultation to discuss postpartum needs, along with 8 hours of postpartum services that can be scheduled across up to 2 visits.
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12 h postpartum 575$+tx
In this package, you receive a 1-hour prenatal consultation to discuss postpartum needs, along with 12 hours of postpartum services that you can schedule across up to 4 visits.
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18 h postpartum 800$+tx
In this package, you receive a 1-hour prenatal consultation to discuss postpartum needs, along with 18 hours of postpartum services that you can schedule across up to 6 visits.
Our doulas
Kaëlla Charette
(Elle/She/Her) Full Spectrum Doula
Kaella has a passion for birth work that is contagious. Her extensive knowledge of perinatal needs is unparalleled, especially within the Outaouais region. This stems from her diligent work in this area over the past five years. She is deeply committed to providing the best possible care and support for the families she serves.
Kaëlla is a fully trained full spectrum doula. She loves to add other tools to her belt, so here are some of her other training: Perinatal Educator (DTC 2019), Breastfeeding coach (NRO 2020), CPR and AED Level C (Red Cross 2020), Holistic Practices & Knowledge (DTC 2020), Birth Skills Training (Spinning Babies 2023), Use of Mexican Rebozo in perinatal care and Mexican Rebozo ritual (Collective Rebozo 2024), Perinatal Naturopath (École Cybèle 2020, ongoing)
Kaëlla is also an active member of the Association of Naturotherapist of Québec (ANQ) and the Association of Québec Doulas (AQD).
Chanel St-Louis
(Elle/She/Her) Birth and Postpartum Doula
Chanel, a mother of two young children, has found that parenthood deeply changed her outlook on life. This transformation ignited her interest in the perinatal period. She is merging her past teaching experience with her aspiration to share knowledge in a way that empowers new parents to experience their parenting journey with the tools they need.
Chanel is a certified doula with a wide range of specialized training. Babywearing educator with training from the National Institute of Babywearing (INPE), 200-hour Perinatal Coach and Doula (AC Inspirations), Active Listening, 2021, Introduction to Symptothermia and Natural Fertility (Séréna Québec), Birth Skills Training (Spinning Babies), Abortion Doula in a Canadian Context (BADT), Birth and LGBTQ Families (BADT), Baby-Led Sleep and Wellbeing Specialist (Isla Grace Sleep).
Chanel is also an active member of the Association of Naturotherapist of Québec (ANQ) and the Association of Québec Doulas (AQD).
Kira Samson
(Elle/She/Her) Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum Doula
Kira is not only a doula (Académie Périnatale 2024) and a yoga teacher (Gyan Yog Breath 2023), but she is also continually in training to provide the best support to her clients. She completed a training in breastfeeding, (breastfeeding, rhythm, physiology, and adaptation 2024) with the Académie Périnatale (Ingrid Bayot, midwife and perinatal trainer) and is currently training to specialize in prenatal yoga (Yoga Renew, in training).
She is also a member of the Association of Naturopathic Therapists of Quebec (ANQ).
Hannah Zanovello
(Elle/She/Her) Doula d'accouchement
As a mother of three young children, Hannah understands the beauty and challenges of parenting, underscoring the importance of community support during this life phase. Hannah is a birth doula, a breastfeeding counselor , an artist, and a childbirth educator.
Hannah is a dedicated member of the community who loves to bring her perinatal expertise to the table.
