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Found 5 Pros in Harrisburg, PA, USA | Postpartum doula support
EXPERIENCE
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Families served
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Birth fee
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HOURLY RATE
$0 $500
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Madhumitha Rajakittu

Lancaster, PA

5 reviews • 32 families supported • 2 years experience

5 reviews • 32 families supported • 2 years experience

I am a certified birth and postpartum doula through National Black Doula Association (NBDA). I am here to provide emotional, physical, and informational support. I am also here to coach the birthing person to see the value and strength in the way they intended to bring their baby into this world. I see it as my utmost privilege to serve the birthing community. I provide pregnancy and labor support as a birth doula, new mom and baby care as a postpartum doula, lactation support and childbirth education classes.

Care philosophy

Bringing life into this world is a sacred experience. Every new parent and family yearns to experience that sacredness. As a birth-worker, my goal is to provide you that environment so you can have the journey you desire. I will provide you with all the necessary support and make your goal, my goal.

Areas served

  • Lancaster
  • Hershey
  • Harrisburg
  • Reading
  • York

Reviews

  • Sabrina
    March 4, 2023 at 11:28 am | Client review

    Madhu was such an asset to my birth support team! From the first time I met her, she thoroughly listened to mine and my partners wants and needs and supported me the entire time. Having her as my doula really helped me have the birth I dreamed of. At every meeting, my partner and I learned something new and how to prepare for the arrival of our baby. So when the time came, we felt well equipped and prepared to stick to my birth plan. She provided us with comfort measures, information to make our own decisions, and most importantly peace of mind. I definitely recommend having Made as your doula!

$ flexible
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Bethany Mercincavage

Chambersburg, PA

5 reviews • 8 families supported • 2 years experience

5 reviews • 8 families supported • 2 years experience

I offer support for Mama's going through miscarriage, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. I'm a certified bereavement, birth and postpartum doula as well as a birth photographer

Care philosophy

I am passionate in emotionally preparing my clients for labor and life after with a newborn. There is plenty of physical prep to do too but I think mental health is overlooked a lot and it's such an important aspect of birth! My goal is to educate moms, inspire moms and empowering them to use their voice and plan for the birth THEY want!! I also love to incorporate birth photography

Areas served

  • Maryland
  • West Virginia
  • Pennsylvania

Reviews

  • Genevieve
    November 14, 2022 at 10:53 am | Client review

    I am very grateful to have received Bethany’s Doula services for my first pregnancy. She provided me with a wealth of resources and went out of her way to do extra research and adapt her services to my individual pregnancy, labor, and postpartum needs. I felt incredibly seen and supported by her and would work with her again in a heartbeat.

$ flexible
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Corinne Parson

Harrisburg, PA

0 reviews • 20 families supported • 3 years experience

0 reviews • 20 families supported • 3 years experience

I am a Doula in the Harrisburg area with 3 years experience in the birthing world. I offer Birth and Postpartum Doula Support Services, as well as Sibling and Overnight Doula services for birth and postpartum. Need a sitter for date nights or when you just need a break? I can help with this as well!

Care philosophy

Person-centered approach to support that focuses on needs of mother with a plan that is specifically tailored for them ❤️ Parents and partners are offered support throughout the pregnancy journey, before, during and after baby is born.

Areas served

  • York, Pennsylvania
  • Lancaster. PA
  • Carlisle, PA
  • Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Harrisburg, PA
$ flexible
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Javelle Quinn

Lancaster, PA

0 reviews • 11 families supported • 2 years experience

0 reviews • 11 families supported • 2 years experience

When I say that God placed Doula work in my path, I truly mean it. I graduated from Millersville University with my Bachelor's in Social Work, so helping my community has always been a passion of mine. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, Diversifying Doulas was an amazing program created through an organization called Patients R Waiting, that fully funded women of color in Lancaster, PA to become Doulas for FREE, as well as serve pregnant women of color in the community for free with our services, funded through Patients R Waiting! I happened to be scrolling on Facebook, I came across the program, and the rest was fate. Since then, I am now a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, and I am currently working towards my official DONA certification. With my background in Social Work and my deep empathy for advocating for women, becoming a Doula has been nothing short of empowering and amazing. Now, I aspire to share my newfound knowledge of the strength of women, as well as how to cope with labor, birth, and postpartum to help women experience pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period with confidence and support.

Care philosophy

I am so passionate about informed consent, and helping my mamas to be understand their options during labor and birth to create a birth plan, help mamas understand their bodies through comfort measures and understanding labor, as well as empowering mamas to advocate for their baby, their body, and their birth. I hope through my services to help educate, empower, and inform!

Areas served

  • Lancaster, PA
$ flexible
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Amy Wilt

Harrisburg, PA

2 reviews • 200 families supported • 6 years experience

2 reviews • 200 families supported • 6 years experience

As a nurse, I believe in evidence-based information, so that a birthing person can make the best-informed decisions for themselves and their family. Support should be unbiased and unconditional. I became a doula because I found that there is a large need for birthing people to be their own empowered advocates during births. There is also a need for support during labor, in which the nursing staff no longer provides (25% of nurses time is actually patient care.) When hiring us, you will have 2 birth doulas, who work in a partnership to ensure you have care continuity.

Care philosophy

(You can find us at www.dauphincountydoulas.com) "Empower. Inform. Support." Be informed about your options and fully supported, so you can be empowered at your birth. We provide birth and postpartum doula services to expecting parents. Whether first time or fifth time parents, whether birthing in a hospital or attended at home, whether single or multiples, we will provide services.

Areas served

  • Dauphin County PA
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • Camp Hill, PA
  • Hershey, PA
  • Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Lebanon, PA
  • Enola, PA
  • Carlisle, PA
  • Dillsburg, PA
  • New Cumberland, PA
  • Chambersburg, PA
  • Lancaster, PA

Reviews

  • Molly
    June 15, 2022 at 10:50 am | Peer review

    Amy is knowledgeable and friendly. She listens to and meets the individual needs of each of her moms. She is caring, professional and a wonderful person to work with and be around.

Postpartum Doula Services: FAQs

For most parents, the transition into early parenthood is hard. Postpartum doulas in Harrisburg, PA offer all sorts of practical, physical, informational and emotional support to new parents. Postpartum doulas in Harrisburg, PA offer a wide range of after-birth support services, including:

  1. Caring for and assisting in the recovery of the birthing parent
  2. Providing breastfeeding and lactation support
  3. Offering advice for baby soothing, diapering and bathing
  4. Parent-baby bonding
  5. Caring for older siblings
  6. Light housework
  7. Night nannying or sleep relief services

Some parents require additional physical and emotional support due to their specific situation, lack of family support, or their particular lifestyle. A postpartum doula positively affects the entire family, as many postpartum doulas are involved in sibling care, housework chores, and educating clients on childcare information/techniques.

To find a postpartum doula in Harrisburg, PA, most parents recommend creating a job post on Meela and having uniquely qualified postpartum doulas near you (in your budget) reach out to you through the Meela app.

You can interview and chat with as many postpartum doulas as you wish and hire a postpartum doula in Harrisburg, PA with confidence. It is completely free to create a job post on Meela and find a postpartum doula. There are no commitments to hire any of the qualified and expert vetted postpartum doulas Meela brings you.

Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

  1. Post a job for free: Answer some questions and receive responses from top-rated postpartum doulas near you. It takes less than 30 seconds to post your job.
  2. Get your list of postpartum doulas: In a few hours, you will have a collection of postpartum doulas near you who are qualified to meet your needs. You can compare pricing, experience, and read reviews. You can chat with each postpartum doula to learn more about them.
  3. Hire a postpartum doula with confidence: Schedule virtual or in-person interviews with your top postpartum doula choices. Hire your top postpartum doula and start getting the care you deserve.

To find a postpartum doula, you can also browse the available postpartum doulas near you in Harrisburg, PA and read reviews, compare pricing, experience and fit. Send the postpartum doulas you are interested in a message, introducing yourself and setting up an interview. We recommend reaching out to and interviewing at least three postpartum doulas before hiring a postpartum doula near you. After interviewing, hire the most qualified postpartum doula near you and start getting the care you deserve.

While the cost of a doula can vary based on experience and the services offered, the average cost of a doula in Harrisburg, PA is $721, but typically ranges from $531 to $910. These costs are based on a representative group of 6 doulas surveyed by Meela in the Harrisburg area. The average cost of a doula in Harrisburg, PA is lower than the average cost of a doula in the state of Pennsylvania, which is $853.

To put this in further context, the cost of a doula in Harrisburg, PA is lower than the U.S. national average cost of a doula, which is $971.

When hiring a birth doula in Harrisburg, PA, you and your doula will discuss and agree upon a fee structure, and your doula will send you itemized invoices through Meela, which you can pay securely through the app.

A postpartum doula in Harrisburg, PA is meant to help the entire family and their role is not just limited to the birthing parent and newborn. A doula provides physical and emotional support to parents and siblings, but they also offer information and advice regarding how to feed, bathe, swaddle, and soothe the baby.

They also often help with postpartum depression issues, and are considered child care “consultants” rather than medical professionals. Many postpartum doulas in Harrisburg, PA offer a range of services that can help with parents trying to adjust to a newborn child. These services often include:

  • Sibling care
  • Assist with household chores
  • Parent-baby bonding
  • Physical and emotional recovery
  • Support to parents and extended family

A postpartum doula in Harrisburg, PA can have a lasting positive impact on a family and help them feel more confident about their parenting role and the way that they feed and nurture their baby. They might offer advice regarding feeding, bathing, and parent-baby bonding.

It is important to note that a postpartum doula might offer advice but is not expected to provide medical care of any kind or serve as a replacement to an accredited physician. Postpartum doulas are also not qualified to prescribe medication.

Many new parents want to know about certified postpartum doulas and how exactly they are certified. Since the demand for postpartum doulas has greatly expanded in the last several years, the number of reputable postpartum doula training and certification programs has grown in Harrisburg, PA. Training criteria can differ from program to program, but most follow a similar curriculum which includes core academic curriculum and practical hours and real-life care experience.

One of the most common national postpartum doula training certifications comes from DONA International. A postpartum doula usually receives about 27 hours of practical training before they are a certified postpartum doula.

There are also CAPPA-certified postpartum doulas in Harrisburg, PA, as well. These doulas were certified by the Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association, an international organization that certifies doulas and other childbirth educators/professionals.

As a reminder, because postpartum doulas are not trained to be a medical professional and diagnose and treat medical conditions, a certification is not required for them to practice.

As their names suggest, a birth doula’s main priority is to provide support services before, during and in the moments immediately after childbirth. A postpartum doula’s obligations usually begin after the birth, for several weeks or months. In many cases, your birth doula will also be a trained and certified postpartum doula, which can provide a continuity of care that many parents find extremely valuable.

Many parents want to know whether a postpartum doula or a baby nurse would meet their needs and expectations. A baby nurse might be focused on making sure that a baby sleeps or feeds properly, but that might be the extent of their role. A postpartum doula generally offers more holistic services for their clients.

A postpartum doula in Harrisburg, PA is expected to be more involved with the family as a whole. They might remain involved in sibling care or also provide emotional support to the partner as both parents adjust to becoming new parents. This may even include support for older siblings, light housework, and even meal prep. A postpartum doula provides more physical, emotional, and informational support than a baby nurse.

You can hire two types of doulas in Harrisburg, PA: a birth doula and a postpartum doula. The birth doula is during your pregnancy and through the birth of your child. They provide you with emotional, physical and educational support during your pregnancy, your labor and delivery and for the first few hours after your child is born.

A postpartum doula will support you for the first few weeks after the baby is born. They provide in-home assistance, including teaching you how to take care of your newborn, acting as lactation consultant, and can provide some night nanny services.

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