OVERNIGHT POSTPARTUM DOULA SEVICES
Definition of a Postpartum Doula
A Postpartum Doula is a non-medical support person that offers families guidance, education, information and physical support in the postpartum period.
Services of a Postpartum Doula
A Postpartum Doula works with each family individually to find out their particular needs. Some of the postpartum services that a doula can perform include:(but is not limited to)
- If the client is nursing the baby, the doula can help with nursing if needed. The doula will change, settle and put the baby back to sleep when the mom is done feeding.
- If the client is bottle feeding, the doula will care for the baby throughout the night – feeding, burping, changing, settling and putting the baby down after feeding.
- The doula will take notes during the night describing the baby’s activity such as waking/feeding times, amount the baby eats, type of dirty diapers and if the baby settled well or not.
- She will clean and wash bottles and pumping supplies.
- Can answer questions about newborns and nursing which can be especially helpful during the first week home. This can definitely lessen anxiety.
- Help with household tasks such as laundry, snack and meal preparation, light house tidy.
Obligations of the Postpartum Doula
Services are to be provided to Katarina Grabic (herein after known as the Client,) at the address of #2-12840 Stillwater Court,Lake Country BC
Rebecca Rossi will be on time for the parent's care and stay the entire agreed upon time.
If the Postpartum Doula is unable to come, they will inform the parent or a designated representative of their family, Katarina as soon as the Postpartum Doula knows they are unavailable.
The Postpartum Doula will be available by phone and email during the regular business hours ( 9am - 5pm). The Postpartum Doula will be flexible so the Client's needs can be met.
Obligations to the Doula
The Client(s) is to let the Postpartum Doula know of any special needs or customs they may have during the postpartum period, as soon as possible prior to the first scheduled shift.
Client(s) is obligated to pay for all scheduled shifts outlined above; this includes voluntary cancellations of shift(s) on the clients behalf.
Doula Scope of Practice
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 is not a housekeeper, nor a medical practitioner and will not perform any clinical procedures, outside of assisting with breastfeeding and breastfeeding education.
A Postpartum Doula does not assess for recovery of vaginal tears or cesarean incision recovery of the client although and will observe for signs of infection and/or perinatal mental health concerns by educating the client on signs and symptoms regarding these issues.
A Postpartum Doula may provide information for the partner in order to assist in observation for signs of infection and/or perinatal mental health concern .
Failure to Provide Support
The Postpartum Doula will make every effort to be with the Client at the scheduled times. If they are not able to come due to sickness or other emergencies (including attending another birth as a Birth/Labor Doula if they are on call.) The Client(s) will be informed in advance if there is an overlap and the Postpartum Doula is on call for another family as a Birth/Labor Doula and the Postpartum Doula will provide support on another day, or provide a backup caregiver for that particular day if possible.
Billing
Fee structure is as follows
$30.00 per hour
Clients will pay invoice for services weekly in advance based off of schedualed shifts due Sunday evening prior to the next work week
If the client(s) decides to contract the Postpartum Doula for more hours after the completion of this contract, they may do so pending the Postpartum Doulas availability.
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