Birth Doula Support
The birth of your baby is a huge moment in your life. You deserve to feel seen, supported, and to have a meaningful experience.
We offer comprehensive birth packages to families looking for personalized support throughout pregnancy and birth in Calgary, Alberta and the surrounding area. While we are happy to work with anyone who feels a connection with us, and we specialize in providing support to people pregnant after experiencing infertility or pregnancy loss, experiencing a “high-risk” pregnancy, and those who experience medical anxiety or trauma.
Standard birth packages (currently priced at $1100) include:
~ Ongoing text and phone support throughout your pregnancy from the time you sign with us until one-month postpartum.
~ Three prenatal visits in your home or another comfortable location to talk about your birth philosophy, your birth wishes, coping tools and strategies, and to come up with a plan of care that is personalized to you and your family.
~ 24/7 on-call support from the 38th week of pregnancy until your baby is born.
~ Hands-on encouragement, comfort support, and advocacy throughout labour and birth. We support you in-person, day or night, either at the IWK or another chosen birth location.
~ One in-home visit after your baby is born (more details below).
Availability
We do our best to keep this space updated with our current availability for new birth clients. You can book a spot at any point during your pregnancy. Spots (available numbers listed below) are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
NOVEMBER 2024 - FULL
DECEMBER 2024 - FULL
JANUARY 2025 - 2
FEBRUARY 2025 - 3
MARCH 2025 - 3
APRIL 2025 - 3
MAY 2025 - 3
JUNE 2025 - 3
Prenatal Visits
Every birthing family who receives doula care from us will receive three prenatal visits prior to their due date. These are important times for us to get to know each other, to practice coping tools for labour and birth, to explore your hopes and dreams for your birth, and to strategize about how we can best prepare for the arrival of your baby. We do our best to accommodate your unique needs, including additional prenatal visits if circumstances mean that you could use more support.
Learn more about our prenatal visit structure here.
On-Call Labour Support
We provide hands-on, in person support to the birthing person and their support persons. We help with comfort techniques, position changes, cheering you on, and helping you to advocate for yourself with your health care providers during your labour and the delivery of your baby. We customize our care to suit your needs and preferences, so you can have a meaningful and empowered birth, whatever that looks like for you.
Postpartum Visit
A few days after your delivery, we provide a postpartum visit to families who desire one. This is a wonderful time for us to reflect on your labour and delivery experience, provide feeding support, and answer any questions you might have about your postpartum body or your new baby. This can be an exciting and emotional time. It’s normal to have lots of questions or to want to share your feelings with someone who has got your back.
Book a free consult.
For pregnant people in Calgary looking for birth doula support.
Schedule a free 40-minute consultation with us so we can learn more about your birth wishes and support needs.
Contact us.
Brooke El Skaf
beltanebirth@gmail.com
(587)889-4686
Calgary, AB, Canada