sovereign birth companion

I walk with women and families as a birth keeper* or as a private midwife. Ask about joining our membership.

HERE'S HOW WE BEGIN.

We create a trust-based relationship during your pregnancy, or prior to your pregnancy, at our pre-birth connection sessions. We may do the following.

* Deep dive into the reality of sovereign birth

* Clarify the difference between in-system and sovereign homebirth

* We get to know each other and I get acquainted with your family

* Clarify prenatal care options: wild pregnancy,** self testing, some in system tests 

* Clarify variations of normal on pregnancy, labor, birth, placenta birth, newborn appearance, and more

* Nutrition, and how what's best is unique to each person

* Untangle your dreams, fears, whatever else needs untangling 

* Birth story integration if you've birthed prior

* Go over the facts about hospital transfer

* Clarify your vision for postpartum

Everything is optional, and we may do other things too.

AT YOUR BIRTH SPACE, THIS IS GENERALLY WHAT HAPPENS.

I'm present in my own authority as an intuitive and experienced birth witness. 

You are centered and exalted as you move freely through your birth portal, give birth to your baby, and begin mothering your newborn earthside. 

I may:

- Support you during your birth process/aka labor

- Support you during baby's emergence, placenta birth, and more

- Hold the energy and clear the energy if needed

- Help with children, partners, food, drink, clean-up 

- Share my opinion 

- Be in another room the whole time

- Pray or otherwise worship with you according your beliefs.

- I stay with you after your baby is born until you're snuggled in with your baby, things are cleaned up, and you're okay with me heading out.

POSTPARTUM

I offer post birth support during the daytime, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a few days or weeks post birth. Usually these sessions are two to three hours.       

I may:

- Nourish you

- Listen to you, and then listen to you some more

- Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, or pumping support + help with everything newborn

- Help with older children, pets, errands.

- Explore keeping your newborn wild or ways to present her/him to the system.

YOUR OFFERING TO ME:

-Money in the amount of $3500 to $3800

-Bartering may be possible, just ask

-Sign a written contract, or agree to an energetic contract. 

MY OFFERING TO YOU:

-Prenatal meetings (no limit)

-Open phone and electronic communication day time beginning after your first payment

-On-call to come to your birth starting from about 36 weeks pregnant until whenever you give birth

-Presence during your labor, birth, and at least a few hours post birth

-Postpartum visits for about a month. 

-Sign a written contract, or agree to an energetic contract. 

There's no time limits on any of this. I come to you when YOU call me to you. 

The fee range is primarily determined by a one-time mileage fee and some other things. 

MORE

 - Birth tub 

 - Placenta encapsulation 

 - Travelling birthkeeper or midwife

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Travel birthkeeper means I come to you at an agreed date, 39 weeks gestation for example, and stay at an airb until a few days after you birth. There's an additional fee for this. 

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If you do not have access to the amount of money stated above, let me know and we'll work something out. When we're called to walk together money will not divide us. 

To connect with me, please email doulawoman@gmail.com or sign up on the main page of this site for a discovery session. This free discovery session is for women who're already familiar with the concept of sovereign birth. 

 * To my knowledge Jeannine Parvati Baker coined the term "birthkeeper."

** To my knowledge Yolande Clark coined the phrase "wild pregnancy."

Sincerely, Martha

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