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labour & birth
support
I offer labour & birth support for home , hospital and free births.
Doula:
Birth keeper Or Birth support person.
Give me a call on 0423398186 to arrange a meet and greet over a cuppa to see if we're the right fit.
Service areas: Logan - Caboolture.
Availability 2025:
Jan: 1 spot
Feb: FULL
March: 1 spot
April: FULL
May: 1 spot
June: 1 spot
July: FULL
Aug:1 spot
Sept:1 spot
Oct: 1 spot
Nov: 1 spot
Dec: 1 spot
You can email me at tessa.bobir@yahoo.com for further info.
Why hire a Birth Support Person?
That overall, continuous support during birth leads to a:
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25% decrease in the risk of Cesarean; the largest effect was seen with a doula (39% decrease) *
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8% increase in the likelihood of a spontaneous vaginal birth; the largest effect was seen with a doula (15% increase) *
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10% decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief; the type of person providing continuous support did not make a difference
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Shorter labors by 41 minutes on average; there is no data on if the type of person providing continuous support makes a difference
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38% decrease in the baby’s risk of a low five-minute Apgar score; there is no data on if the type of person providing continuous support makes a difference
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31% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience; this risk was reduced with continuous support provided by a doula or someone in their social network (family or friend), but not hospital staff
The rate of special care nursery admissions was no different between people who received continuous support and those who received usual care.
packages:
BIRTH & POSTNATAL CARE
3x Pre Natal meetings
Birth planning & mapping
Post partum planning
Pregnancy Massage
Optional: Mother blessing
Labour & Birth support, at home and in hospital.
Optional: Photography & Videography
Immediate post-partum support:
(showering, eating, settling in after birth, tidying up the birth space (home). Helping you with breast milk expression and breast pump hire (where necessary).
6 x After Birth visits:
to help with cleaning, meal prep, attending appointments, grocery shopping, washing, helping with siblings, watching over baby, baby wearing, belly wrapping, massage, yoni steaming and debriefing. I bring with me a meal and snacks each time.
$4250.00 AUD
Purely post natal SUPPORT
6 sessions in the first 6 weeks of birth, each session is tailored to your needs:
General tidying/cleaning, meal prep, attending appointments, grocery shopping, washing, helping with siblings, body work, watching over baby, baby wearing, belly wrapping, massage, yoni steaming and debriefing.
Included in every visit: I bring with me a home cooked meal and snack.
Payment Plans and sliding scale IS available.
how I support:
First, Let's have a cuppa and see if we're a fit: Organise this here.
Birth can be described as a profound experience, An Initiation into Motherhood, and the experience unfolds differently for everyone.
Birth is a psychological experience as well as a physiological one, this means it is paramount to ensure you have the right support team in place.
My role is to support you and your partner in the lead up to, through the labour & birth and in the early days post partum, to ensure you, your partner and baby have the best start to life, as a newborn family.
I work to ensure you feel heard and supported by the medical team.
To your birth, I bring an open mind, an understanding of your goals and desires, and the intention to support you in anyway shape and form, including at times advocating for you (with permission) to ensure open communication is maintained with your medical care providers.
My desire to support woman and families during pregnancy and birth, comes from A deep respect and awareness of each woman's individual journey toward Motherhood, the power of her and her babies intuition and hearts desires.
To your birth I bring an awareness and reverence for human rights, undisturbed birth, breech birth, VBAC (Vaginal birth after cesarean), water birth, physiological birth, non-medical pain relief techniques, optimal maternal positioning techniques and more.
You as the birthing woman or person, deserve to be treated with the utmost care, respect and dignity.
I respectfully work alongside medical professionals.
who i work with:
I work with families from all different socioeconomic back grounds, ethnicities, age, gender, cultural background and needs, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, young women, LGBTQIA+ families and people involved with child safety.
I believe support is a fundamental human right and has the power to positively impact generations to come.
Please get in touch to discuss your needs or the needs of your client.
Doulas are not medical professionals, and in general, the following tasks are not performed by doulas:
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They do not perform clinical tasks such as cervical exams or fetal heart monitoring.
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They do not give medical advice or diagnose conditions.
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They do not make decisions for the client (medical or otherwise).
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They do not pressure the birthing person into certain choices just because that’s what they prefer.
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They do not take over the role of the partner.
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They do not catch the baby.
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They do not typically change shifts (although some doulas may call in their back-up after 12-24 hours; and some volunteer doulas may take assigned shifts).
Testimonies
"We will be forever grateful for having you there wouldn’t have been the same without all your love and support from beginning to end. Thank you for believing in me in all those moments where I couldn’t do it for myself x" Annabelle, VBAC Mama
"We couldn't have done it without you Tessa, thank you so much for being the support we needed" -Josh, Annabelles partner.
We accept donations as a way to provide support to those in need. Funds are allocated where they are needed at the time, and cover our main services, from body work to young women having access to participate in our regular support groups, to pregnancy, birth and post-natal support. You can make you contribution out to: Yoni Herbs Australia
bsb: 064171
account number:10510013
Every donation is greatly appreciated, Thank-you for making a difference.