Birth Doula and Placenta Encapsulation.
Serving: Spokane WA and Coeur d' Alene, ID
​​Accepting Medicaid and Tricare
As a doula, my passion is to positively impact growing families in our community. I accomplish this by providing non judgmental support, and instilling confidence through pregnancy, birth, and life. I am a professional birth and postpartum doula whose primary goal is to overdeliver with compassion, enthusiasm, love, understanding and providing an uplifting fun stress-free environment that allows my clients to really relax and enjoy the moment in the little things that come with pregnancy and birth that I feel a lot of people forget because they're so stressed about the changes going on with there bodies or the changes going to happen with life once the baby gets here. I provide confidence in labor, birth, postpartum and parenting for every family I serve. I am supportive of all kinds of births! Home births, birthing center, hospital births, natural births, medicated births, c-births - you name it! As long as the birthing person is comfortable in their choices then I'm a happy doula. To me, a positive birth experience can change a whole community; empowering new parents to create happy and healthy new families. While the journey of birth sparked my interest to explore this world, the bond parents create with their babies is my fuel!
BIRTH SERVICES
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My doula services are highly trained(DONA), skilled, and certified professional doula and I provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to you and your partner before, during and shortly after childbirth to help you achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible.
I know how important it is to trust your doula, so I always offers a free initial consultation interview. Afterward, I will meet with you, several times before the birth to get to know each other better and discuss your birth goals. You will have continuous support throughout your labor as soon as you decide you want me there. You’ll receive unlimited text, phone, and email support throughout your entire pregnancy and postpartum period. I will be on-call from the moment you sign the contract. I will meet with you again two to three times after the birth, usually two to three weeks postpartum. You are, however, free to contact me any time with questions or concerns.​​​​
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**Birth Doula Package **
$1500
I cater my services to the individual needs of each client. *Personalized Attention*
Clients are spaced as such so that no one else will be laboring when you are. You are not a number. You are my focus and priority.
Some of our tools available for you to use, if you desire
Basic childbirth education and preparation
Your birth goals
Preparation of an effective birth plan
Optimal fetal positioning (shaves hours off of labor)
Optimal labor and pushing positions
Guiding your birth partner in ways to be involved
Comfort techniques
Tips and tricks to help get your baby(ies) here without a medical induction.
Basic Breastfeeding instruction and support
Preparation of a postpartum plan
Accompanying you to a prenatal visit with your care provider (midwife or doctor), if desired
Addressing any questions or concerns you may have
Photographing special moments during labor and delivery(This is provided secondary to our doula services. My doula services always come first.)
We will have as many prenatal visits as you need.
Meal Train: I can help arrange for dinners to be delivered from your friends and family for up to two weeks after delivery. Family can arrange to provide meals even if they don’t live close.
*Some of my comfort measures include, but are not limited to:
Counter pressure*Essential oils for aromatherapy*Light touch labor massage*Breathing techniques (partner-coached childbirth)*TENS unit Certified(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)Great for back labor!*Birth ball*LED candles/lights for custom birth lighting*Relaxing music*Heating pad*Honey sticks*Handheld massagers*Handheld fan*Kneeling pad for your partner.
For those who wish to breastfeed, I will be available along with your health care providers after the birth to help you get breastfeeding started.
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**Placenta Encapsulation Services**
$200​
Services include placenta pills, placenta tincture, and cord keepsake.
Placenta Encapsulation is the process of preparing the placenta for ingestion by dehydrating, powdering and placing it into capsules for the birthing person to use to help aid in postpartum recovery. I provide the highest quality standards for placenta encapsulation services.
The purpose of encapsulation is to help aid postpartum recovery and hopefully avoid the baby blues! Encapsulation can be done for births that take place in a home, hospital, or birth center, and for both surgical and non-surgical births.
There are many healing substances found in the placenta such as iron to aid postpartum healing/recovery, prolactin to help increase milk production, as well as your unique hormones to improve mood, increase energy level, avoid baby blues and even help avoid postpartum depression. Also, oxytocin and other healing hormones are known to be produced in the placenta.
The tincture is an alcohol-based infusion that lasts long after your pills are gone.
​The placenta tincture can be used during emotional times, stress, PMS, and into menopause to help regulate hormones in the body.
Hi I'm Melanie, a certified Birth Doula, I feel honored to be able to share my expertise with you and your families. I approach birth holistically, as well as physical support during labor, my role is also to act as an advocate for the birthing person and the family. I have lived in Utah most of my life However, now I'm happy to call Spokane my home. There I live with my husband, I have 3 amazing children and 4 amazing step-children and we have a grand total of 11 wonderful grandchildren. My interest in birth work started with a desire to learn more about midwifery. As a natural caregiver, I wanted to explore options that allowed me to serve others during transformational periods of their lives. Rather than a drastic change from a career in the medical field, I decided that doula work would allow me the flexibility to explore the birth world while still sticking to my passion of taking care of others.
Washington State Medicaid Accepted
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This FREE doula care service is available for Washington State families enrolled in Medicaid.
If you are currently pregnant, in labor or recently postpartum, you may be eligible for free doula care.
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What is included?​
* One 2-hour in-person prenatal.
* Continuous labor and delivery support.
* One 90-min postpartum visit.
* 18.5 additional hours, to be used within the Prenatal period and/or in the Postpartum period.
Melanie Shaul Alban
​Accepting Medicaid and Tricare
Payment Accepted: Health Savings Card, Credit Cards, Check and Cash.
Discount available
509-720-6698
Serving Spokane WA, Coeur d'Alene ID and the surrounding areas.