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Below are some elements of the services I offer and an outline of the most popular package as a guide: a starting point so you can find the level of support you need. Any of the additional services can be added, plus other support if needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dcacdd958798847279db67f/1588782303584-QDX37C9JPJINYXOAKIXR/Pregnancy.jpeg Birth Packages - BIRTH PACKAGE We will have an initial meeting, free of charge, to assess our suitability to each other and to answer any initial questions you may have. After signing the contract I will be available to you every day during office hours (9am to 7pm) to answer any questions you have by text or phone. We will set up 2 x 4 hour pre-birth preparation sessions, likely to take place around week 30 and 34. I will help you to craft your birth preferences to share with your care provider and communicate your wishes ahead of the birth. I will be on call for you from 10 days before your estimated due date until your baby’s birth, whenever that may happen - day or night. We will be in phone contact as soon as labour begins and I will arrive when you feel you need me. I will attend your birth to support you in any way I can, and remind you of all you have learned. I will stay with you until your baby is born and for the first few hours after birth, to help you get comfortable and establish feeding and help you maintain those first precious golden hours. 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