Services

Support before hello. Care beyond birth.

Every family has different needs. I offer personalized birth and postpartum support grounded in compassionate care, evidence based education, and advocacy.

Before Hello

Preparing for birth and everything leading up to it.

Birth Doula Support

A personalized birth support experience designed to help you feel informed, prepared, and supported throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and the early postpartum transition.

What's Included

  • Complimentary consultation

  • 2 to 3 prenatal visits

  • Personalized birth education and preparation

  • Comfort measures and coping techniques for labor

  • Guidance on birth preferences and advocacy

  • Unlimited email and text support during pregnancy

  • On call availability during your birth window

  • Continuous labor and birth support

  • 1 hour of immediate postpartum support

  • One postpartum visit

  • Personalized resource guide

Birth Planning & Preparation

For families who want personalized support preparing for birth but do not need a doula to attend their birth.

What's Included

  • Personalized birth planning

  • Birth education and preparation

  • Comfort measures and coping techniques

  • Guidance on birth preferences

  • Advocacy preparation

  • Questions to consider when preparing for your birth

Childbirth Education

Personalized childbirth education for you and your support person, designed to help you understand your options and approach birth with confidence.

Topics Include

  • Stages of labor

  • Comfort measures

  • Pain management

  • Birth preferences

  • Partner support techniques

  • Hospital or birth center preparation

  • Postpartum expectations

Nest & Nurture

Introductory Offering

Personalized postpartum preparation to help you prepare your home, plan for recovery, and build a support system for life with your new baby.

What’s Included

  • Postpartum and recovery planning

  • Home preparation

  • Baby-supply organization

  • Meal planning

  • Establishing family and visitor boundaries

  • Childcare, pet, and household planning

  • Parental leave and work transition planning

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Beyond Birth

Postpartum Support

Personalized support during the early postpartum period as you recover, adjust, and settle into life with your new baby.

Support is available for up to 20 hours, based on your family's needs.

Ask About Availability.

Support May Include

  • Emotional support and reassurance

  • Newborn care support

  • Feeding support and resources

  • Postpartum recovery support

  • Light household support related to parent and baby care

  • Referrals to trusted community resources

Support for the transition after birth.

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Founding Families

Be one of the first five families to be held by A'kayla.

I'm opening five founding family spots as I launch Held by A'kayla. Founding families will receive my full Birth Doula Support experience at a special founding family investment.

5 spots available

Learn about Founding Families

Ready to get started?

Tell me a little about yourself and the kind of support you're looking for. I'll be in touch to schedule a complimentary consultation.

Start Your Journey