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Hi all,
Looking for some idea on how much to expect to pay for a qualified doula or private midwife. I probably don't need a private midwife as I'm using an Obs but I'm thinking someone to be there for the birth who can give me ideas on how to move the bubs if she gets stuck, different labouring positons, alternative pain relief methods, etc.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
OP
It varies a bit depending on where you are so do some googling but in Vic I think roughly you can expect to pay:
Trainee - free or just cover costs (parking and petrol)
Newly qualified - $800ish
Experienced - $1000-$1500ish depending on experience.
Bear in mind that a doula will be on call for you 24/7 from a couple of weeks before your due date until your baby is born...so that can be up to 4 weeks if you go past your date.
Fees usually include a set number of visits in your home, access to resource library, attendance at birth and one or two postnatal visits.
Good luck :)
OP i got mine for free!!!
A friend of mine is a qualified doula but also studying midwifery so needs to follow through women as part of her course
If you are interested i can ask her if any of her friends need women to follow through still or she might be. The level that i have her involved is up to me.
Otherwise you can contact somewhere like ACU or other unis that do midwifery to see if there are students in your area suitable
HTH
odette
I swear I lost this thread... I had to go into my own public profile and view all my own threads to find it! Ahhh baby brain... :rolleyes:
Odette, thanks! I have a student midwife attending my "case" - does this mean she'll be at the entire birth? I might have to ask.
Tobily - I was about to click on your link, bummer you're in Brisbane! I'll do some googling, thanks for the ballpark.
check here OP!!!
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/directory/all/doulas
Plenty of women who employ an Ob also employ a private midwife, and many Obs are open to that, as the midwife knows that once she steps into the hospital she is a 'support person' without a midwifery hat anyhow (but still the knowledge which is useful :))
I have seen that work well before, and one of my current clients has both me and a middie to go to her hospital with her for her current care model. Her ob is open to that and happy with it (lucky eh - as it is her choice :))
I think that you can expect to pay anywhere from $1000- $1500 to have a MIPP see you once or twice before birth, to attend the hospital, and see you once post-natally, and anywhere from $0 - $900 for most birth attendants to support you with usually many more contacts than that. Costs seem to be based on experience, travel time, being on call etc etc.