thread: The $12,000 doula! How much did yours cost?

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  1. #1
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    Mar 2008
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    well, I guess it is only about $2500 more than some OBs charge here in Melbourne! But she does home delivery food and I would guess spend more time and one on one care

  2. #2
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    Feb 2003
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia
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    Yeah she clearly goes above and beyond. I think on average a doula here costs around $800, from what I have seen in the US they seem to charge less, but I am not up to date on that. Huge difference still! I remember a discussion with Rhea Dempsey (who has been a birth attendant for 30 years) and our very own birth guru in Aus, she said she could never justify charging more than an IM.
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  3. #3
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    Dec 2007
    Victoria
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    Sorry, can't get past all the "A-listers" that I have never even heard of!

    If people are willing to pay it, she must be worth it - or at least they think it is a fair price to be able to drop her name and say they used her.