No! This is YOUR birth experience- not mine. My hope is to encourage and support partners and Moms through the process. Not to manage, or overtake. 

While a lot of support does go to Mom- nearly just as much support goes to her partner. In labor, Dads are often seeing Mom in a way they've never seen her before. It's really hard to see your loved one in pain, especially when you don't know what to do or try to help it.

Prenatally, I encourage partners to be part of the meetings. I provide information and tips specifically for partners- including a "Birth Partner Cheat Sheet" so they feel prepared for labor and birth. 

During birth I read the room, and use my experience and expertise to anticipate Moms needs. Sometimes that means suggesting ways to help them be more involved- with tips for comfort measures, or it may be going to start a bath, getting food, or simply just offer them time to rest and take space. Other times, I might be the extra set of hands, doing all the other things so Dad can be fully present with Mom.

Oftentimes when Mom has "wobbles" or worries during labor, Dads/Partners wobble too. I am there to ease fears and anxieties, and help you birth feel more confident and supported.

There's no wrong time! I am there to support you right from hire- so the earlier you hire me, the more time and service I can provide you.

I only take on a max. of 4 births per month (and oftentimes less), so booking early also ensures your spot.

Most parents tend reach out to me when they're about halfway through pregnancy.

With that said, I always encourage you to reach out if you're interested- even if it's a bit late in the game. If I'm unable to provide services, I'm happy to refer you to a Doula with availability.

Nearly all births! We support medicated, unmedicated, planned or unplanned cesareans, home births, hospital, birth center. We support first time parents, and those who are adding another sweet bundle to the family.

We don't believe that there's a "best way" to birth- we believe in providing unbiased support and information to help you make the decisions that feel best to YOU and your family. Our biggest goal is to help you achieve your goals.

The only exception is that we do not provide Doula support for "free births" (birthing without a provider present, usually at home) due to the liability and risks.

Absolutely! 

Mama Bear Doula Services supports epidural births by educating you in what to expect with an epidural and providing information to help you create birth preferences specific to epidurals in our prenatal meetings. During labor we help by assisting with position changes to help baby navigate the pelvis and keep labor progressing, assistance with positions for pushing, advocating, assisting with comfort, nausea, unexpected circumstances, and more.

While having an epidural may give you some much needed rest, my goal is to help provide movement and changes to help baby navigate the pelvis while you're restricted to the bed. 

In a hospital or birth center, there's a good chance that your Doula will be the only member of your birth team that you already know.

Most nurses spend their time among other patients. A nurse also has a very different job than a Doula. The nurse is there to facilitate your medical care. This often includes monitoring mom and baby, administering medications, and lots of charting. 

A Doula is there for the sole purpose of providing care and support to your emotional and physical needs- like massage, counter pressure, positioning, etc. 

Your provider (OB/Midwife) is likely on a rotation schedule. If this is the case, it's pretty likely that you won't deliver with your actual provider. Many first time parents don't realize that unless there's medical concerns that require them to be there, your provider is really only there for the pushing phase, and oftentimes not the entire pushing phase.

No! A large majority of our clients give birth in a hospital.

Most parents hire me looking for help with advocation, avoiding unnecessary procedures, assistance with positioning and comfort measures, partner support, as well as the general comfort that having a trusted third party there for their emotional and physical needs.

• Unlimited informational and emotional support upon contracting.
• Prenatal meetings
• Guides, Templates, Online Client Education and Resource Portal
• Childbirth Education and Breastfeeding Classes
• Virtual and in-person Labor and Birth Support
• Postpartum Support
• Photographs of birth upon request
• and more!

Learn More HERE

Instead of a general price increase for 2023, we've decided to go a different route!

We've eliminated our Basic Package. Now EVERY client will get our full Ultimate Birth Package. 

To make this vital information, education and support to more parents, we're also rolling out custom payment plans and a sliding scale option. 

This means every client gets our very best, even if you can't afford the full price.

Learn More HERE

This may differ depending on your circumstances, distance, and availability. I'm pretty flexible! We can meet in office, in your home, or virtually.

Saturdays I am at my office located at 443 Biddeford, Maine. 

For those at a further distance, I offer Virtual meetings Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

Postpartum meetings often meet in your home, or virtually. I don't expect that you'll want to leave home the first few weeks!

Paige has been a Birth Doula since the beginning of 2021, and attends over 20 births per year. 

Paige has attended a vast variety of births

From first time parents, to third. Single moms, parents ages from teens to 40's. Home births, hospital births, vaginal births, planned and unplanned cesareans, premature birth, twin birth, water births, unmedicated, low/no intervention, epidural, induced labors, fetal growth restriction, estimated big babies, high risk pregnancies and births and an extensive list of pregnancy and non pregnancy related medical conditions.

Paige has become a very well-rounded Doula and does all that she can to provide solid and evidence based information regarding special circumstances about your pregnancy or birth.