vdoula, doula services

I provide physical comfort measures, emotional and informational support during your pregnancy, labor and birth. As your doula, I work only for you and your partner! At all times I am motivated by your birthing desires and needs. You deserve a joyful and satisfying birth.

During labor

I stay with you and your partner for the entire duration of the active part of your labor plus 1-2 hours after delivery. The art of labor support to know when to help facilate a birth with positions and motivation and when to just provide comfort and help a mother embrace her process. My most used tools during labor are:

• Preparation and antipatory guidance! Having experience at most of the Chicago area hospitals, I can share hospital policy and provider practice guidelines.

• Various position suggestions to help with fetal positioning and descent!

• Loving and intuitive touch (massage & acupressure techniques, aromatherapy, spinningbabies bodywork) to help mother's feel more comfortable.

• Helpful labor toys: rebozo, CUB, aromatherapy, heat packs, warm compresses.

• Real time info empowering parents to make informed decisions and create dialogue between family and providers

• Creating positive relationships with mom’s health care providers (Nurses, CNMs, OBs, etc)

• Invaluable experience of walking with more than 400 + families thru such an exciting and important day!

• An open heart with a calming presence 

"[Victoria] knew exactly what to do and when, it was amazing.  My husband also was so glad she was there, as she took the pressure off him of knowing how to help me ease the pain and be more comfortable; as he says he was free to just be my loving husband instead of my “coach”.  She could not have been more supportive, or unobtrusive.  I would highly recommend her to anyone."

-mother of baby girl J

In addition to high praise from me, she earned similar praise from my husband and obstetrician. My delivering obstetrician (Dr. Elizabeth Nye) said that Victoria was a great doula and that she enjoyed working with her. This is a particularly meaningful compliment because Dr. Nye is a bit 'old school' and does not specialize in natural births. (I was supposed to have the nurse midwife from my OB practice that specializes in natural births, but she ended up being on vacation when I delivered.) 

-mother of baby M