Birth Doulas
Anne Campbell
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| Website Address | River Bend Doula Services |
| Company | River Bend Doula Services |
| Address | Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 |
| Phone | 413-625-9428 |
| Coverage Area | Franklin and Hampshire Counties and the Hilltowns, Massachusetts; and southern Vermont. |
| Rates | $500-$900, sliding scale |
| Began Practicing In (Year) | 2004 |
| Have Attended Births At | Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Baystate Medical Center, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Holyoke Medical Center, Home Birth |
| Special Interests | Abuse Survivor Moms, Anxiety and Phobias, Birth After Loss, Fertility Issues, Homebirth, LGBT Families, Mothers with Disabilities, Optimal Fetal Positioning, Single Mothers, Special Spiritual/Religious Needs, Unmedicated Birth, Vaginal Birth After Cesarean, Waterbirth |
| Green River Doula Network Board Member | Yes |
| Languages Spoken | French |
| Other Specialties |
Services Provided:
- Free consultation
- Two prenatal visits and one postpartum visit
- Phone and e-mail support
- 24-hour on-call status beginning at 38 weeks
- Full support during your labor
- Photographs and video during the birth, if you wish
Personal Statement:
I received my training as a birth doula and childbirth educator in 2003, as a component of a year of midwifery training at WomanCraft Midwifery. I plan to be a homebirth midwife one day myself, so I have a special interest in natural birth.
When I began attending births in early 2004, I was lucky to quickly gain a wide range of experiences. I've attended home births and hospital births; Cesarean births and VBACs; quick and easy births and long, slow labors; water births and land births. I've worked with moms who are survivors of sexual abuse, GLBT families, and families with special spiritual needs. I welcome families of all configurations, and a sliding scale is available - no one is turned away for lack of funds.
A specialty of my practice is educating moms about simple ways to encourage their babies to be well-positioned for birth, increasing the chances of a shorter, less complicated labor. Since my clients have begun using these simple techniques, I've noticed that their labors are a great deal shorter on average. This is one of the best-kept childbirth secrets, and it's a privilege to share it!
I love the challenge of meeting what each unique labor brings, and I feel very honored to serve my clients on one of the happiest days of their lives.