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Doula recomendations @Prentice & COST?

laura3462laura3462 member
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Can you recomend a great doula downtown Chicago for just the day a delivery? How much on average is a doula for delivery?

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Re: Doula recomendations @Prentice & COST?

  • BlondeBeachBride08BlondeBeachBride08

    check out this website: https://www.birthwaysinc.com/

    Also, I've heard that Prentice has doulas on staff but you don't get to meet them in advance. 

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  • wojcik11wojcik11

    Tanya Mchale is a doula and monatrice (she is both a nurse and a doula).

     

    www.tanyamchale.com

    There are 3 doulas that work with her and one of them is also a nurse at Prentice.

     

    Basic doula package is $1500, but you can submit to insurance since she is also an RN and it can get covered. 

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  • Christina322Christina322

    We used Michelle Steele.  She is a doula out in the western burbs. We delivered at CDH.  LOVED HER!  Her rate was $350 for prenatal consults including the birth.  Here is her website:

    www.artisticbirth.com

     

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  • MrsWindyCityMrsWindyCity member
    I used a Birthways doula, too, and she was great.  The prices range depending on the experience of the doula.  I want to say they start at $350 and go up to about $1K. My doula had been present at around 20 or 25 births, and we paid $600 for her. 
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  • trevesstrevess

    Most doulas will work out of any hospital- they aren't associated with one or another like doctors are.  Technically they are "support people".  My doula was $300 for prenatal meetings, the entire birth, and one postpartum visit.  You can tell them how much you can afford and they normally will work with you.  I called my insurance about covering the doula, and they just about laughed at me (and I have pretty darn good insurance), so check first!

    Check out www.dona.org - you can also email them to ask for a list of doulas who are just finishing up their certification to see if they will charge less.  IMHO, it's not about how many births they have done (they're not medical personnel) but rather if your personalities mesh well or not.  GL!

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