I offer support online and in-person in Düsseldorf, as well as in other nearby cities depending on the scale of care needed.
Pregnancy Support: 510 Euro
Three meetings (2,5h) at your home to get to know each other and look into:
Options of birth places (Hospital, Geburtshaus, Home Birth) and what to expect in the different settings
How to create an environment that fosters physiological birth
Making informed decisions
How I can be most helpful to both you and your partner during birth
Fears and concerns
Education to best prepare what arises in labor and birth, and the immediate period after
Your partners role in supporting you
Assistance in writing a birth plan
Relaxation Techniques
Phone contact as needed and desired
* Content of sessions vary based on parent´s needs and individual stories
* Further Sessions can be added at a rate of 75 Euro/per Hour
Mother Blessing: 300 Euro
A three hour ceremony to celebrate your pregnancy, empower and nurture you for your upcoming birth in the circle of your closest friends and plan your postpartum support.
(Price includes as well a one hour meeting ahead of the ceremony to gather your wishes plus all planning and materials needed for this day).
Birth Support: 1200 Euro *
24/7 on call period starting at 37 weeks until your baby is born
Once you go into labor I will stay with you from the time you want and need, throughout your entire birth
Providing physical and emotional support, reassurance, assistance, suggestions and information
Support in creating an environment that fosters physiological birth and bonding between you and your baby
One postpartum meeting (3h) to nurture you and listen to your birth experience
Mothering the Mother (Postpartum Care / Mütterpflege): 45 – 55 Euro/per Hour
After birth I am here to nurture you. While you hold your baby I am holding you.
I am by your side, with an open ear for your story, your questions around early parenthood and everything that you are, may it be your joy or your worries and fears.
I offer:
birth debriefing
warming & nourishing food made from organic ingredients (plant or meat based)
gentle touch in form of massage/bodywork
herbal support for your physical and emotional regeneration
connecting rituals (e.g. placenta art, bonding bath)
light household tasks (preparing meals for you and your family, shopping, cleaning, washing/folding laundry, picking up children from kita/school and more)
attention and time for older siblings while you take care of your baby
support with breastfeeding, elimination communication, cloth diapers, baby wearing and more
a closing ceremony
If you like, I am happy to hold your baby so that you can do something that is good for you - in early postpartum this could simply mean having a shower or eating a meal without interruption.
I respect and honor the sacred and vulnerable time that is the first 40 days after birth and support the sensitive bond between you and your baby.
Note: every pregnancy ends in postpartum and deserves care, no matter how long or short it was. That means, I do of course accompany you after miscarriage / still birth / abortion.
* sliding scale options for those with financial difficulties upon request for all my offers
* the costs for my postpartum care can be covered by the public health insurance if there is a medical indication and prescription
Closing Ceremony (4 - 5 h): 350 Euro
A ritual for transitions (e.g. postpartum, weaning, separation, moving or others) that includes a physical closure of the body with the help of rebozo shawls, massage, herbal support and more.
At this point I would like to point out my gratitude and respect to my teacher and mentor Indigenous Midwife (Partera) Lalita Torres who taught me how to facilitate this ceremony.
For every closing ceremony I hold, I am giving back part of the money I earned to the source of this wisdom: the Muysca Community in Colombia.
