Hi! My name is Marie Gage and I offer birth and postpartum doula services to the greater Seattle area.

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Name: Marie Gage
Location: Federal Way, Washington
Phone: 253-838-0474
Email address: marlygage@gmail.com

Services: I would love to be the support you need for the wondrous, and often challenging time of labor, birth and the early post-partum days. My services include: 1-2 prenatal visits where I can help with a birth plan, if you don't have one. I can direct you to information that will be helpful as you prepare for birth, and will find out your preferred ways of dealing with pain and fatigue. I will be on call 24 hrs. a day for two weeks before and two weeks after your due date. You can call me anytime with questions, though. When your labor starts I will come to be with you as soon as you want me to be there. I can employ pain-coping techniques as you desire and help you to remain focused on why you are there; to give birth to your baby! I also make sure you understand different procedures and interventions offered to you as you labor. After your baby is born I will stay with you for 1-2 hrs. to make sure you are comfortable, and help with breastfeeding if needed. I come to visit you within two weeks after the birth of your baby. I will bring photos of your baby's birth to give to you as a gift. At this visit we can talk over your labor and birth. If you need more information on your baby's care, I can help with that too. My fee for these services is $600.00. I require a $300 deposit and will accept a post-dated check for the balance, holding it until your 37th week of pregnancy. If you choose to hire me for both birth doula and postpartum doula services I can offer you a discount. I can sometimes offer doula services for less to those who are unable to pay the full charge. I reserve two weeks before and after your due date, not taking any other clients during that time period. If you have any questions, please call me and I will do my best to answer them. : ) Looking forward to serving you, Marie www.doulamarie.com

Qualifications: I have completed the DONA birth doula training and I have 25 yrs. of first-hand experience with birth, babies and breastfeeding. I am a student midwife and apprentice with a local homebirth midwife. I hold current certification in Adult/infant CPR.

Personal notes: If you are looking for a doula who: has enormous trust in the birth process, lots of experience with birth and babies, knows how to support a woman and her partner emotionally and physically during the often challenging time of labor and early postpartum weeks, and one who always feels greatly honored to be a part of the joyful event of the birth of a child, then you are looking for me! : ) I have been married for 26 yrs. and I have eight children of my own. My own birth experiences include 3 cesareans and 5 VBACS.