Holistic Labor Support

Feeling a bit panicked about birth?

Have a ton of questions about pregnancy that you wish you could ask someone?

Worried your partner won't know the best ways to support you in labor?

Wondering how to best advocate for yourself during labor?

Want to have the best possible start with parenting and/or breastfeeding?

This is exactly what your doula is there for!

The Birth Zone Process

The Free Consultation
After you call, text or email us we'll set up a free consultation by zoom. We want to hear all about your hopes, dreams, and fears for your birth. This intake is done with The Birth Zone founder, Jasmine Sassack, who will then pair you with a doula perfectly suited to meet your needs.

Prenatal Services
After you hire us we're on call for you 24/7. Truly. You can call, text, or email us at any time day or night, and we'll get back to you ASAP. Have a question about what's happening in your body? Wondering about the research and statistics on your birth options? Need an unbiased ear to listen to your middle-of-the-night freakout? We're here for you.

Childbirth Education
Every Birth Zone client receives a complete childbirth education course as part of the package, taught live on Zoom by agency founder Jasmine Sassack. You'll receive two three-hour group sessions: one is focused on everything you need to know about labor and creating your birth plan, the other is focused on the postpartum period and caring for your newborn. At the conclusion of these sessions you'll have a completed customized birth plan that can be provided to your doula, doctor or midwife, and hospital staff.

Continuous Labor & Birth Support
As your labor begins we'll be in frequent contact via text and phone to find out what's going on and what you need. Your doula will join you once you're in active labor and stay by your side until well after your baby is born.

Your doula WILL support any decisions you make; respect all your choices; suggest labor positions; provide gentle massage; anticipate your needs; alleviate your (and your partner's) fears; encourage your partner to eat drink and rest when appropriate; provide endless encouragement.

Your doula WILL NOT make decisions on your behalf; take the place of any important person in your life; overstep with your medical team.

Postpartum Support
After your baby is born your doula will stay by your side to ensure that you're physically comfortable, eating and drinking as appropriate, and adjusting to the very beginning stages of parenting outside-the-womb.

Your doula will stand by as you begin feeding your newborn baby to provide any assistance or support that you desire.

About two hours after your baby is born your doula will say a quiet goodbye and be on their way. But the support doesn't end there! You continue to have 24/7 access to us via text, email, and phone just like before. You can call us in the middle of the night if your baby is having trouble latching, or you're exhausted and just need someone to cry to, or you want us to see if your baby's poop looks normal.

Whenever you're settled at home and ready for a visit we'll offer to drop by for a short pressure-free visit to process your birth experience and find out if you need referrals to any additional services.

Types Of Births We Support
We support ALL BIRTHS! This includes hospital birth, home birth, VBAC, HBAC (homebirth after cesarean), multiples, med-free birth, epidural birth, land birth, water birth, and any other kind of birth you can think of! We also have doulas on our team who are members of the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, as well as doulas with extensive training in trauma-informed care.

Where We Work
We work with clients within the greater Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, and Southern Wisconsin area.

​The Birth Doula Package Includes

• 24/7 phone, text, and email support.
• A trained and experienced doula assigned specifically to you.
• Six hours of complete childbirth education classes.
• One prenatal meeting with your doula.
• Customized birth planning.
• Continuous labor support without any time limits (labor can be LONG).
• Non-professional (but still beautiful) photographs of your labor process.
• A postpartum meeting in your home.
• Backup coverage with a reliable and trustworthy doula in the very rare event that your assigned doula can't make your birth.

Cost
Our in-person doula service costs $1500. We are happy to offer a variety of payment plans to help work with your budget.

Let's talk! Give us a call or text at 847-873-9133 or email us at Jasmine @ TheBirthZone.com, or click the button below to request a free consult with us:

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Happy People

I was having a hard time choosing a doula and Jasmine & Karissa made me an offer that I couldn't refuse, work with both of them. They were both great to work with. I had zoom calls with both of them before I went into labor and they helped me create my birth plan as well as recommending different books and tips for preparing for labor. With COVID, only one was allowed in the hospital and Jasmine was there for my labor. Even though I needed to be induced (not in my birth plan), I ended up having a great birth experience thanks to Jasmine's support. After my son was born, both Jasmine and Karissa came to visit and provide support. I highly recommend them all.

-Angelika H.