Find Birth Doula Jobs in Shreveport, LA

I’d like to give birth in the comfort of my home; preferably a water birth but it doesn’t have to be. I’d prefer a black midwife/doula and I would need help with a birth plan as well as care up until my due date.

Having a home birth I need a doula who is experienced and will listen

I would like to give birth in a hospital. My Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance benefits are limited to $1,500 for a doula. I would like a little to non medicated birth using alternative methods, preferably anything that is biblically based.

I would like to give birth at hospital with a small budget. Unsure of birth plan

I’d like to plan a homebirth! I live in Athens La which is about 20 mins from Ruston.

I plan to give birth at the hospital. My budget is $10,000, I would love a doula that works with insurances. My birth plan so far is, I want to go unmedicated if possible, I want a doula who can speak up for me when needed and know what to do, I have a hard time speaking up for myself, especially around medical people. I want an atmosphere that’s calm, no bright overhead lights.

I’ve had 2 high risk pregnancies, the first I had severe preeclampsia so my birth plan went out the window. My second birth, the baby had Intrauterine growth restriction so the doctor said I had to be induced early. I’m hoping I can have a more natural birth this time around. No inducing, either no medication at all & using a pressure relief type of pain management or maybe just laugh gas or something like that. I want to be able to birth in a position that feels comfortable and not on my back. I also would love to do a water birth but the hospital I went to the past 2 times doesn’t offer that as an option. I really just want to know what my options are and have someone that will listen to me and also support me to make sure everything goes as well as it can. I’d love to have a home birth or a birthing center but I’m scared that because I’ve been high risk twice, I’ll need to be at an actual hospital. I’m not really sure what my budget is because I’m not sure how much this all usually costs.