Birth Doula

**The purpose of THE WOMB Doula Team** is to provide childbirth education, continuous birth doula support, postnatal doula care, and breastfeeding / infant feeding support to women and their families in pregnancy, childbirth and during the early postnatal period. The WOMB Doula Group was formed so that its doulas could support one another - providing back up, off-call privileges, guidance to one another, cost sharing and the possibility of serving a greater number of families requiring support.

**Mission Statement**: The WOMB Doulas are a team of doulas and childbirth educators committed to providing expectant and new parents with exceptional emotional, physical, and educational nurturing, love and service.

While under the care of a Midwife, Family Physician and/or Obstetrician, we provide support both in the home and/or in hospital, giving families the best care possible.
- **It is our goal to increase confidence and decrease fears with respect for our clients, and their birth and parenting choices - allowing for a more positive, peaceful birth and postnatal experience.**_

**ROLE OF THE BIRTH DOULA**

**Commitment to The WOMB Team**
- Attend doula team meetings
- Attend quarterly full WOMB team meetings
- Meet with or arrange a call for the backup doula with your clients
- Respond to intake requests within 24 hours, preferably as quickly as possible
- Use The WOMB Birth Doula Agreement with clients
- Provide updates to the Doula Coordinator regarding the initial client meeting, contract signing or if the client chooses not to have the doula’s support
- Keep client management software updated with client information (Honeybook)
- Communicate with the team (What’s App group) when going to a birth
- Keep personal availability up to date with the Doula Coordinator (method of communication?)
- Participate in a shared number of Childbirth Without Fear Workshops
- Provide backup support to other WOMB Doulas_**note that all backup doulas must be a WOMB doula at your location (Milton & Burlington) in order to ensure quality of care, shared philosophies, representation, client invoicing and information access as well as confidentiality, payment service to the backup and continuity of care.**_
- Refer to The WOMB practitioners when applicable to increase client’s health and experience
- Participate in continuing educational events at The WOMB and other educational opportunities to continue to learn and provide clients with current research and information.

**Commitment to the client**
- Receive the potential client information from the Doula Coordinator and connect with the potential client within 24 hours of receiving the request
- Introduce yourself as a WOMB Doula
- Set up a meeting with potential clients within a week (except in special circumstances)
- Dress professionally and appropriately for meetings
- Assign a backup/secondary doula from The WOMB Doula team to the client as early in the process as possible so there is ample time for the client to get to know the backup doula as well. Be open and frank with your backup and client about any and all dates you may not be available. Of course, there are many other last minute circumstances that may require you to use backup, but at least let everyone know about what you are planning.
- The Doula will be present at the client’s side within an hour of their request (in labour).
- The Doula will be timely in follow ups with their clients’ communications and needs through the whole term of the agreement.
- See the section title Birth Doula Services for a breakdown of each visit and service

**Job Type**: Freelance

**Salary**: $50.00-$150.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Store discount
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Tips

Work Location: On the road