$0 Out-of-Pocket for Kaiser Permanente, Medi-Cal, and Partnership recipients

This package is designed specifically for families planning a cesarean birth who want personalized preparation and hands-on support through surgery and the early postpartum period.

Prenatal Preparation

Two prenatal visits to prepare for your birth and recovery

90-minute prenatal session

During this visit we focus on:

• Your health and pregnancy history

• What to expect during a cesarean birth

• Evidence-based information about cesarean procedures and options

• Creating preferences for a gentle, family-centered cesarean birth

• Emotional preparation and questions you and your partner may have

60-minute prenatal session

This session focuses on preparing both your body and your family for birth and recovery.

Includes:

• Body Ready Method® tools to support comfort during late pregnancy and promote an easier postpartum recovery

• Practical preparation for the day of surgery

• Planning for your golden hour and early feeding

• Postpartum planning for the first weeks with your baby

Cesarean Birth Day Support

I join you at the hospital to support you and your partner as you prepare to meet your baby.

Pre-Op Support

I meet with you and your partner in pre-op to help create a calm and connected start to your birth experience.

This time may include:

• Helping settle nerves and create a grounded atmosphere

• Supporting communication of your wishes with your care team

• Walking through what will happen step-by-step

• Leading grounding and affirmation exercises so you enter surgery feeling supported and ready to meet your baby

Operating Room Support

If permitted by hospital policy, I accompany you into the operating room alongside your partner to provide calm presence and reassurance during the birth.

Recovery and Golden Hour Support

Because most hospitals only allow one support person in the operating room, I typically wait nearby and rejoin you in the recovery room.

This is where I offer hands-on support during those first precious hours, including:

• Supporting skin-to-skin contact and the golden hour

• Helping baby achieve their first latch

• Guiding both parents as you begin getting to know your baby

• Providing reassurance and practical help while you recover from surgery

I can also take photos during this time so you have memories of these first moments together.

Postpartum Support

8 postpartum visits

• 6 one-hour visits

• 2 three-hour visits

Postpartum care may include:

• Breastfeeding or chestfeeding support

• Recovery guidance following cesarean birth

• Newborn care education

• Emotional processing of your birth experience

• Support for both parents as you adjust to life with your baby

• Guidance around sleep rhythms, healing, and family integration

To learn more about postpartum support, visit this page.

$0 Out-of-Pocket for Kaiser Permanente, Medi-Cal, and Partnership Recipients.

This option offers full-spectrum care from pregnancy through early postpartum.

Up to 11 visits outside of labor and birth, typically structured as:

Prenatal Support

• Initial intake – 90 minutes
  A thorough conversation about your health history, birth preferences, past experiences, and goals for this pregnancy and birth.

• 2–4 prenatal visits – 60 minutes each
  During these visits we:

  • Review evidence-based information about your options in pregnancy and birth

  • Practice comfort measures and partner support techniques

  • Prepare for common variations and unexpected changes

  • Include one Body Ready Method® assessment with personalized alignment and movement tools to support comfort in pregnancy, encourage physiologic birth, and ease postpartum recovery

Labor and Birth Support

• Continuous, on-call labor support beginning at 37 weeks

• In-person support throughout active labor and birth

• Hands-on comfort measures, positioning, counterpressure, and movement guidance

• Support for your partner so they feel confident and involved

• Evidence-based information in real time to support informed decision making

• Immediate postpartum support in the golden hours after birth

Learn more about prenatal and birth support here.

Postpartum Support

• 6–8 postpartum visits, including two 3-hour visits

• Recovery assessment and gentle guidance for healing

• Lactation or chestfeeding support including latch and positioning

• Newborn care education and confidence building

• Emotional processing of your birth experience

• Support around sleep rhythms, partner dynamics, and integration with older siblings

To learn more about postpartum support, visit this page.

$0 Out-of-Pocket for Kaiser Permanente, Medi-Cal, and Partnership Recipients.

Up to 11 visits structured as:

• Initial intake – 90 minutes

• 8 one-hour visits

• 2 three-hour visits

Postpartum support may include:

• In-home feeding support and troubleshooting

• Hands-on newborn care education

• Evidence-based information about infant sleep and development

• Physical recovery check-ins and referrals when needed

• Emotional support and space to process your experience

• Guidance in adjusting to life with a new baby and integrating older children

My role is to hold space, provide gentle guidance, and ensure you feel supported and informed during this major life transition.

To learn more about postpartum, visit this page.

$2,200

Designed for families seeking comprehensive pregnancy and birth preparation with early postpartum follow-up.

Includes:

• 4 prenatal visits, up to 90 minutes each

  • Personalized birth planning

  • Evidence-based review of common interventions and variations

  • Comfort measures practice and partner preparation

  • One full Body Ready Method® assessment and individualized movement plan

• Continuous labor and birth support

  • On-call at 37 weeks

  • In-person support throughout labor

  • Positioning, movement strategies, and physical comfort techniques

  • Calm, grounded advocacy support and information when decisions arise

  • Immediate postpartum support after birth

• 2 postpartum visits (90 minutes each)

  • One in the first week postpartum

  • One between 4–6 weeks

  • Birth processing, feeding support, newborn care guidance, and recovery assessment

Learn more about prenatal and birth support here.

$3,300

This package provides extended in-home support during the crucial first six weeks.

Includes:

• 4 prenatal visits (up to 90 minutes each)

• One Body Ready Method® assessment and personalized tool instruction

• Continuous labor and birth support

Learn more about prenatal and birth support here.

• 6 in-home postpartum sessions

  • 4 hours each

  • Used within the first 6 weeks

Postpartum sessions may include:

• Feeding and latch support

• Infant soothing and sleep rhythm guidance

• Light household support related to baby care

• Sibling integration

• Emotional support and nervous system regulation

• Hands-on demonstration of newborn care skills

To learn more about postpartum support, visit this page.

$2,800

• 12 four-hour in-home sessions

• Used within the first 6 weeks postpartum

This option provides consistent, structured support as you establish feeding, sleep rhythms, recovery, and confidence in your new role.

To learn more about postpartum support, visit this page.

$400

2 sessions, up to 90 minutes each.

The Body Ready Method® focuses on the alignment and balance of the body’s tissues from right to left and front to back. When the body is balanced and responsive, pregnancy can be more comfortable, labor can be more efficient, and recovery can be smoother.

Includes:

• Individual assessment using the 5 core principles of BRM

• Identification of compensation patterns

• Personalized movement plan

• Education on how to move, lift, and rest in pregnancy

• Birth-specific positioning and movement preparation

This option is ideal for families wanting body-based preparation without full doula care.

$500

A comprehensive, research-based childbirth class designed by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN and her team. This class centers informed decision making and teaches you how to evaluate evidence for yourself.

Learn more about the class here.

In this private format, you receive individualized attention tailored to your pregnancy and birth setting.

Topics include:

• The physiology of labor

• Evidence on common interventions

• Comfort measures and coping techniques

• Partner roles in labor

• Creating flexible birth preferences

• Newborn procedures and postpartum planning

Schedule Options

Regular 6-Week Series

• First session – 2 hours

• 4 one-hour sessions

• Final session – 2 hours

Accelerated Model

• 4 sessions over 4 weeks

• Each session 2 hours

Participants receive:

• A printed Evidence Based Birth® workbook

• Access to the Evidence Based Birth® Parent Portal

• Ongoing mentorship and support from me as a certified instructor

$750

The most comprehensive preparation option.

Includes:

• Full Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class

• 2 Body Ready Method® sessions

This package combines research-based education with personalized body preparation so you feel both mentally informed and physically prepared for birth.