Labor / Delivery / Recovery:

· Development of your birth plan

· Attendance of childbirth education classes

    (as requested)

· Vaginal and Cesarean births

· Continuous care through labor and delivery

· Comfort measures such as :

    breathing, relaxation, massage and positioning

· Encouragement and coaching

· Objective viewpoint

· Patient mediation and advocacy

· Resource and referral access

· Exercise and nutrition tips

 

Breastfeeding Assistance:

· Initiation and Introduction immediately after birth

· Positioning options

· Referral to professional lactation consultants

 

Postpartum :

· Scheduled visits

· Newborn care support

· Physical and emotional well-being of mother

· Sibling adjustment support

 

 

 

"Birth is not only about making babies.
Birth is about making mothers -
strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength."
- Barbara Katz-Rothman

Lonna Szydlowski, CD(DONA) - 

Phone: 847.516.2647

Email: LonnaHelpingHand@aol.com

 

 

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