Sibling Doula Client Agreement

For a doula to be the best service for you it helps to understand the scope of what a doula does. The following are your doula's responsibilites Please read and check all the boxes. *

A doula accompanies children through the birth process.
A doula works for us, not our care provider or the hospital/birthing center.
A doula does not perform medical tasks.
A Sibling Doula is more than a babysitter. She tends to your children's basic needs but her main function is to find ways to involve them in the birth process in person or from afar
Clients have the option to purchase on call time which would mean Abbey would be on call for them 24 hours a day beginning 1 week before their estimated due date and ending after the birth of their child. (2 weeks before the EDD if you are expecting multiples). This means that she will: Always carry her cell phone and will not leave the Fort Worth Area during the on call period.
Abbey will bring age appropriate educational materials including coloring pages, books, and props depending on what the client deems appropriate at a prenatal visit or video call
Abbey will provide support for the client's older children from the time she is called through the duration of the time the client purchases.
Abbey does not drive children to or from birthing places.

This portion is to assert that you understand that what you put into doula services will strongly effect what you get out of doula services. please read and check all of the boxes. *

I/We understand that because Abbey is a ministry based Doula, and her fees are lower than full price doulas, she will likely be unable to provide a back up, Unless we hire one on our own or through Abbey.
I/We will keep Abbey informed about our desires for our children's role in the birth as it progresses
I/We will contact Abbey as soon as we think we might be in labor, and to keep her informed as the labor develops even if we do not need her to come yet.
I/We will contact Abbey when we feel we need her, and understand that it may take 1-2 hours for her to reach us
I/We will discuss our preferences with Abbey and clearly state our choices to her. She will support our children's role in the birth along with any decision we make.
I/We understand that this is our birth, and our children, while everything Abbey does is aimed in helping us have our desired role for our children in our birth, that can only happen if we clearly understand our options, ask questions, and state our choices/opinions to her and our health care providers.
If Abbey misses the labor/birth because I/we fail to contact her the entire fee will still be due. (Barring specific circumstances at Abbey’s discretion).

Name of the primary client (The pregnant mother) *

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Name of any person signing this contract with you (like a spouse or person you plan on attending the labor with you like a relative or friend)

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THis is not a required field if your doula will be your only birth attendant.

Name and ages of our Children *

Email of the primary client (the pregnant mother) this will be used for billing information etc. *

Please enter the date you filled this form out. *