Terms & Conditions

A Doula's role does not include:

Performing clinical or medical procedures (eg. blood pressure, fetal heart monitoring, vaginal exams).
Prescribing medications or ordering tests such as pathology.
Making decisions for clients (but rather giving information so they can make informed decisions).
Speaking to medical staff when decisions are being made. Such communication must be directly between birthing parents and their caregivers.
Guaranteeing a “perfect”, intervention-free or painless birth. Birth does not always go to plan and a Doula cannot dictate or assume responsibility for its outcome, but can help to make it as beautiful as possible.

Conditions:

You must text or call me as soon as contractions or other signs of labour start, and keep me updated so I can begin making arrangements to leave my family and commitments.
Additionally, you must call me when you are ready for me to come. From the time of this phone call please allow an hour before I leave to come to you.
In the event labour lasts more than 14 hours, I may need to have a break of up to eight hours to sleep.
In the unlikely event that I am sick or an emergency situation prevents me from attending your birth, I will do my best to arrange a backup doula to attend in my place. Your fees will remain unchanged.
In the instance of a “free birth” where there is no midwife or obstetrician present, a Doula's services do not replace those of a trained health professional and the client takes full responsibility for all outcomes of these births.
In the unlikely event that I am sick or unable to attend your birth for any other reason (e.g natural disaster or personal injury), a backup doula will attend in my place if desired. Your fee will not change and I will arrange payment with the backup doula directly.

Payment:

50% of the total fee is payable upon booking as arranged with me, with the full balance due at 36 weeks. Please talk to me if you need to arrange a payment plan.
Payment is non-refundable.
If I don't make it to the birth in time the full fee is still non-refundable, provided I leave to come to you within an hour of your call.
30 minutes of travel is included in all fees, additional travel will be $60/hr or part thereof.
All fees are in Australian Dollars.
No government subsidies are currently available for doula services.
The following expenses (and any other related expenses) will be invoiced to you at 6 weeks postpartum:

- Hospital parking if I drive my car to the hospital.

- Uber ride home if I come in your car to the hospital.

- Travel outside of the included 30 minutes.

- Groceries or other items you ask me to pick up for you.