High-Risk Pregnancy Doula

 

A high-risk pregnancy can bring uncertainty, but it doesn’t mean you have to navigate it alone. At Elgin Doula, we specialize in supporting families through complex pregnancies, ensuring that you remain informed, empowered, and cared for every step of the way.

We love love LOVE helping women with high-risk pregnancies STILL have educated & empowered births. It’s a Doula sub-specialty that Lexi Zuo, Owner, CEO, Birth Doula & Lactation Counselor fell into after experiencing 4 high-risk pregnancies and births herself.

For many women, there is a fear that if your pregnancy starts high-risk or later becomes high-risk all your options and choices fly out the window. Nothing could be further from the truth!!

In fact, many families find that they receive even more personalized care through a combination of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists, OBs, and midwives. By adding our Doula Support to your team, you gain an additional layer of compassionate guidance, education, and advocacy tailored to your unique needs. Evidence shows having a Doula at your birth can go a long way in creating a more positive birth environment and reducing the risk of unnecessary interventions.

You really can still have a beautiful pregnancy and birth experience… even if you are high-risk! You deserve a birth experience that reflects your needs, even in the face of medical challenges. We understand that high-risk pregnancies come with additional monitoring, tests, and decisions, and we are here to guide you through them.

Below is a list of the high-risk pregnancy & birth conditions I’ve supported over the last few years in private practice.

High-Risk Maternal Health Conditions:

  • Advanced-Maternal Age

  • Higher-BMI/ Plus Size Moms

  • 'Asthma

  • Addison’s Disease

  • Hastimoto’s Thyroiditis

  • Hypothyroidism

  • Positional Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Reynaud’s Syndrome

  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

  • Uterine Fibroids

  • Bicornuate Uterus (2 uteruses)

  • Factor 3 & Factor 5 Blood Clotting Disorders

  • Anti-Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS)

  • Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

  • Epidermal Nervous Syndrome (ENS)

  • Endometriosis

  • Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes

  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

  • Abnormal Pelvic Structures

  • Lupus

  • Vaginismus

  • Anxiety & Depression

  • PTSD

  • Sexual and/or Medical Trauma Histories

  • History of STDs

  • Past drug addictions

  • Life-threatening allergies to narcotics

  • Life-threatening allergies to all numbing agents

High-Risk Prenatal & Birth Conditions:

  • Preeclampsia

  • Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG)

  • Gestational Hypertension

  • Gestational Diabetes

  • Kidney Failure

  • COVID

  • Mono-Di Identical Twins

  • Di-Di Fraternal Twins

  • Suspected Fetal Stroke

  • Velemitus Cord-Insertion

  • Vasa Previa

  • Bilobed Placenta

  • Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)

  • Pre-PROM & PROM

  • Induction of Labor

  • Planned C-section

  • VBAC

  • IVF/ART Pregnancies

  • Shoulder Dystocia

  • Postpartum Hemorrhage

  • Planned & Unexpected NICU stays

If you are a pregnant mama in the Chicago suburbs & any of these apply to you, reach out today!

We’d love to talk about how doula support could improve your pregnancy & birth!!

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