I love love LOVE helping women with high-risk pregnancies STILL have educated & empowered births. It’s a Doula sub-specialty that I fell into after experiencing 4 high-risk pregnancies and births myself.

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!!

Many high-risk pregnancy moms find that they have MORE customized and individualized support with their MFM & OB/Midwife combination care team.

Adding a Doula to your team provides an extra set of compassionate, professional ears to process all your experiences during your pregnancy. Then 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!

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!

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