Perinatal accompaniment
Each of my services allow for co-creation. This means that we evolve together as we embark on your chosen treatment or package. If you feel that what you are looking for does not exactly correspond with a particular service, you can contact me and together we can explore different options to best suit your needs.
Doula
As a doula, I support you on a physical, emotional and organisational level. I provide you with information and the objective pros and cons so as to help you prepare for a birthing experience which best suits you. I can teach you relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and mindfulness to help you to deal with the intense changes that one experiences during pregnancy so that you may feel secure and empowered. Usually, our meetings take place in your home and we then go through the various topics depending on your needs and concerns. These topics included, but are not limited to, internal changes, emotional challenges from preconception to the postpartum period, different options and specificities of place of birth, each parent’s desires and fears, communication during labour and childbirth, how to prepare for the postnatal period, first hours and days with your baby and their specific.
If you choose to have me with you on the day you deliver, I can be as involved as you wish, providing physical and emotional support and assisting you and your partner to create a positive atmosphere. As I am a non-medical worker, I can only be involved if you have a midwife or obstetrician taking care of the physical birth process.
Once you have welcomed your baby into the world, I will visit you at home and support you with settling in with your newborn so that you can find a new balance that works for your family. My role during the postnatal period is to make sure that the parent’s needs are met so that they can be physically and emotionally available to take care of their new baby and begin to understand his/her way of communicating. I will be there for you to talk to, to answer any questions you might have as well as to help with some household tasks and chores (cooking/laundry or running errands) so that you can take the time to relax and bond with your baby and partner.
PACKAGES OPTIONS AND FEES
GLOBAL accompaniment
- Free remote appointment to present myself and discuss your needs
- 6 meetings (2 hours each) split up as you prefer before and after childbirth
- Follow up through messages and calls in-between meetings
- Recorded relaxation and visualisation sessions and book loan
- Support in finding services that aren’t in my field of expertise
- On call period 7/24 from two weeks before the due date.
- Presence and support from the first contractions to the birth as you wish and depending of the hospital/clinic allowance.
1300 frs (multiple payment options available)
Additional 2h visit 115 frs
Pre or/and postnatal support
- Free remote appointment to present myself and discuss your needs
- 2 hour meetings split up as you prefer before and/or after childbirth
- Follow up through messages and calls in-between meetings
- Recorded relaxation and visualisation sessions and book loan
- Support in finding services that aren’t in my field of expertise
2 hours visit price :
140 frs without package
125 frs each for a package of 4 to 7
115 frs each starting the eighth visit
Postnatal MAXI
- Free remote appointment to present myself and discuss your needs
- 2 to 4 at-home visits during two to six weeks to support you in your adjustment to your new life
- Treatments support your recovery process (massage, foot reflexology, visualisation, closure treatment…)
- Follow up through messages and calls in-between meetings
- Recorded relaxation and visualisation sessions and book loan
- Support in finding services that aren’t in my field of expertise
On quote
(decreasing rate depending of the number of hours and weeks)
I also accompany families in other birth related situations such as :
– miscarriages
– premature births
– fertility treatments
– perinatal bereavement
Treatments and rituals
When giving a treatment or facilitating a ritual, I am the channel through which you can give yourself the time and space to connect with yourself. In this space, I give you my undivided attention and you give yourself the gift for recovery and growth. As aforementioned, it is all a co-creation and I receive as much as I give during these sessions. Below are a few service options. Feel free to contact me to help create one that would be 100% suited to you.
Gift cards available upon request !
10 % reduction for parents having me as their birth doula on every treatments and rituals (except Rebozo massage).
Prenatal massage
Whether you want to take some “me-time” or you wish to celebrate your pregnant body, this full-body massage will offer you a time to let go of your tensions and connect to your inner world as well as your baby. We will start our meeting with discussion and mindfulness simple practice.
140 frs : 1h20 in studio massage
Possibility to organize at home session with a supplement of 15 frs in Geneva area
Postpartum treatments
This can be combined however you wish to create a 1 to 2 hour session. Therein we will discuss your birthing experience and your newfound motherhood.
- Perinatal reflexology
- Closure of the birth vortex meditation
- Full body massage
- Closing bones on hips or 7 points with rebozo
- Belly and lower back heating : massage, moxibustion and warm beverage
- Introduction to infant massage and reflexology (I demonstrate how you can perform massage and reflexology on your baby)
120 frs : 1 hour session
180 frs : 2 hours session
Possibility to organize at home session with a supplement of 15 frs in Geneva area
Closing bones ritual, with rebozos
Also known as “rebozo massage”, this Mexican traditional postpartum care is provided by two doulas to one woman. It can be used as a meaningful rite of passage to mark the end of immediate post-partum period, when transitioning back to working life or even during specific changes in your journey as quitting a job, in case of grief, starting menoposis, etc. . It takes place in three stages :
- 4-hands full body massage to celebrate your body
- Sudation or ritualized bath to let go off toxins as well as emotions
- Full body wrapping in 7 traditional rebozo shawl to rest in this deep healing womb-like space
400 CHF for 3 hours treatment provided by two doulas
15 CHF travel fees per doula are applied for at home treatment in Geneva area
Ceremony around natality
Each ritual is designed according to your needs and can be held in a group, a small family setting or individually.
- Mama blessing (blessing way)
- Pre-conception ritual
- Perinatal loss ritual
- Newborn welcoming ritual
- Menstruation return ritual
On quote
Workshops
DoulAccueil
The purpose of our drop-in meeting is to give new and future moms and dads a place to chat about their experience of being or becoming parents. Sonia Duc, doula, and myself welcome you in a friendly, supportive atmosphere, with the aim of sharing information and answering questions about this intense period of perinatal life. This is done informally over a coffee/tea, between parents and doulas or with a speaker at more specific events. The experiences, doubts, fears and successes of each person are welcome and often allow others to move forward in their journey.
Every second Friday from 3 to 5 pm
No registration required
Price from 10 to 20 frs as per your choice
Localisation and more details : doulaccueil.ch
Further workshops and occasions to meet with new and future parents (mostly in French but FR/ENG groups are often formed) at Mère et Terre (Servette) :
- Prenatal workshops, explore different subject to get ready for the big day and after…
- Mother-baby circle
- Circles to share childbirth memories
- Doula circle
Dear partner, you are welcome! During the perinatal period, even if you are not the pregnant person, you are going through many changes, on a physical (hormonal) as well as emotional level. It is an intense journey and I welcome your requests. I am available to evaluate what kind of support I can offer you.
Doula and holistic Therapist
Aurélie MANUEL
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