Doula Services
“The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other women.” ~Stephen Gaskin
Allison Christie
As a chiropractor, Allison has always had a special interest in perinatal and postpartum care. She recognized a gap in that area when she was pregnant with her first and set out to change that standard of care. After three challenging and yet empowering births, Allison felt that becoming a doula was the next step to helping improve the birthing and postpartum experience for others. She has a special interest in helping women establish a feeding relationship with their baby and loves combining her science background with the true magic of childbirth.
Birth Doula
As a birth doula, Allison will follow you through your pregnancy, having meetings throughout to establish your hopes and desires for the birth experience. Her biomechanical knowledge mixed with her practical experience will help you discover comfort measures to cope with labor pains, experiment with different laboring positions and answer any questions you might have. She will attend your birth, supporting you and your partner throughout. The ultimate goal is to empower you through the process, advocating for you along the way.
Postpartum Doula
As a postpartum doula, Allison will provide home visits to ease the transition of bringing home a new baby. During these visits she can perform light house keeping tasks, provide childcare allowing parents a break, assist with breastfeeding, answer any questions about birth and postpartum as well as provide evening/overnight coverage. Welcoming a new baby is such a gift, however, this transition period can be extremely hard. Allison's goal is to provide emotional and physical/practical support to parents, allowing them to fully immerse themselves in that process.