Own Your Birth
Own your birth and honor your experience!
(778)636-2708
GIULIA SALLES BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM DOULA
About me
Welcome to Own your birth’s Doula Services! As a mother who experienced the beauty of a home birth two years ago, I bring a personal understanding to my role as a doula. With over 220 hours of doula and childbirth educator training, my expertise is dedicated to supporting families across British Columbia.
Having collaborated with dozens of families in both hospital and home birth settings, I am committed to ensuring that every woman's birthing journey is uniquely hers. My passion lies in cultivating positive birth experiences for both mothers and their babies, emphasizing the transformative power of this life event.
At Own Your Birth’s Doula Services, I am here to accompany you on this incredible journey, providing unwavering support, knowledge, and a deep commitment to making your birth experience as positive and empowering as possible. Let's embark on this transformative adventure together!
Services
Two different assistance plans made for you to provide quality information and make you feel powerful and confident during your labour, delivery and postpartum with breastfeeding and newborn care education.
CA$1.200
2 Prenatal visits, one online and one in-person.
Phone support through out the pregnancy (call or text messages) as needed.
Emotional support regarding previous traumas that might affect the birth experience.
Breastfeeding/bottle feeding education.
Newborn care education.
Childbirth preparation classes, with breathing techniques, positions, possible exercises. We are also gonna address topics such as stages of labor, how to prevent obstetric violence, preparing emotionally to birth, differences between natural and medicated births, home birth education, postpartum preparation, breastfeeding education, baby care and delivery plan; Or any questions of the pregnant person and their support network may have. These meetings are fundamental, because at them, we will talk about the best time to go to the hospital, prioritizing the safety of the birthing person and the baby, and ensure that the baby is not born without proper assistance.
When labour starts the family should let me know so I can evaluate if its time to go to the hospital or contact the team for a home birth. If its too early I'll go the their house to promote some sort of unmedicated pain relief. If necessary and appropriate, help with exercises to collaborate with the best evolution of labor. I'll make sure to observe everything around the birthing person so they don't have to worry about anything and just focus on what their body needs them to do. I'll guide the partner to help with the background actions that need to be done. I'll perform massages, acupressure, words of affirmation, and aromatherapy as a form of pain relief. Emotional support all the time. suggestion of when to use water as a relief, kindly remind to eat something, use the washroom, move every once in a while, and respect the person's wishes. Every birth is different, so we as birth workers need to know when is appropriate to touch, talk, move, and interfere on a louring person.
1 postpartum visit where I'll meet the family where I evaluate breastfeeding, postpartum person's emotional state, suggestions on how to relief discomfort of engorged breasts, teach how to hand express milk, help with the newborn so the family can get some rest, offer sits baths and massages for afterbirth swollen. How to bathe a newborn, safe sleep, properly storage for milk, bottles usage, swaddles, diapers, umbilical cord care.
Values
For these services I charge the value of CAD 1,200. Being 60% at the signing of the contract and the rest at the week of birth. Contact us below to schedule a conversation at no cost, in order to get to know each other better, and to make it easier for you to make the right decision to hire me as your doula!
CA$1.380
The GUIDE assistance plan includes:
3 Prenatal visits, two online and one in-person.
Phone support through out the pregnancy (call or text messages) as needed.
Emotional support regarding previous traumas that might affect the birth experience.
Breastfeeding/bottle feeding education.
Newborn care education.
Childbirth preparation classes, with breathing techniques, positions, possible exercises. We are also gonna address topics such as stages of labor, how to prevent obstetric violence, preparing emotionally to birth, differences between natural and medicated births, home birth education, postpartum preparation, breastfeeding education, baby care and delivery plan; Or any questions of the pregnant person and their support network may have. These meetings are fundamental, because at them, we will talk about the best time to go to the hospital, prioritizing the safety of the birthing person and the baby, and ensure that the baby is not born without proper assistance.
When labour starts the family should let me know so I can evaluate if its time to go to the hospital or contact the team for a home birth. If its too early I'll go the their house to promote some sort of unmedicated pain relief. If necessary and appropriate, help with exercises to collaborate with the best evolution of labor. I'll make sure to observe everything around the birthing person so they don't have to worry about anything and just focus on what their body needs them to do. I'll guide the partner to help with the background actions that need to be done. I'll perform massages, acupressure, words of affirmation, and aromatherapy as a form of pain relief. Emotional support all the time. suggestion of when to use water as a relief, kindly remind to eat something, use the washroom, move every once in a while, and respect the person's wishes. Every birth is different, so we as birth workers need to know when is appropriate to touch, talk, move, and interfere on a louring person.
1 postpartum visit where I'll meet the family where I evaluate breastfeeding, postpartum person's emotional state, suggestions on how to relief discomfort of engorged breasts, teach how to hand express milk, help with the newborn so the family can get some rest, offer sits baths and massages for afterbirth swollen. How to bathe a newborn, safe sleep, properly storage for milk, bottles usage, swaddles, diapers, umbilical cord care.
Values
For these services I charge the value of CAD 1,380. Being 60% at the signing of the contract and the rest at the week of birth. Contact us below to schedule a conversation at no cost, in order to get to know each other better, and to make it easier for you to make the right decision to hire me as your doula!
$40.00/hour
As a Postpartum doula, I provide valuable support to new parents overnight or through out the day, offering assistance with newborn care and helping parents get as much rest as they need. I often assist with feeding, soothing, and diaper changes, light household chores just as doing the dishes and laundry allowing parents to have uninterrupted sleep for overnights or to take care of their own needs during the day. Additionally, as a postpartum doula I provide emotional support, guidance on newborn care, breastfeeding and help foster a positive and confident transition into parenthood during those crucial early weeks. My goal is to ensure that parents can rest and recover while also facilitating a smooth adjustment to the challenges of caring for a newborn.
Meet my backup
Lynn Shinto
Lynn Shinto is a birth and postpartum doula trained through DONA International, a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST), childbirth educator and a professional postpartum belly binder. Lynn is passionate about educating and supporting the entire family through their new lives with a newborn, while utilizing evidence-based, Western care practices with Eastern-Asian traditions that focuses on postpartum recovery and lactation support.
My name is Jessica Modesto, and I am proud to offer my recommendation to Giulia Salles to whom I have personally known since the first weeks of my pregnancy as my Doula.
Throughout my pregnancy, Giulia provided information that was fundamental to educate me and my husband about the process. As first time parents, it was essential to prepare us to the labour and the postpartum, as well.
Giulia’s empathy, knowledge and techniques applied were crucial to my comfort and empowerment during the birth.During the postpartum visit, Giulia assessed the breastfeeding, guided us through the first months, and helped us hands-on with our little one.
Hiring Giulia as my doula was definitely one of the best decisions I had towards my pregnancy, and fundamental to my mental and physical health.
If you have any requests or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Jessica Modesto
Jessica Modesto
My experience with Giulia has been incredible! I don't see myself going through this pregnancy without her support, as it has been essential in making me more confident about giving birth. She knows exactly how to give me the information I need to continue having a calm and peaceful experience. I feel very lucky to have her by my side during my pregnancy. I highly recommend her work, as in addition to having a lot of knowledge, she is patient, calm, friendly, and I can say that she certainly makes all the difference in this very important moment! Thank you for everything Giulia!!
Soraya
Giulia was excellent! The induction journey I went on took a full week, but she was there to coach me with advice and support the whole time. On delivery day, she was helpful without interfering with the midwife or eventual OB we needed. She is also a lovely person with a calming presence. Highly recommend!
Nancy
As first time parents recovering from a C-section, we had it rough! Giulia was truly heaven sent. She did everything and anything to help us settle to our new roles as parents. She has a calming presence thats so nice to be around especially when things become a bit hectic with a newborn. We learned so much about baby care, breastfeeding and general postpartum general wellness. Don't hesitate, Giulia is the best!
Sari
Hello!
Giulia came to us in an emergency situation and I couldn't have been more grateful and satisfied with her support. We clicked right away, she was and still is very supportive and positive, and has a way with newborns that's earned her the title of "baby whisperer" in my view.
I've had the pleasure of working with Giulia twice now since my birth story wasn't as expected. Even inbetween overnight support, she has reached out checking in on me and baby.
Giulia is the sweetest! You will not be disappointed with her by your side. Big thanks to you Giulia! <3
Samantha
Our experience with Giulia as our doula has been nothing short of exceptional. From the moment we brought our newborn home, Giulia has been a pillar of strength and reassurance for my wife, guiding us through the challenging first two weeks with grace and understanding. Her attitude towards support is remarkable—she's always been both proactive and reactive to our baby's needs, making the transition to parenthood much smoother for us.
Giulia's knowledge and expertise in newborn care are evident in every interaction. She helped us navigate the overwhelming world of baby products, recommending essentials like the breast pump and play mats, which have become indispensable to us. What stood out most was her ability to explain complex topics in a way that was easy to understand, empowering us to feel more confident as new parents.
Punctuality is another of Giulia's strengths; she was incredibly on time for every visit, which was incredibly reassuring and allowed us to rely on her fully without any reservations. Through her dedication and genuine passion for her work, it's clear that helping families during this significant life transition is not just a job for Giulia, but a calling. We are deeply grateful for her support and cannot recommend her highly enough to any new parents looking for a compassionate, knowledgeable, and reliable doula.