Perinatal & Doula Services

A birth doula provides continuous emotional, informational, and practical support before, during, and shortly after birth. Doula care complements, but does not replace, medical care from your healthcare team. Christa McCrorie, LICSW-S, PIP; CD (DONA); CST (SHA) is a DONA International certified birth doula.

Christa McCrorie, LICSW-S, PIP; CD (DONA); CST (SHA) is a DONA International certified birth doula. When you hire Christa as your birth doula, you are hiring her for a package of services. These services include: two prenatal visits; on call, unlimited phone call and text support the four weeks before your due date; doula service the entirety of your labor and birth; and two postnatal visits. This package of services is a standard rate of $1500.

In Alabama, birth doula services are not covered by insurance.

Birth doulas work wherever you are having your baby! Birth doulas are able to assist you in a hospital, and the hospitals in Birmingham welcome doulas. If you are having your baby at home, Christa McCrorie, LICSW-S, PIP; CD (DONA); CST (SHA) is available for doula support as long as a certified midwife is also present.

Perinatal (the time period involving family planning, conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum) mental health therapy offers a compassionate place to explore the emotional, relational, and practical changes that can arise during pregnancy, postpartum, fertility journeys, loss, and early parenting.

Yes. Care is affirming of LGBTQ+ individuals, couples, and families, with attention to the unique experiences that can arise throughout family building and the perinatal period.

In-person appointments are available in Trussville, Alabama. Telehealth may be available to clients located in Alabama. Doula services are only offered in person.