CRIS NEVES • DOULA

emotional support, care and respect for the type of birth experience YOU desire

Services

Birth doula

Our packages include prenatal meetings with me, prenatal meetings with a lactation consultant, birth support and post-partum lactation support for 30 days.

We offer a range of packages to meet your needs. Get in touch to schedule a free meet & great.

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Pregnancy circle

We held a circle for pregnant families monthly at Bah! Café. They are free, open to the public and in Portuguese.

You are welcome to come and meet me in person even if you don't speak Portuguese.

Prenatal class

Live individual meeting with the pregnant family, during 2 to 3 hours. It includes topics like:

birth physiology
pain relief technics
birth plan guidance
emotional aspects of birth
how to be a good support person
interventions and evidences
birth culture and family stories

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Post-partum circle

We held a circle for post-partum women biweekly at Bah! Café. They are free, open to the public and in Portuguese.

You are welcome to come and meet me/lactation consultant in person even if you don't speak Portuguese.

New born care class

Live individual meeting with the pregnant family, with duration of 2 to 3 hours. Including the following topics (theory and practice):

diaper and baby clothes change
belly button care
baby bath (different modalities)
how to wear a sling
new born behavior
post partum plan
emotional aspects of having a new born

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Having me as your doula you will also receive:

respect for your choices and preferences
physical and emotional support
evidence based information during pregnancy and birth
qualified listener for the pregnant family
assistance to choose your birth location
preparation for hospital and out of hospital birth
guidance for making a birth plan
new born arrival preparation

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What the evidences say?

When you have CONTINUOUS LABOR SUPPORT you and tour baby are more likey to have BETTER OUTCOMES!

25% decrease in the use of Cesarean
8% increase in the likelihood of spontaneous vaginal birth
10% decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief
38% decrease in the baby's risk of a low 5-minute Apgar score
31% decrease in the risk of being dissatisfied with the birth experience

Fonte: Hodnett et al. (2017). “Continuous support for women during childbirth.” Cochrane database of systematic reviews: CD003766

About me

I am a Brazilian immigrant mom, birth doula and - as everyone else - I held an entire world within me.

Knowing that every person is an entire new world I choose to welcome, accept, inform and accompany my clients through their unique trajectories to birth and the reception of a new baby.

I did my doula training at MotherWit Doula in 2020 and currently support families from Montreal Island and surroundings.

I speak English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

Saini Simi

I am lucky Cris was with me, that was most beautiful moment of my life. She is very caring and trusted person. Even before I told her, she knew I was getting pain in different parts of my body and she gave massage gently. When I met her it didn't seem that we are meeting for the first time. I got love and care from her like a sister.

Testimonials

Juliana Cunha

I strongly recommend Cris.
She built my confidence with information, studies, podcasts, videos, network. During my labour she was the sweet eyes reminding me that I knew what to do, and the strong hands that helped me with massage throughout all the contractions.
After birth, she did the post partum meetings that are a relief to every new mama. Strongly recommend!