Birth doula in Wilmington, NC & the Cape Fear Coast
River Birth Co. is Gabrielle Hoeft’s birth doula practice in Wilmington, NC. One $1,200 package carries you from a free first call to a postpartum visit, for hospital, birth center and home births within about an hour of Wilmington, from Topsail Island to Sunset Beach and inland to Burgaw and Whiteville.
Nobody should labor with strangers.
Gabrielle Hoeft, on why she began River Birth Co.
Doula care for Wilmington and the Cape Fear coast
We sit beside you through pregnancy, labor and birth. Hospital, birth center or your own bed. Unhurried, informed and on your side. Doulas offer emotional, physical and informational support; we work alongside your doctor or midwife and never replace them.
Birth doula package: $1,200, from first call to home
Five things, carried in order. Gabrielle is the doula you work with at every one of them, so there are no hand-offs along the way.
A virtual consultation
We talk through your hopes for birth and see if we are the right fit.
One in-person prenatal visit
One in-person visit to plan your birth preferences and practice comfort measures.
Gabby by call and text
Access to Gabby by phone call and text leading up to labor. Questions come at all hours, so you never have to wonder alone.
Labor support where you choose
In-person labor support at the birthing facility of your choice: hospital, birth center or your own home. Medicated or unmedicated, planned cesarean or VBAC.
One postpartum visit
One in-person visit after baby arrives to check in and talk through your birth.
$1,200
One package, one price, one doula from the first call to your first week home. Payment plans available.
Meet Gabrielle, your Wilmington doula
“I live here, I love this coast and I know the roads to every birth room from Topsail to Southport.”
“I bring calm, good information and practical hands.”
Gabrielle Hoeft, Founder & Lead Doula
Slow is allowed.
Birth does not run on a schedule. We hold the pace you need, and we change with you if plans change.
Serving the Cape Fear coast
We attend births in hospitals, birth centers and homes within about an hour of Wilmington, from Topsail Island to Sunset Beach and inland to Burgaw and Whiteville.
Before you book
How a due month is held, how the fee is paid, and who steps in if Gabrielle cannot.
- A limited number of births each monthGabrielle takes a limited number of birth clients each month.
- Agreement and retainerA signed agreement and a retainer hold your due month.
- Monthly payment plansYour fee can be split into monthly payments before your due date.
- HSA and FSA receiptsWe provide receipts for HSA and FSA claims.
- A backup you have metIf Gabrielle is ever unable to attend, a trusted backup doula you have met beforehand steps in.
Coffee is on me.
“I would love to hear your story.” Your little one is on the way. We’ll be there.
ConsultsMonday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, by phone
StudioWilmington, NC, by appointment
