Birth doula services & pricing in Wilmington, NC
River Birth Co. offers one birth doula package in Wilmington, NC for $1,200. It includes a virtual consultation, an in-person prenatal visit, call and text access to Gabby leading up to labor, in-person labor support at the hospital, birth center or home you choose, and a postpartum visit.
Free phone consults run Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
What a birth doula does for you
A birth doula is steady, informed company before, during and just after your birth. In Gabrielle’s words: “My work is simple and very human. I listen. I explain. I rub backs, refill water, hold space for big feelings and keep the room calm.”
Doulas provide emotional, physical and informational support. We do not perform clinical tasks or give medical advice, and we never replace your doctor, midwife or nurses. Gabrielle works alongside your care team, and she helps partners feel confident and involved instead of taking their place.
We share evidence and options in plain words, then support the choices you make. Birth does not run on a schedule, so we hold the pace you need. Partners, siblings and grandparents get support too. Everyone has a role.
Curious how doulas are defined in the field? DONA International explains what a doula is.
The package, in the order you live it
One package, one price, five things carried in order. Gabrielle is with you at every one.
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.
What’s included for $1,200
Everything below is one package with one price. Payment plans are available.
| Step | Included | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Virtual consultation | We talk through your hopes for birth and see if we are the right fit. |
| 02 | 1 in-person prenatal visit | One in-person visit to plan your birth preferences and practice comfort measures. |
| 03 | Access to Gabby by phone call and text leading up to labor | Questions come at all hours. Leading up to labor you can call or text Gabby, so you never have to wonder alone. |
| 04 | 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. |
| 05 | 1 in-person postpartum visit | One in-person visit after baby arrives to check in and talk through your birth. |
| Birth doula package | $1,200 |
Births we support
Gabrielle supports every kind of family and every kind of birth: medicated or unmedicated, planned cesarean, VBAC, home, hospital, first baby or fourth. She attends 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.
Working alone means one familiar face and no hand-offs. Gabrielle is the doula you will work with from your first consultation to your postpartum visit.
If your plans change, we change with you. Inductions, cesareans and transfers are all part of birth, and we stay by your side.
Booking, payment plans and HSA/FSA
Booking your doula
We take a limited number of birth clients each month. A signed agreement and a retainer hold your due month. Most families book in the second trimester, and it is never too late to ask.
Payment plans
Your fee can be split into monthly payments before your due date. We provide receipts for HSA and FSA claims.
Backup care
If Gabrielle is ever unable to attend, a trusted backup doula you have met beforehand steps in.
Where we travel
We attend births within about an hour of Wilmington, from Topsail Island to Sunset Beach and inland to Burgaw and Whiteville.
New HanoverWilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Castle Hayne
BrunswickLeland, Southport, Oak Island, Boiling Spring Lakes, Shallotte, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, Calabash
Pender & OnslowHampstead, Burgaw, Rocky Point, Surf City, Topsail Beach, Sneads Ferry, Holly Ridge, Jacksonville
InlandWallace, Whiteville, Elizabethtown
Services FAQ
When to book, how the free consultation works, holding your spot, payment plans and backup care are all answered in the booking questions, and what doula care is and is not sits in the doula care questions. Ready to talk it through? The free phone consultation is the first step.