An Afro-Indigenous (Full Spectrum) Doula + Wedding Officiant Practice by Athena Gabriella Guice

Full Spectrum Doula Care

We hold births and mother mothers

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Supporting families womb to tomb

Relationship-centered support across the entire reproductive journey — from preconception and family planning through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, parenting, loss, and every life transition between.

Full spectrum means exactly that — support doesn't start at a positive test and end at six weeks postpartum.

Below, you'll find each stage of the journey we support, with package options for continuous, comprehensive care — and a look at what individual support can include once we build your plan together at your consultation.

Every family's path looks different. Your care plan should too.

Full Spectrum Doula Support: We hold births & mother mothers

Stage 1 Fertility & Trying to Conceive (The beginning of the Beginning)

For those trying to conceive, navigating fertility treatment, or finding their way back to hope after loss.

  • Can include: TTC emotional support · cycle awareness education · preconception health education · partner preparation · lifestyle and wellness planning · IVF/IUI and assisted reproduction emotional support · pregnancy after loss support

Stage 2 Family Planning & Wellness (Building the foundation)

This is where PrenatalUp™ lives — and where families get clear on values, structure, and intention before a pregnancy or a birth begins.

Flagship: PrenatalUp™ Family Planning — From $950 → [View PrenatalUp™ Details]

  • Can also include: Reproductive life planning · family visioning and goal setting · co-parenting preparation · relationship and communication support · pregnancy intention and decision-making support · resource navigation and referrals · reproductive justice education

Stage 3 Pregnancy & Prenatal Support (Through the Carrying)

This is where PrenatalUp™ lives — and where families get clear on values, structure, and intention before a pregnancy or a birth begins.

Flagship: PrenatalUp™ Family Planning — From $950 → [View PrenatalUp™ Details]

  • Can also include: Reproductive life planning · family visioning and goal setting · co-parenting preparation · relationship and communication support · pregnancy intention and decision-making support · resource navigation and referrals · reproductive justice education

Stage 4 Labor & Birth Support (The Threshold)

Package: Full Spectrum Doula Package
$3,000–$5,000 · Sliding scale available
5 prenatal visits · comprehensive birth planning · continuous labor support (up to 24 hours) · immediate postpartum follow-up · 5 postpartum visits · resource navigation · phone and email support throughout

Package: Virtual Doula Support
$1,000–$1,500
3 virtual prenatal meetings · birth planning support · continuous text and phone support · 1 postpartum follow-up visit

Can also include: Continuous labor support · birth advocacy support · physical comfort measures · positioning and movement support · breathing and relaxation techniques · partner coaching during labor · cesarean birth support · VBAC preparation and support · induction support · hospital navigation support · home birth support · birth photography (when appropriate)

Stage 5 Immediate Postpartum & Lactation Support (The Fourth Trimester)

The first hours and weeks after birth deserve the same intention as everything before them.

Can include: Early recovery support · postpartum wellness check-ins · infant feeding support · emotional processing after birth · birth story debriefing · newborn adjustment support · family transition support

Lactation & infant feeding: Breastfeeding education · chestfeeding support · pumping education · bottle and combination feeding support · feeding plan development · lactation resource referrals · return-to-work feeding planning

Stage 6 Postpartum Doula Support (Rest, Recovery & Reinvigorate)

Package: Postpartum Package — 5 Visits ($1,200–$3,500)
Your care includes recovery support, infant guidance, and resource referrals.

Hourly support: Daytime: $45–$75/hour · Overnight: $50–$100/hour

Can also include: In-home postpartum care · newborn care education · perinatal mood disorder education · postpartum depression and anxiety resource navigation · family and partner support · rest and recovery planning · light meal preparation · light household organization and tidying · infant soothing techniques · sleep and wellness support

Stage 7 Parenting & Family Support (Finding your rhythm)

For the months after, when you're no longer "postpartum" but still finding your footing as a family.

Can include: New parent coaching · infant development education · attachment and bonding support · parenting confidence building · family routine development · resource navigation · community connection and support · Pre(natal)-Up family planning

For those navigating loss, grief, & life transitions (When the path looks different)

Package: Reproductive Loss & Bereavement Support — $150–$300/session
Emotional support, resource referrals, and follow-up care for families navigating reproductive loss in any form — miscarriage, infant loss, or any ending to a pregnancy journey, at any stage.

Can also include: Grief processing support · memorial and ritual planning · family bereavement support · community resource referrals · reproductive rights education

Every loss is held with the same reverence as every birth.

Get in touch: Full-SpectrumDoula Care

Book a consultation, virtual or in person, to talk through where you are right now and what kind of support would help most. Whatever stage you're in, you don't have to explain it perfectly before you reach out.

We hold births. We mother mothers.

Birth Behind the Veil: Flawda Midwives and Birth Attendants

Our inaugural collection, "Birthing Civilizations Behind the Veil", explores Florida's rich Afro-Indigenous birth traditions, Black midwifery, and maternal life in Florida and the broader South. Through oral histories, archival records, photographs, public health reports, and community memory, we examine how Black women navigated birth through the realities of segregation, spirituality, and medical surveillance.

Thank you to the State Library & Archives of Florida for your preservation efforts.

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