"When you feel tension arise, it means it's time to ask for help."

— Kristy Zadrozny, CEO

Labor and Postpartum Doula Support

We are delighted to help you find a doula that is right for you. Regardless of your budget, we are committed to making doula support accessible for all New York/Metro families. Our doula referrals are diverse folks ranging in experience and specialty. They also have advanced certifications in Lactation Counseling, Yoga instruction, massage skills for labor, and maternal/child health expertise. Expecting(NYC) 's founder, Kristy Zadrozny, trains doulas for professional certification through the Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA). There's support for everyone, including volunteers and low-fee doulas working towards their certification.

Expecting(nyc) helps match families with doulas as a courtesy to our community. Matching involves understanding your needs and preferences and connecting parents with doulas we believe would be a good fit. All doulas are independent and self-employed and not employed by Expecting(nyc). You and your doula will work out the contract details of your service agreement. Expecting(nyc) does not receive any compensation from the doulas or from the families who choose to hire them.

BENEFITS OF HAVING A DOULA

* Likelihood of a cesarean section reduced by 50%
* Length of labor reduced by 25%
* Use of synthetic oxytocin reduced by 40%
* Use of narcotics reduced by 30%
* Use of forceps reduced by 30%
* Use of epidurals reduced by 60%

(sources: [americanpregnancy.org][4], [wellnessmama.com][5], [evidencebasedbirth.com][6])

 

Work with Kristy: Marriage and Family therapy services

Kristy, founder of Expecting(NYC), works with families throughout their pregnancy and postpartum transition as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at www.mindful.nyc. Kristy has over a decade of experience and has worked with thousands of families during the perinatal period. Kristy specializes in individual therapy, couple and family dynamics, newborn sleep cycles, and infant feeding.

skin to skin after birth

Our method has been honed and perfected by our founder, Kristy Zadrozny, after many years of witnessing the childbirth process. We have developed a highly progressive and sustainable internal structure model of supervision and partnership. At Expecting(nyc), we truly uphold our identity as a group practice, supporting one another in our work. As our client, you are receiving the wisdom and support of the whole team, not just one doula.

At Expecting(nyc), we use the seven foundational attitudes of mindfulness as a guide for our practice and as a way to prepare our clients for the childbirth process include:

  • A Non-Judging Mindset towards our clients and their choices in childbirth
  • Patience, being in the present moment and allowing the process to unfold as it may without putting pressure or time restrictions on our clients or the birth process
  • Beginner's Mind, approaching each client with an open mindset, allowing us to see things as they really are, in the present moment
  • Trust, as in Self-Reliance, supporting all our clients in their inherent ability to give birth and parent as they know is right for them, teaching them to trust their intuition in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, and supporting them in this process
  • Non-Striving, allowing our clients to move through their birth process and preparing them for all they may encounter without trying to force an outcome or result
  • Acknowledgement, first, and then moving towards Acceptance for the outcome of each birth, even if things do not go as planned
  • Letting Go, or Letting Be, resting with all outcomes, with whatever our clients experience, without rejecting what is unpleasant or striving to what is pleasant

(sources: psychologytoday.com, mindfulbirthing.org, mindfullife.net.au)

We are committed to providing mindful, evidenced-based, compassionate support for our clients.