Lauren Barnett
Midwife and Newborn Care Specialist
303-478-5307
Services
Doula and Monitrice for Birth Center or Hospital
Freebirth, Self-Led Care Consulting
Travel Doula and
Monitrice
Midwifery for Homebirth
As a Registered Midwife, I offer compasionate, personalized care for low risk mothers and babies. My approach is watchful, holistic, and down-to-earth.
Included in your care:
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All prenatal visits, your birth, all postpartum visits through 6 weeks
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Care from an additional midwife for covering call and assisting at the birth
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Hospital or Birth Center support should we need to transfer there
I accept payment plans. I do not bill insurance companies but some will cover a portion of my fee. Final payment is due by the time you are 32 weeks pregnant. The fee is $6,800.
(Colorado Front Range families only)
Doula and Monitrice for Birth Center or Hospital
A doula provides non-clinical emotional and physical support to mothers and babies during labor, birth, and the postpartum period. A monitrice offers similar support, with the added ability to perform clinical assessments at home—both during labor and in the early postpartum days.
If you’re laboring at home, I monitor maternal and fetal vitals, provide comfort and reassurance, and help you understand how labor is progressing. When it’s time to head in, we go together. I also offer in-home postpartum visits through the first 6 weeks after birth. High-risk mothers are welcome.
I offer both individual prenatal and postpartum visits and comprehensive care packages—we can find the level of support that feels right for your family.
Research shows that having a doula present can reduce the risk of cesarean by over 50%. Postpartum doulas also help lower the risk of depression and anxiety—for both mothers and fathers. For moms, the risk of postpartum depression drops by more than 57%.
Serving families along the Colorado Front Range.
Research shows attendance from a doula decreases risk of cesarean surgery by 52.9%. A postpartum doula helps decrease rates of postpartum depression and anxiety and mothers AND fathers. For mothers by 57.5%.
(Colorado Front Range families only)
Travel Doula and Monitrice
Around and outside of the US, I have helped many families experience my direct care even though we live far apart. I customize my care and professional fee for each client and their unique circumstances.
Meant to complement your local care when appropriate, our telehealth appointments are held regularly throughout your pregnancy. Depending on what resources are available to at-distance clients in their community, we may use a prenatal kit that includes items such as a doppler and blood pressure cuff so we can gather assessments. Based on your history, we will decide on a time for me to join you around the time of your due date. I continue care until one week postpartum
Freebirth, Self-Led Care Consulting
For families doing self-led care and freebirth I offer virtual based support. I will meet you right where you are with any desired education and guidance; a listening ear; ideas and preparation resources.
I provide parent-led assessment sessions for mother and baby. I support you in cultivating radical self-reliance for your birth and early parenting plans. I help you navigate the childbearing year gaining informed confidence for your birth and recovery.
Customized Childbirth Education
I offer personalized education for your family’s unique circumstances. Some families want a refresher class and others need to go more in depth. I mentor you to better understand the process of pregnancy, birth, postpartum and the newborn. I help you to better understand your care and options for confident, evidence based decision-making. I help you prepare for birth, recovery and early parenting! Siblings welcome.
Lactation, Breastfeeding and Pumping Support
Do you have questions or concerns about feeding your baby? Whether you are exclusively pumping or have babe at-breast...whatever your lactation needs, adequate support is critical.
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Return-to-work lactation planning and support
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Painful nursing, milk supply issues and slow weight gain
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Baby’s tongue tie issues
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Need a roadmap to successfully induce lactation?
I work through telehealth and in person for Colorado Front Range families.
***IBCLC certified soon
Nighttime Newborn Care, Night Nurse, Night Nanny
For newborns- 1 year old, I provide night care from 6pm-6am giving you the rest you need to recover and restore. I support healthy sleep hygiene and help establish sustainable sleep habits tailored to your baby. Families with twins or multiples, birth trauma, physical disabilities, or mental health challenges often benefit from extra support adjusting to their baby's unique rhythms. I also have experience caring for babies with medical complexities, special needs and those newly home from NICU. Sleep deprivation is a major contributor for postpartum depression in mothers and fathers. Let me help you get the rest and support you need.
(Colorado Front Range families only)
About Me
For more than 25 years I have supported new families to find optimal wellness in the early years. I am touched by every birth I witness; every littleone I teach to sleep. I enjoy lifting families up as they grow in their own unique ways.
I'm a Colorado native, love gardening, crafting, family time, and walking in nature.
