Lauren Barnett
Midwife and Newborn Care Specialist
303-478-5307
Services
Lactation, Feeding and Pumping Support
Prenatal/Postpartum Nutrition Consult
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Travel Doula and
Monitrice
~303-478-5307~
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 care, with the added ability to perform very basic wellness assessments at home, both during prenatally, in labor and in the early postpartum days.
I may join you as you decide when to depart for the birth, or once you are settled and admitted. I provide comfort and reassurance, and help you understand how labor is progressing. When it’s time to head in, we go together or I can meet you there. I also offer in-home postpartum care; both night and day packages through the first 6 weeks after birth.
Whether you want a single visit or comprehensive care, we can find the level of support that feels right for your family.
A postpartum doula can help decrease rates of postpartum anxiety and depression by 57.5% for mothers and by 25% for fathers.
(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 when we live far apart.
Meant to complement your local care when appropriate, our telehealth appointments are held regularly throughout your pregnancy, prior to me joining you.
Self-Led Care Consulting
For families doing self-led care and freebirth I offer virtual based prenatal/postpartum support with a listening ear; ideas and resources.
Customized Childbirth Education
I offer personalized education for your family’s unique circumstances. Some families want a refresher class and others want to go more in depth. I I mentor you to better understand the process of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the newborn period.
I help you 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, Feeding 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 take clients virtually around the world and in-person for Colorado Front Range families.
***IBCLC certified soon
Nighttime Newborn Care, Night Nurse, Night Nanny
For newborns to 2 years old, I provide night care from 6 PM–6 AM, 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 multiples, birth trauma, physical disabilities, or mental health challenges often benefit from extra support when adjusting to their baby’s unique rhythms. I have experience caring for babies with 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)
Lauren B.
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 and every littleone I help 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.
