Sara Dove Byrd
Sara Dove Byrd is a birth doula and birth photographer who is committed to offering personalized, gentle, and informative care to mothers during pregnancy and birth. With a deeply rooted belief that mothers can experience peaceful, empowering births in any setting, she has supported births at home, birth centers, hospitals, and operating rooms. Sara Dove holds a birth doula certification from Harbor Birth Institute.
My Story
Birth has always been fascinating to me, even as a teen. During college, I began looking for opportunities to learn more about pregnancy, birth, and caring for women during these pivotal milestones. My desire to serve mothers led me to spending four years working for a non-profit ministry as an advocate and childbirth educator for mothers in need. My fascination with birth turned to passion when I attended her first birth as a doula - which happened to be for my sister, Susanna! My love for birth only grew from there, and I have been practicing as a doula ever since.
I believe women deserve the absolute best as they enter into the sacred process of motherhood. I love being a doula because I get to “mother the mother”. Ensuring that my clients receive the highest quality care for their birth preferences is my top priority.
In my free time, you can find me sweating at my local gym, brewing homemade kombucha, and camping and hiking with my sweet husband.
My Approach
As women, we are taught from a young age that birth is painful, unnatural, and scary. Movies show women in extreme pain screaming as a doctor delivers their baby. Videos about traumatic and painful births go viral on our feeds. What if I told you this is not how birth was meant to be? In reality, birth can be pleasant, peaceful, and even pain-free! My mission is to equip mothers with valuable information about the natural God-given gifts of their body, their instincts, and their choices. Birth is miraculous and beautiful. It can be messy; it can be intense; it can be empowering.
My approach as a doula is to personalize care for women as they bring their babies earth-side.
I proudly serve as a doula for first-time moms as well as veteran moms, women who want natural homebirths and those who feel most comfortable giving birth at a hospital.
Sara Dove’s Services
Birth Doula
Contact
Pricing
$1400 Doula Services + photography
sliding scale available
Full Doula Support &
Documentation
Continuous doula care combined with full photo gallery and video birth story.
Designed for families who want comprehensive doula support throughout pregnancy and labor, alongside photo & video documentation of their birth.
This service includes:
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Two 2-hour prenatal appointments at home with personalized childbirth and postpartum education based on your birth preferences.
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Personalized birth plan creation
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Labor and delivery doula support at the time of your birth and for 2 hours after
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Continuous photo documentation of your labor and golden hour
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Full gallery of at least 30 high-resolution, professional photos documenting your birth and a 2-5 minute short film of your birth.
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One postpartum visit in your home within the first 3 weeks of birth
You will be able to reach me via text, email, and phone during daytime hours throughout your pregnancy, and on call 24/7 beginning at 38 weeks of pregnancy.
$1400
Sliding scale available
Birth Photography &
Videography
Designed for families who already have their doula team in place, or who prefer visual coverage alone, without added doula support.
Professional birth photography and videography documenting your labor, delivery, and golden hour after baby is born.
This service includes:
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One meeting before birth to discuss your plan for your birth and photography preferences and comfort levels
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24/7 on-call access beginning at 38 weeks of pregnancy
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Photo & video documentation of your labor, birth, and golden hour after delivery
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Full gallery of at least 30 high-resolution, professional photos documenting your birth and a 2-5 minute short film of your birth.
$850
Prenatal & Postpartum
Education
This is a great option if you want personalized childbirth education, if you are curious about having a doula, or if you would like additional birth support without paying traditional doula prices.
This service includes 6 hours of classes in your home. Classes can be divided into one, two, or three sessions. Together with you and your birth partner we will cover the basics of prenatal and postpartum support.
Sessions cover labor and delivery, intervention options, comfort measures, postpartum recovery, breastfeeding support, and baby care basics.
If you decide you’d like me to attend your birth after booking this service (depending on availability), the price of this service will be applied to the remaining balance owed.
$350