Ready to invest in your experience?

I want to support people to have joyful, informed and positive perinatal experiences. I strive for my birthwork to be inclusive. In order to create multiple access points, I offer my services and care using a self-selecting sliding scale pricing system. I do so trustingly and no questions will be asked.

In summary, the essential cost reflects the true cost of my service. The community price is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little-to-no expendable income. Paying for this service may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship. The lift up offering is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying this much for my support would be a significant stretch. There is a gauge below which shows in more detail how to determine where on the sliding scale you may fall.

In addition to the criteria below, as a give back to the community I invite people who identify as being members of a socially minoritised group who may face additional challenges in accessing quality maternity care to choose my community or lift up packages. This includes people not racialised as white, members of the LGBTQ+ community, teenage parents, single parents, people with limited English language fluency, people who have accrued significant debt in order to self fund assisted conception treatment etc.

Please be mindful that if you buy a package at the mid or lower end of the scale when you can truthfully afford the true cost, you are limiting access to those who truly need doula support the most. When I am paid fairly, I am able to invest more time and resources to share free and lower-cost offerings.

I also offer payment plans to split up the cost of my packages. If you would like to ask friends and family to invest in your doula care, they can buy gift vouchers towards the cost of my services.

If finance is a barrier please get in touch so we can discuss your options. I am also happy to signpost you to organisations and offerings which may work for you.

Essential

This is a good range to choose if most of the following statements are true for you:

I am able to meet all of my basic needs*
I may have some debt but it doesn’t prohibit the attainment of basic needs*
I own my home or property OR I rent a comfortable property
I own a car or can afford to rent one/use taxis when I need to
I am employed OR I do not need to work to meet my needs
I have access to savings
I have expendable income**
I can afford to buy new items
I can afford an annual holiday or to take time off work

Community

This is a good range to choose if most of the following statements are true for you:

I may stress about meeting my basic needs but still regularly achieve them*
I may have some debt but it does not prohibit my attainment of basic needs*
I have stable housing
I am underemployed or have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet
I have no access to financial savings but am eligible for credit
I have little to no expendable income**
I am rarely able to buy new items and buy others second hand
I cannot afford a holiday or to take time off without financial burden

Lift up

This is a good range to choose if:

I am in receipt of means tested benefits
I frequently stress about meeting basic needs + don’t always achieve them*
I have unstable housing
I am unemployed or underemployed or have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet
I have no access to savings and am ineligible for credit
I have no expendable income**
I cannot afford a holiday or to take time off work without financial burden

Terminology:
*Basic needs: access to food, safety, shelter/housing, privacy and transportation
**Expendable income: might mean you’re able to buy a coffee or a meal from a café, go to the cinema, buy new clothes, books etc, invest in your hobbies and interests.

I first came across the sliding scale via the wonderful Lucy Yoga. My sliding scale gauge is adapted from the work of Alexis J. Cunningfolk who I encountered via Lilli @more_swole.