childbirth education classes
When you purchase your childbirth education class by Rise Mama LLC, you agree to the following:
- All information presented during classes is for informational and educational purposes only and should never be taken as medical advice. Please discuss any and all healthcare choices or changes you wish to make with your trusted healthcare provider.
- By purchasing your Childbirth Education Course by Rise Mama LLC, you will gain access to the chosen series of classes for one (1) pregnant participant and one (1) partner or support person. There is no discount offered should you choose to attend classes without a partner or support person.
- Classes are held in Ashland, Oregon and are live, in-person classes. Virtually attending the whole series is not possible. Please contact Justine if you are in need of virtual classes.
- Payment plans are available upon request and will incur a $15 administration fee. Contact Justine directly to get started on a payment plan.
- Courses purchased are non-refundable 24 hours after purchase. You may cancel your purchase by sending an email to Justine. Your money will be refunded less a $15 administration fee.
- In the event you are unable to attend the specific class dates you purchased for your course, they may be used to gain access to another session of classes. Contact Justine for options and availability.
- In addition to facilitating childbirth education classes, Justine also works as a birth doula. Should she get called to a birth before (or during) scheduled class time, you will receive a text (SMS) notification as soon as possible, informing you of that class’ cancelation. A make up class will be offered the week following the end of scheduled classes.
- In the event one of the classes were to get cancelled due to circumstances beyond Rise Mama LLC’s control (such as extreme weather, power outages, etc.) a make up class may be scheduled at the end of the series.
- A (partial) refund is not available, should you be unable or choose not to attend any make-up class offered.
- Birth is unpredictable: should you go into labor and give birth before you are able to attend all the classes, you may choose to schedule one (1) in-home/in-hospital visit with Justine. This enables us to go over information that is still useful to you, such as information pertaining to the postpartum period, newborn care, breastfeeding, etc. A (partial) refund is not available, should you choose to forgo this option.
Birth doula services
When you contract with Rise Mama LLC for birth doula services, you agree to the following:
- Upon commencement of services (signing of the letter of agreement) a non-refundable retainer is due.
- Should you be making use of sliding scale services and/or a payment plan, the retainer will be in the amount agreed upon. Please refer to your contract (letter of agreement) for your personal retainer amount.
- Payment can be made through cash, check, PayPal or Venmo. When choosing to pay by cash, a receipt will be provided. PayPal payments incur a 3.5% processing fee.
- In the unlikely event that I will be unable to provide services as outlined in our contract (letter of agreement) and need to cancel our contract, I will refund your retainer minus services rendered (hours of services provided x hourly rate at time of cancellation) to you via your original payment method, within 30 days of cancellation.
- In the unlikely event that I am unable to come to your birth when you call me when you are in labor, I will call my back up doula to attend your birth. During our prenatal sessions, I will ask if you want to meet her. Payment of the back up doula falls to me- the remaining balance on your account is still due per our financial agreement.
- In the event that you do not call me to come to your birth, the full birth fee will remain due no later than two weeks after delivery.
Postpartum doula services
When you contract with Rise Mama LLC for postpartum doula services, you agree to the following:
- Hourly rates can be referenced in your financial service agreement as signed by you, at the time you agree to services.
- Support visits shall be no less than 2 hours per visit.
- Upon commencement of services, an invoice will be provided at the close of every week.
- Payment shall be promptly made by either cash, check, PayPal or Venmo. When choosing to pay by cash, a receipt will be provided. PayPal payments incur a 3.5% processing fee.
- Discounts written into agreement of services shall not be subject to change.
- Postpartum services are available up until 4 weeks postpartum and do not include full lactation services.
lactation services
When you contract with Rise Mama LLC for lactation services, you agree to the following:
- All lactation fees are due at time of service.
- The first visit in all cases will be a initial lactation evaluation. This 90-120 minute visit will allow me to investigate your goals, history, gather pertinent information and observe a feeding/pumping.
- Follow-up visits can be booked in 30 minute increments, though home visits are only available for 60+ minute visits. 30 minute visits may be booked at my Ashland office.
- Baby weight appointments are sliding scale appointments. Suggested payment is $20, with the option to pay less for those with less financial capacity, and up to $30 for those able to give more. Sliding scale provides an opportunity for the whole community to have access to services. I ask that you choose your payment amount carefully and respectfully.
- Payment options are cash, check or Venmo. If desired, a receipt is available upon request for cash payments.
- In-home visits are subject to service area restrictions; see lactation services page for more information.
- If a travel fee is applicable, it is also due at time of service and will be calculated for you.
These terms are subject to revision and may be changed without notice. Last revision: January 1st, 2024
