My name is Carly Rigby and I attended my first birth in June of 1997. A lifelong interest in pregnancy and birth led me through a DONA approved doula training course shortly afterwards. Over the years I have worked with a wide range of clients in various hospitals throughout the Lower Mainland.

I prefer to meet with my clients for at least prenatal visits to become acquainted and to formulate a realistic birth plan to accommodate the couple’s wishes. I am available for phone or e-mail contact at any time to answer questions or to provide information to my clients.

I maintain a 24 hour on-call status beginning two weeks prior to my client’s estimated due date and continuing until the onset of labour. I commit to arranging reliable back-up for any time during that period when I am unavailable.

Once a client is in established labour, I will meet with her at a prearranged location (usually at home or at the hospital) and I will remain with the couple continuously providing support and assistance with physical comfort until at least one hour after the birth of their baby.

Within a few weeks after the baby is born, I will meet with the new family to review the birth, share photos and to admire the baby.

I like to put my focus on enabling a couple to define the best birth experience on their own terms and giving them the support they need to make those wishes their reality.

I am a member of the Doula Services Association of BC, the Doulas of North America and I am a founding member of the Tri-City Doulas Group.

Carly (left) and the Tri-City Doula Group

A Special Delivery Birth Services
carly@aspecialdoula.com