| <Client name> is under my care for pregnancy, due on or about <due date>. This will be her <first, second...> baby. Pregnancy has been uncomplicated. {Or list complications: VBAC, previous vacuum extraction, epidural, etc.} I have advised her to engage a professional birth assistant for home care before and after the birth and for labor support in the hospital. I have recommended <doula's name>, who is a professional childbirth assistant and a <list other credentials that doula has>. I feel that this support is medically necessary because of her desire to have a <non-medicated, intervention-free> birth and because of limited nursing support in the hospital. |
| Physician's Prescription for Doula Care |
Insurance companies vary on if and/or how much of a Doula's services they will pay for. Many times, a "prescription for Doula Care" can influence the company to cover a Doula. The following is an example of how your care provider might word this prescription. |