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Saskatoon's Professional Birth support
Saskatoon Birth Support - Doula Services
Doula Support Available at JPCH & Home births 306-803-0696 For More Info
StoonRMT offer professional birth support in Saskatoon, Sask.
Supporting births at Jim Pattison Children's hospital or home.
Serving Saskatoon & Area.
Confidence - Connection - Support
A hands-on approach and intuitive nature will allow you to be fully supported during your pregnancy and birth. Jenel has extensive knowledge of the human body, enabling her to respond to you during your birth accurately. A wide skillset of tools that help release tension and relax through the sensations, as well as address any issues that may arise during the prenatal or postnatal period.
Advanced pre-birth explorations and exercises help navigate emotions and mental blocks while preparing for parenthood on a deep and intimate level.
Saskatoon's Professional Labor Support
A Integrative Approach To Birth
Shapeshifting Parenthood
Jenel Maruk
Birth & Bodywork
Caretaker of the Body & Mother
Hi, I'm Jenel Maruk, a mother, a healer and a wife. I am also an RMT, Women's Traditional Medicine Practitioner and Movement teacher, passionate and experienced in preconception, pregnancy, birth support & postpartum care. I have been a DONA International Doula since 2012 and, in 2021, became a certified doula with Birthing From Within. I have had the honours to support 200 births thus far in hospital and home delivery settings and thousand of bodies in treatment and education classes about birth over a decade.
My studies on Prenatal and Postnatal Health are ongoing, and I am continually adding training and skills to improve. My training focuses on physiology, anatomy around women and newborn health, and strong mentorship with my family. I am trained and teach skills for optimal pelvic and baby positioning before and during birth to tools to help you navigate & prepare to give birth in awareness, not to achieve a specific outcome.
I have also taken courses from Innate Traditions, Spinning Babies, Mizan Therapy WombCare, Visceral Manipulation, Arvigo® Therapy, Abdominal massage, Herbal and Homeopathic Medicine on common pregnancy ailments during childbirth postpartum recovery.
I utilize all of my training and body knowledge to support you
the way you want during your birth.
Don't hesitate to contact me to arrange a free meeting.
Training & Education
Certified Herbal Pregnancy and Birth w Wild Rose College - 2022
Innate Postpartum Training -2022
CranioSacral Therapy Level ! + 2 + for mom and baby - 2022
Pelvic diaphragm Bodywork w Martin Beaudoin Bodywork - 2021 - 2022
Body Ready Method Certified PRO w One Strong Mama- 2022
Bundle Birth Physiological Birth & Gilligan Guide - 2022
Spinning Babies Workshop, Shoulder Dysoctia & Body Balancing- 2021
Certified Birthing From Within Mentor & Childbirth Educator - 2021
Evidence-Based Birth Professional Member - 2020
Bachelor of Science - Human Sciences, Athabasca University - 2020-Present
Continued Studies Musculoskeletal & Prenatal specialties - 2014-present
Homeopathy for women's health, birth and postpartum Nancy Tam & Dr. Hoe Saskatoon - 2013-2015
Registered Massage Therapist - Feb 2013
DONA International Doula Training - Feb 2012
Certified Yoga Teach Training: Beginner, Intermediate & Pre/Postnatal - 2011
Saskatoon Doula Services Birth Support StoonRMT
Are you wondering how to get the support you need for birth?
Are you worried about how you’ll cope with the challenges of labour and new parenting?
Are you shifting through what you need to know to give birth?
Jenel is a certified Birthing from Within, Body Ready Method birth worker, and Innate Postpartum trained practitioner. Her support will help you prepare for birth and parenting with resilience and self-compassion, bringing our non-judgmental approach to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Working with me, you will
Learn
about the birth process and explore what is important to you.
Discover
your inner resources and develop a pain-coping mindset.
Connect
with your support team, partner, and yourself in birth and postpartum.
Face
the unknown with courage and self-love by preparing for birth as a rite of passage.
Saskatoon Birth Support Doula Services
Preparation for Birth is a Profound Rite of Passage.
Someone who truly understands what parents need to give birth - and it's more than just data and breathing techniques. By beginning from within, Jenel is a professional who weaves scientific knowledge and concrete coping strategies together with heart-centred, creative exploration to provide parents with authentic preparation for the childbearing experience's transformative initiation. My services are for those who know that self-inquiry, connection with their partner, building community with others, and taking risks is part of preparing for birth and beyond. Of course, things like pain-coping strategies, nuts and bolts about how labour unfolds, and other practical resources are provided, but we also want to dig deeper.
If you feel a significant shift coming on, know that the transition to becoming a parent is a HUGE rite of passage and are feeling drawn to my support, reach out to me today.
Together we mobilize coping resources. It is acknowledged that unexpected events may happen during labour. Parents receive support for any birth option which might be right for them, including epidurals, cesarean births, and home birth. The main focus area is on partners. To enhance their genuine presence and offer loving, practical support.
As a Doula, I provide non-medical support for you and your support team through informational, emotional, mental and physical support. Doulas are scientifically proven to have a positive impact on labour and birth. Birthing families hire us for many reasons: previous birth trauma, a history of sexual abuse, anxiety, fear of birth, mental health challenges, or information and support throughout the process.
The birth workers' role in the labour and delivery room does not duplicate or circumvent medical professionals' purpose. The doula's role in the birth room is not that of a visitor. How a doula engages in the birth room is not replicated by a spouse, partner, other family members, or medical professionals. My mandate is the emotional well-being and comfort of the birthing person and their partner. However, they choose to give birth. As a Doula, I will help you feel in control and work with you to facilitate important communication with your medical team. Together we work to ensure birthing families understand what is happening and what questions they can ask while providing reassurance, calming anxieties and fears, and offering consistent hands-on physical support to relieve pain, fear and tension.
Jenel's experience and wisdom as a doula will utilize specific massage techniques to align your pelvis to help encourage the smooth passage of the baby through the birth canal. With breathwork, kind words that motivate and promote optimal body position, the use of natural remedies (optional) and massage, you will feel fully supported throughout your pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Saskatoon RMT Doulas help parents...
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Explore the internal landscape for labour
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Connect with their birth team
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Foster self-compassion
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Focus on solutions
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Cope with intensity
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Release attachment to outcome
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Tune into their internal resources
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Prepare for birth physically, mentally, and emotionally
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Have a postpartum care plan in place and knowledge of complete healing
I am looking out for expectant parents or couples who want to make their birth experience a cherished memory. Jenel is excited and passionate about educating birthing people and their partners on all their options regarding birth. I have many references from past clients and other birth professionals.
Don't hesitate to contact us today if you want to learn more about how our Doula services can benefit you during your labour and birth—getting you aligned for birth.
Benefits to Hiring A Doula With StoonRMT
* Integrative birth preparation & support; Innate Postpartum Training.
in-person hospital Support
*Birth Photography &Videography (no charge)
* Professional and up-to-date evidence-based care and advocating during birth with your medical team.
* Education & information for common pregnancy concerns and preparing your own unique birth recipe
*Preparation and knowledge about postpartum healing and how to implement a comprehensive care plan
*Prenatal Massage Therapist with a Pregnancy Massage Table
*Postnatal Massage, Pelvic Pre&Rehab & Reiki Services
*Birthing From Within Certified
* TENS Machine, CUB Inflatable Birth Stool, Birth Sling, Birth Pool, A full Doula Bag of tools to use throughout labour and birth.
*Holistic Birth Prehab Bodywork Sessions
*Closing The Bones Ceremony
*Pelvic Care
25% deposit due at time of hiring.
Cost of Hiring A Doula With StoonRMT
We work on a sliding pay scale between $600-$1300.
Doula Services During COVID are available in the hospital and are very beneficial.
Our Initial Consult is FREE, please contact us to book that at our location in Saskatoon.
Included in all packages:
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an "overdue" massage, optional holistic birth pelvic care, optional herbal support
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Postpartum Herbal Sitz Bath & traditional women's health care practitioner support
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Womb Wrapping & Healing, Scar tissue remediation
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full access to a Doula Drive with Hours of Prenatal, Postnatal and Birth Education.
Some Extended Health Benefit Plans can cover the cost of a Doula.
Renewal Package
$300-$600
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minimal prenatal meeting
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On-Call Support throughout the entire Birth - first 6 hrs $300 after 6 hours $600.
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postnatal visit when you arrive home with herbs and food for healing. This visit is short and sweet.
Essential Package
$950
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2 Prenatal Meetings - starting at 28 wks
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On-Call Support throughout the entire Birth
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1 Postnatal Visits - this includes bodywork, nourishment, warmth, binding ceremony, and traditional postpartum care. Tending to the mother's body, mind and spirit.
Intuitive Package
$1300
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up to 3 Prenatal Meetings - starting at 28 wks
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On-Call Support throughout the entire Birth
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2 Postnatal Visits - this includes bodywork, nourishment, warmth, binding ceremony, and traditional postpartum care. Tending to the mother's body, mind and spirit.
My experience with Jenel has been nothing but positive! I've had the privilege of having her attend the births of both my children, once in 2014, and now again in 2017.
Jenel is very talented and a well of knowledge in many areas that all seemed to come together when she was my doula. She not only was there for me during the birth, but made herself readily available weeks prior. Whether it was to pop over to give me a massage to ease pre-labor discomfort, relax my mind when baby was taking longer than expected, relax my hip muscles in preparation for birth or answer my late night text messages to give me invaluable advice and tips easing my anxieties and reassuring me all was okay. I knew I could trust her and felt comfortable sharing my concerns with her.
When it came to the birth itself, the moment Jenel arrived at my house I immediately felt more at ease with things. She was able to subside the intensity of my contractions substantially by using massage, counter pressure on my hips, and suggestions of movements. She also gave me confidence in how I was doing by giving gentle words of encouragement and affirmations.
Jenel is very good at what she does and I would recommend her services time and time again. Choosing the right doula for your birth is a decision that can make a world of difference in your experience and, in my opinion, you can't go wrong in choosing Jenel! After all, I did choose her twice;) E.D
Posted 11/26/2017
Client Testimonial
Postpartum Care In Home Services
We should establish these appointments before birth to ensure I have time in my schedule to work with you and your family.
I take a holistic approach to postpartum physiology and psychology. Offering essential understandings of the requirements for healthy Mothers and families – and the requirements in creating a thriving human culture.
Warmth, Nourishment, Bodywork, Rest and connection are the basis of my work. Visits usually include bodywork, warmth via baths or steams, nourishing food, supportive rest, connection and community.
1.5 hr to 3 hrs in length,
this session can be directly billed to your insurance.
$150-300/depending on the length of visit
*included in Intuitive package
