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Hi doulas! I'm looking for a little expert assistance. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile"> I'm preparing for a VBAC in hospital this fall and I'm looking to hire a doula. I found a great website of doulas in my city and I was going to write up a preliminary set of questions to email the potentials to kind of narrow down the field (before phoning and setting up interviews etc). I was hoping you could help me think of some good things to ask that I might not have thought of. So far what I have is (excuse my short-hand):<br><br>
Fee? Sliding scale for low-income families (ie. us, lol)?<br>
What services are provided with that fee?<br>
What is the refund policy, if any?<br>
How many years of experience?<br>
Experience with VBAC in hospital?<br><br>
Uh... then I'm kind of stumped. I'm looking for any other questions to ask that would show a bit more of their personalities/philosophy, since that would be a big factor in who I choose. At the same time I don't want to overwhelm them with questions that would be more appropriate for a one on one interview as opposed to an email.<br><br>
TIA for any help or advice you can offer! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">
Fee? Sliding scale for low-income families (ie. us, lol)?<br>
What services are provided with that fee?<br>
What is the refund policy, if any?<br>
How many years of experience?<br>
Experience with VBAC in hospital?<br><br>
Uh... then I'm kind of stumped. I'm looking for any other questions to ask that would show a bit more of their personalities/philosophy, since that would be a big factor in who I choose. At the same time I don't want to overwhelm them with questions that would be more appropriate for a one on one interview as opposed to an email.<br><br>
TIA for any help or advice you can offer! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">