supporting, guiding and empowering your birth and postpartum journey
Hi, I’m Sarina Harty!
Welcome to Mariposa Doula Care! Hello and congratulations on your pregnancy! I am thrilled that you've found your way to Mariposa Doula Care. As a Latina birth and postpartum doula located in Westchester County, New York, I am here to provide you with the support, guidance, and care you need throughout your journey to parenthood.
My Philosophy
At Mariposa Doula Care, I believe that every birthing person deserves knowledgeable and compassionate support during this transformative time in their life. I understand that every birth experience is unique and personal, which is why I tailor my services to meet your specific needs and desires.
The Mariposa Difference
At Mariposa Doula Care, my clients are at the center of everything I do. I prioritize building a strong connection with you based on trust, respect, and open communication. I am proud to offer personalized care that honors your individual needs, preferences, and cultural beliefs. Your birth and postpartum journey are a sacred and transformative experience, and I consider it an honor to be a part of it.
photography by Living Notes Photography
A doula is an experienced and compassionate professional who provides valuable support during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. As a trusted guide, a doula offers emotional, physical, and informational assistance to expectant parents, ensuring a positive and empowering birth experience.
Before birth, a doula educates families on various birthing options, birth plans, and assists in making informed decisions. During labor, a doula remains a constant presence, offering comfort techniques such as breathing exercises, massage, and positioning suggestions to ease discomfort and enhance the progress of labor. They serve as advocates for the birthing parent's desires and foster smooth communication with medical personnel.
Doula care extends beyond delivery, with postpartum support focusing on the physical and emotional well-being of both the parent and baby. A doula assists with breastfeeding, offers guidance on newborn care, and provides a listening ear during the transitional period into parenthood. They ensure that parents feel empowered, confident, and cared for, easing their transition into this new and transformative phase of life.
What is a Doula?
Doula Care Packages
Birth Preparation & Creating a Birth Plan
Are you looking for support with birth preparation or do you need support with creating your birth plan? These a la carte services can be purchased as a stand alone service. This is perfect if you need support with preparing for birth and are not looking for in-person labor support.
Prenatal, Labor & Postpartum Support
Mariposa Doula Care offers a doula care package with the option to add additional postpartum support. This doula care package covers complete care from prenatal, labor and delivery and postpartum. This package includes two prenatal sessions, on-call at 38 weeks and one postpartum in-home visit. This is perfect if you are seeking full support from beginning to end.
Postpartum Support
Daytime postpartum support entails light housekeeping, newborn care, laundry, meal prepping, home organization, running errands, emotional support, bottle and pumping support.
Overnight postpartum support entails complete newborn care: changing diapers, feeding, washing bottles/pump parts, change of clothes, light housekeeping and laundry while you rest and recover.
