Prenatal & Postpartum Care in New Orleans
Pregnancy and the weeks after birth ask more of your body than almost anything else in life. You deserve care that meets you there: skilled hands, warm food, and someone tending to you while you tend your baby.
In New Orleans, I come to your home. Choose a single massage, a six-week postpartum bodywork series, or full postpartum doula care.
In Greenwell Springs, prenatal and postpartum massage are available in-studio on Wednesdays.
Kayla Stroughter, Licensed Massage Therapist (LA4848) · 20 years of bodywork · 12 years as a doula
Prenatal Massage
Your body is making room for a whole new person. Prenatal massage eases the aches that come with it: low back, hip, and sciatic pain, rib and round ligament discomfort, swelling in the legs and feet, and the restless sleep of late pregnancy.
You'll rest side-lying, supported by cushions, so you and your baby stay comfortable the whole session. As a doula, I also make room for what's moving through you emotionally. Pregnancy changes more than the body.
90-minute customized massage
Price $210
In your New Orleans home
In studio in Greenwell Springs on Wednesdays
Postpartum Massage & Cesarean Recovery
After birth, your body carries a new kind of load: hours of feeding and holding, a belly finding its way back, and for some, a cesarean incision that's still healing. Postpartum massage tends to the neck, shoulders, and back, supports abdominal and core recovery, and, once your incision has healed and your provider has cleared you, works gently with cesarean scar tissue.
Your baby is welcome to stay close. I've rocked newborns back to sleep mid-session and worked around nursing more times than I can count.
90 minute customized session
Price $210
In your New Orleans home
In studio in Greenwell Springs on Wednesdays
Restore: Six Weeks of Postpartum Bodywork
$1750
For steady hands-on care through the first forty days.
Concierge service available in New Orleans & Metairie only.
Prenatal planning visit (1.5 to 2 hours)
Week 1: a bodywork session (2 to 2.5 hours) closing with belly binding, then a binding and check-in visit two days later (about 1 hour)
Weeks 2 to 5: one bodywork session a week (2 to 2.5 hours), which may include gentle bodywork for your baby
Around day 40: a closing session with ceremonial tending to honor the end of your sacred window (2.5 to 3 hours)
Postpartum Doula Care in New Orleans
For most of human history, a new mother didn't do this alone. Someone cooked for her, bound her belly, kept the house, and watched over her so she could rest and bond with her baby.
My postpartum doula care brings that back. It centers you, the mother. There may be some baby care and help around the house, but this is daytime care for your recovery, not overnight newborn care.
Every package includes:
A prenatal planning visit (1.5 to 2 hours) to shape your care before baby arrives
14 in-home visits over six weeks: three a week in weeks 1 and 2, two a week in weeks 3 through 6
Bodywork for you and your baby
Belly binding
Birth integration: space to process and honor your birth story
Herbal teas and infusions to support healing
Emotional and somatic support
Tending the space, so you rest in a home that feels cared for
A closing ceremony near day 40
Visit lengths are ranges so each day can follow what you and your baby need.
The Forty Days
The full tradition: I cook for you. Visits run 3.5 to 4.5 hours, longer on cooking days.
Before birth, I build a menu for you from Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic principles for rebuilding after birth: easy-to-digest first foods, warming broths, and herbal tonics. I can shop for and source everything on the menu; the cost of groceries is paid by you, separate from the package price. I'll work around any allergies or restrictions. In the first days, your food may be just for you. As you move to heartier meals, I'm happy to cook enough for the whole family.
$5500
Tend
Everything except cooking, for families who already have meals covered by someone they trust. Visits run 2.5 to 3 hours. You'll still receive nutrition guidance to carry out, plus herbal teas and infusions at every visit.
$4000
How Booking Works
Book a free call. We'll talk about your due date, your home, and what you're hoping for.
Reserve your month. A 25% deposit holds your due-date window. The balance is paid in installments and completed by 37 weeks. Payment plans through [Klarna] are also available.
Plan together. Your prenatal planning visit happens in your third trimester.
Care begins when you're home. If you or your baby need a longer hospital or NICU stay, nourishment comes to you there, and your home visits begin when you're home.
I take only two postpartum families a month, so booking early matters.
Availability: Visits are available every day except Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday, 1 to 8 pm. Thursday through Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm. Sunday, 12 to 8 pm. Postpartum packages are New Orleans concierge only.
Where to Book
Prenatal & postpartum massage (single sessions)
Concierge, in your home · New Orleans
Greenwell Springs Studio · Wednesdays
New Orleans Studio · opening soon
Restore, The Forty Days, and Tend Postpartum Packages
These are in-home concierge care only, in New Orleans. They can't be booked at either studio.
What families say
"I felt deeply supported and understood"
I had a wonderful experience working with Kayla as our doula. She also performed prenatal massages during my pregnancy that were absolutely divine. It was great to have her as a resource.
- Annie
"Her presence was such a gift to our family."
Kayla is an incredible doula and masterful massage therapist. She was right with us the whole time and helped me feel safe and supported.
- Meredith D.
"She is a talented healer and offers the kind of safety that allows others to expand"
Kayla’s quality of presence is both ego-less and fierce. I watched her act as both a coat and a shield: ensuring that I felt comforted and also that my authority as the person giving birth was respected.
- Freddi
Prenatal & postpartum care
Questions
Don’t see your question here? Text me at 504-615-8442 or book a free call.
Do you provide overnight or night-nurse care?
No. My care is daytime support centered on your recovery. If you need overnight help with your baby, I'm happy to share referrals.
When should I book?
As soon as you know your due date. I take only two postpartum families a month.
What if my baby comes early, or we're in the hospital longer?
Your care starts when you're home. During a longer hospital or NICU stay, I'll bring nourishment to you so you're not waiting for good food.
Is massage safe during pregnancy?
For most pregnancies, yes. Tell me about any complications when you book. In some cases I'll ask for your provider's okay first.
When can I have massage after a cesarean?
Gentle work around the shoulders, back, and legs can begin soon after birth. Direct work on your scar waits until the incision has fully healed and your provider has cleared you.
Can my baby be in the room?
Yes. Babies, toddlers, and pets are all welcome.
Are the herbs safe while breastfeeding?
Your intake covers medications, breastfeeding, and allergies, and I choose gentle, traditional preparations with that in mind. Please share anything I recommend with your provider if you have concerns.
Do you offer postpartum doula care in Greenwell Springs?
Postpartum packages are New Orleans only. Prenatal and postpartum massage are available in Greenwell Springs on Wednesdays.
Care Beyond the First Forty Days
I'm building an online program for mothers in the seasons after birth, for when the exhaustion doesn't lift and your body doesn't feel like yours. Join the list to hear first when it opens.
Kayla Stroughter, Licensed Massage Therapist · LA4848 · Certified Lymphedema Therapist · Postpartum Doula
Concierge in-home massage · New Orleans
Studio sessions · Greenwell Springs · Wednesdays
504-615-8442
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