our Birth Story Mentor directory

Please read before making your appointment.

I understand that:

My birth story mentor may be a birth-related professional, however s/he is not a therapist. The Birth Story Medicine process is not therapy, and is exclusively limited to talking through a personal experience related to pregnancy, birth, or postpartum. A birth story process may include talking about a spouse or family member who participated in the birth, or about issues related to meeting or caring for my newborn, however, my mentor does not offer marital therapy for broader issues or parenting issues in general. My birth story mentor is not trained to diagnose or treat depression, perinatal mood disorders, childhood sexual or religious abuse, sexuality, career conflicts, or post-traumatic stress due to traumatic life events, and the like.

If I have any questions about these boundaries it is my responsibility to make inquiries before or during the session and to seek appropriate care from a trained therapist if such issues come up during a birth story process.

If concerns about the medical management of my pregnancy, labor, or postpartum exceed a simple explanation, my birth story mentor will encourage me to meet with my caregiver to review the events and my chart.

This Agreement is binding for me, my heirs, and legal representatives. I agree to hold harmless my birth
story mentor or agents associated with Birth Story Medicine, and to withhold any claims of liability for
unresolved emotional or psychological distress due to my childbirth experience during or following my birth story session.