A non-medical person who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support before, during and after childbirth.

Description

Doulas are non-medical professionals who provide emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. They are trained to help birthing individuals and their families achieve the healthiest and most satisfying experience possible.

In addition to prenatal visits, support during labor/delivery, and postpartum visits, many doulas provide additional services, such as lactation support, newborn care and parenting classes, massage, and aromatherapy. Doulas may provide services in a variety of settings, such as a hospital, home, birthing center, and telehealth. Doulas do not deliver babies or provide medical care.

About This Location

The information below shares unique characteristics and specialties about this individual doula.

• Languages Spoken: Spanish

• Personal Identity: Immigrant, Low-Income, Native/American Indian

• Specializations: Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions, Home birth, Induction of labor, Justice-impacted/Incarcerated birthing people, Medical complication(s) (mother), Medical complication(s) (baby), Natural/holistic, Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Planning Cesarean section, Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss, Pre-term labor/delivery, Religious practices, Trauma informed support, Twins/multiples, Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC), Virtual/remote support

• Additional services offered: Baby sign language education, Babywearing education, Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss), Child passenger safety technician services, Cloth diapering education, Cultural practices, ceremony, or other traditions, Extended Postpartum, Lactation support (non-IBCLC), Mother blessing celebrations, Newborn care and parenting classes, Photography - Newborn, maternity, and/or birth, Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)

• Doula certification organization: Commonsense Childbirth Institute

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Dakota County
  • Hennepin County
  • Ramsey County

• Doula Birth Settings
  • At home birth
  • Birth center
  • Hospital

• Doula Specialization
  • Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions
  • Home birth
  • Induction of labor
  • Justice-impacted/Incarcerated birthing people
  • Medical complication(s) (baby)
  • Medical complication(s) (mother)
  • Natural/holistic
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Planning cesarean section
  • Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss
  • Pre-term labor/delivery
  • Religious practices
  • Trauma informed support
  • Twins/multiples
  • Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)
  • Virtual/remote support

• Payment
  • Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
  • Private pay
  • Sliding fee scale

• Specialization
  • African American Community
  • High risk pregnancy
  • Immigrants
  • Mental health
  • Native American Community
  • People with low income
  • Teen parent