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.

• This provider works with: Better Beginnings

• Languages Spoken: Spanish

• Specializations: Home birth, Induction of labor, Medical complication(s) (mother), Medical complication(s) (baby), Natural/holistic, Planning Cesarean section, Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss, Pre-term labor/delivery, Religious practices, Twins/multiples, Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC)

• Additional services offered: Babywearing education, Child passenger safety technician services, Childbirth education services, Extended Postpartum, Lactation support (non-IBCLC), Newborn care and parenting classes, Pelvic floor health education, Photography - Newborn, maternity, and/or birth, Placenta encapsulation, Prenatal & postpartum fitness services, Sleep educator

• Doula certification organization: DONA

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Anoka County
  • Dakota County
  • Hennepin County
  • Lake County
  • Olmsted County
  • Ramsey County
  • St. Louis County
  • Washington County

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

• Doula Specialization
  • Home birth
  • Induction of labor
  • Medical complication(s) (baby)
  • Medical complication(s) (mother)
  • Natural/holistic
  • Planning cesarean section
  • Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss
  • Pre-term labor/delivery
  • Religious practices
  • Twins/multiples
  • Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)

• Payment
  • Private pay