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.

• Pronouns: She/Her

• Personal Identity: LGBTQ2-S+

• Specializations: Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions, Home birth, LGBTQ2-S+, Natural/holistic, Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss, Twins/multiples, Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC), Virtual/remote support

• Additional services offered: Abortion support, Baby sign language education, Belly binding, Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss), Child passenger safety technician services, Childbirth education 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), Sleep educator, Spinning Babies, TENS units rental, Vaginal steam/peristeam services

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Hennepin County
  • Ramsey County
  • Washington County

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

• Doula Specialization
  • Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions
  • Home birth
  • LGBTQ2-S+
  • Natural/holistic
  • Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss
  • Twins/multiples
  • Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)
  • Virtual/remote support

• Payment
  • Private pay

• Specialization
  • LGBTQ Community
  • Remote