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.

• Personal Identity: Black/African American, Afrocaribbean

• Specializations: Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions, 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, Surrogacy, Trauma informed support, Twins/multiples, Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC), Virtual/remote support

• Additional services offered: Abortion support, Aromatherapy, Babywearing education, Belly binding, Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss), Bodywork, Child passenger safety technician services, Childbirth education services, Cultural practices, ceremony, or other traditions, Extended Postpartum, Hypnosis for birth, Lactation support (non-IBCLC), Mother blessing celebrations, Newborn care and parenting classes, Photography - Newborn, maternity, and/or birth, Prenatal & postpartum fitness services, Prenatal or postnatal massage, Prenatal Yoga, Reiki, Spinning Babies, TENS units rental, Vaginal steam/peristeam services

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Anoka County
  • Dakota County
  • Hennepin County
  • Ramsey County
  • Sherburne County
  • Washington County

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

• Doula Specialization
  • Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions
  • 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
  • Surrogacy
  • 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
  • LGBTQ Community
  • Native American Community
  • People with low income
  • Remote
  • Teen parent