The Doula Project

At The Birthing Circle, we believe that all families deserve high-quality support during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Good support improves birth outcomes, making for healthier, happier babies and families.

Studies have shown, however, that low-income and marginalized families are the least likely to be able to access these resources, even though they are the most likely to benefit from them.

As an answer to these studies, we created The Doula Project to help provide childbirth education, support groups, and birth doula services to families who may not be able to afford it otherwise.

Doula Services

Doulas are trained professionals who provide continuous support and advocacy for birthing parents, including prenatal visits, education about what to expect during and after birth, connecting families to important resources, attendance and assistance during childbirth, and postpartum follow-up. Some of the benefits of doula services include:

• Decreased rates of Caesarean sections and birth complications

• Decreased need for pain medications

• Decreased duration of labor

• Decreased use of pitocin and other interventions

• Decreased risk of babies spending time in NICU

• Increased satisfaction with the birthing process

If you or someone you know could benefit from our doula services, fill out our application today.