A prenatal doula provides emotional, physical, and educational support throughout pregnancy. From answering questions and helping you prepare for birth to easing anxiety and promoting confidence, a prenatal doula is your guide and advocate—helping you feel empowered, informed, and cared for every step of the way.

Discuss and develop a personalized birth plan

Provide education on pregnancy, labor, and delivery

Teach comfort measures (breathing, relaxation, positioning)

Offer emotional support and reassurance

Answer questions and provide evidence-based information

Help prepare the birthing space (hospital bag, home setup, etc.)

Support partner involvement and preparation

Refer to local resources (childbirth classes, providers, therapists)

A labor support doula offers continuous, in-person support during childbirth. They provide comfort through techniques like breathing, massage, and positioning, while also advocating for your birth preferences. Whether at home or in the hospital, a labor doula helps create a calm, informed, and empowering birth experience for you and your support team.

Offer continuous emotional presence and encouragement

Provide physical comfort (massage, counterpressure, position changes)

Guide breathing and relaxation techniques

Help communicate birth preferences to medical staff

Support partner or birth team members

Maintain a calm and grounding atmosphere

Offer reminders for hydration, nutrition, and bathroom breaks

Stay through birth to ensure consistent support

A postpartum doula supports families in the early weeks after birth with hands-on help and emotional care. From newborn care, feeding support, and soothing techniques to light housework and listening ears, they ease the transition into parenthood—nurturing both baby and parents during this sacred time of healing and adjustment.

Assist with newborn care (feeding, diapering, bathing, soothing)

Support feeding (breast, bottle, pumping)

Offer emotional check-ins and birth processing

Provide light housekeeping (laundry, dishes, tidying)

Prepare simple meals or snacks for the family

Help with sleep routines and postpartum rest

Care for older siblings if needed

Offer local referrals for lactation, therapy, pediatric care, etc.

A postpartum nanny supports families after childbirth by caring for the newborn and assisting with daily household tasks. They help with feeding, diapering, soothing, and sleep routines, giving parents time to rest and recover. Unlike a traditional nanny, their focus is on easing the transition in the early weeks or months after birth—nurturing the whole family, not just the baby.

A postpartum nanny typically handles:

Caring for the newborn (feeding, diapering, bathing, soothing, and swaddling)

Helping establish sleep routines and calming techniques

Assisting with breastfeeding support or bottle preparation

Light household chores like laundry, dishwashing, meal prep, and tidying up

Caring for older siblings, if applicable

Running errands or grocery shopping related to baby needs

Providing emotional support and encouragement to new parents

Monitoring baby’s basic health and alerting parents to concerns

Helping parents rest by taking over baby care shifts

Supporting the family’s schedule and easing daily transitions during the early weeks

A NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) doula provides compassionate, informed support to families with babies in the NICU. Their role is to ease emotional stress, promote bonding, and help parents navigate the medical environment.

Offer emotional support to parents with babies in the NICU

Help parents understand medical updates and ask questions

Support bonding through kangaroo care and touch when possible

Assist with pumping, milk storage, and feeding plans

Coordinate rest and nourishment for parents

Create keepsakes or memory items (milestone cards, photos)

Provide updates to extended family if requested

Continue support after discharge with transition-to-home planning

A PAIL (Pregnancy and Infant Loss) doula provides compassionate, nonjudgmental support to individuals and families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. They offer a calming presence during a deeply painful time—helping with decision-making, memory-making, physical recovery, and grief processing. A PAIL doula holds space with empathy and respect, honoring every story and every loss.

Hold space for grief with compassionate, nonjudgmental care

Offer emotional support before, during, and after loss

Help with memory-making (footprints, photos, keepsakes)

Assist with navigating hospital procedures and decisions

Support during induction, D&C, or delivery

Provide resources for grief counseling and support groups

Follow up after loss for continued emotional support

Support planning of memorials or rituals if desired

A termination support doula offers emotional, physical, and informational support before, during, and after an abortion or pregnancy termination. Whether it's a personal choice or a medical necessity, they provide nonjudgmental care, comfort measures, and a safe space to process emotions. Their goal is to ensure you feel supported, respected, and never alone during this experience.

Provide emotional support before, during, and after the procedure

Offer nonjudgmental space to process feelings and decisions

Explain what to expect during medical or surgical termination

Help manage discomfort with comfort measures

Accompany to appointments if requested

Assist with post-procedure care and recovery

Share community resources for mental health or reproductive support

Respect and affirm personal, medical, or spiritual reasons for termination