find your birth doula
Greet your baby with confidence and be ready to step into your new role as a parent. Your birth doula will be by your side the entire way.
Your birth doula will be by your side the whole way.
We will listen to your wants, needs, and concerns and customize our support to fit your vision. With the most up-to-date research and evidence-based information, we can help you weigh decisions, practice comfort techniques, and provide continuous care throughout your pregnancy journey.
Our PRENATAL VISITS form an essential foundation of TRUST.
During these sessions, we discuss the multitude of options that you will be presented with leading up to and during your birth, practice breathing, positioning, and various comfort techniques for labor, learn about the physiology of birth, and delve into the world of feeding and newborn care, as well as process past and current feelings and situations that may influence your birth and postpartum experience. Through these in-depth conversations, evidence-based information, and personalized training, we will develop your unique birth strategy.
How it WORKS
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Tell us about you, and what you’re looking for in a doula! Our doula connection service has a nominal fee.
2. We’ll reach out
We reach out to our community of trained, vetted doulas who can provide a high standard of care.
3. You choose!
You’ll hear back within 3 business days. The doulas will contact you, and you can pick your best fit.
Move through your birth with insight and reassurance.
The benefits of hiring a birth doula to care for and guide you through pregnancy, labor and postpartum are numerous!
Helping to craft a personalized birth plan
Advocacy & support in the hospital
Comfort measures (massage, counter pressure etc) at home and throughout your labor
Working as a team with your partner to make sure you feel safe and cared for
Deciding when it’s time to transition from laboring at home to the hospital, or when to call your midwife
Partnering with your care providers to facilitate open communication and offer insights
Helping you transition to being at home with your new baby!
Physical & emotional support as you begin your 4th trimester
Transition into RECOVERY and bonding.
Your doula will help maintain that your wishes are continued to be followed and will help you establish a successful breastfeeding relationship with your baby. When you are transferred to your recovery room, your doula will ensure that you have everything you need for your remaining time at your birthing location, that your support system is in place, and that you are well-nourished, settled, and ready for motherhood.
Your very next step?
Get in touch with us.
frequently asked questions
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Fill out your information, pay the small administrative fee, and schedule a call with our program manager to discuss and ask questions. Our program manager will share your information with our professional doulas members. We then provide you up to 4 pre-screened providers that best meet your care needs, budget and requested experience level. If you have questions, you can use the contact us page or set up a call.
Your doula matches will reach out to you directly to introduce themselves and schedule an interview.
Pick your top choice and contract directly with them. Let us know who you picked!
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Rest easy, knowing you've checked one more thing off your to-do list!
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Every single doula on our roster has been personally vetted and interviewed by our owner, Heidi Kate and another member of our select team. When screening each member we verify formal training and/or certification in their field, conduct a thorough background check, confirm CPR + First Aid certification, receive a copy of their personal liability insurance for our files, and confirms they are a legally registered business in CA.
Are you a doula interested in joining our team? Click here for more info.
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This fee covers our administrative costs, including: finding and vetting doulas, knowing their skillsets, reaching out to the appropriate doulas, following up with parents to make sure they had an excellent experience, and so much more.
We try to make our fee as low as possible, while creating the best experience for parents and finding experienced and trained doulas who can provide a high quality of care.
If this fee serves as a barrier to you receiving doula care, please contact us.
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Rates are set by each individual doula but you can select the match that best fits your budget and care needs. Rates are based on more than just the number of clients they have worked with or births they have attended. When setting their rates our team takes into account additional training & continuing education, life experience, expenses etc. but will also include skill set and extent of trainings completed. The lower end of the scale is generally for newer doulas with less field experience, while the higher end of the pricing scale offers more field experience and speciality services like custom postpartum meal preparation, belly binding, herbal support and more.
Birth Doula rates range between $1800 and $3000 flat rate, with an average of 2 prenatal appointments, duration of labor and at least 1 postpartum visit.
Postpartum Doula rates range between $35 and $65 an hour, depending on service packages during the day and/or night. Packages can range from a couple hours during the day to full overnight care.
*Please set up an appointment to inquire about sliding scale or low income doula services by using our Contact Us page.
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We definitely want you to find the right fit in your doula journey, so please reach out to our program manager. She will resubmit your inquiry to the doula group, and get you in contact with more doulas who would be a good fit!
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If you change your mind on wanting a doula, or you find a doula that isn't connected to you through Brilliant Births's program, that's okay!
If you have already started the process with us, please let us know by emailing caroline@brilliantbirths.com. We wish you well! Please note that our fee is nonrefundable.
If you have already signed a contract with a doula, we have no say in how the two parties move forward.