Postpartum Doula Referral Program

What are the Benefits of Having a Postpartum Doula?

Knowledgable and trustworthy caregivers. The doulas we refer are loving, compassionate, experienced and knowledgeable about all aspects of postpartum, including infant care and development, breast/chestfeeding, nursing, bottle feeding, postpartum recovery and cesarean recovery, postpartum blues & depression self-screenings, facilitation of bonding and meal preparation.

Our Postpartum Professionals Provide:

  • Daytime Shifts (Minimum 4 hours)

  • Nighttime shifts (8-12 hours)

  • 24 hour Care

  • Lactation Counseling (Private Session)

  • Infant Sleep Counseling (Private Session)

Postpartum Doulas are Parent Educators and Lactation Counselors. Our trained professionals provide the expert in-home care you need for your expanding family. A postpartum doula is there to help a new family in those first days and weeks after bringing home a new baby. Research shows that parents and babies have an easier time with this transition if a good support team is in place. We help to “nurture the parent” and “mother the mother“. Our doulas take a family centered, community-oriented approach to caregiving and consider the physical, emotional, and practical needs of the entire family to ensure a worry and stress-free start.

Rates vary on experience and availability, for example:

  • $48-$65+ per hour for Postpartum Doula (depending on night shifts, specialities, special needs and multiples)

  • $30-$45 per hour for a “Mother/Parent Helper”

  • $150-$250 per visit for Lactation Consult

  • $350-$600 for Infant Sleep Consulting

Postpartum doula care duties may include:

  • Breast/Chest/Infant feeding support (whatever your choices may be).

  • Help with the emotional and physical recovery after vaginal or cesarean birth

  • Light housekeeping so that birthing person does not feel so overwhelmed

  • New parent care and newborn care education

  • Assistance with newborn care such as diapering, bathing, feeding and comforting

  • Light meal preparation

  • Baby soothing and infant sleep techniques

  • Sibling care support

  • Postpartum Depression Self Assessments

  • Holistic and traditional recovery practices such as herbal baths, belly binding, baby wearing, vaginal steaming etc.

  • Referrals to resources: classes, pediatricians, lactation support and support groups

Happy Parent + Happy Baby = Happy Home

Please fill out this intake form to inquire about doula care and book a doula:

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How can a night doula help you?

1. Sleep with peace. You can’t help but jump out of bed with each new sound your baby makes. An overnight doula will be right there to tend to your baby so you can sleep peacefully, knowing your baby will be looked after.

2. Support with night breastfeeding. Night feeding can be difficult if you aren’t aware of a baby’s early cues that hunger is mounting. Your night doula will be present to attend to your baby, take note of early hunger cues, and bring your baby to you before he or she is frustrated. Your night doula will help with of all the burping, changing and soothing baby back to sleep, so you can rest.

3. Companionship in the wee hours. If you are awake and need emotional support while you and your baby are learning how to breastfeed, having a non-judgmental person there to encourage you can be incredibly helpful. A night doula can also help with positioning and getting a great latch.

4. A night doula will have up to date information on all things “baby” and what might be best for your parenting style. With new information and products being released all the time, your doula will help you be confident in the choices you are making for you child.

5. A night doula will be present and available for you as a safe and judgement-free witness to your introduction into parenthood. As you learn what is best for you and best for your baby, you can have hands on support encouraging you to develop confidence at your own pace.

— Source: A Swift Doula