There are two types of doulas:  birth and postpartum doulas.   Dreambirths matches both birth and postpartum doulas to families.*

A birth doula is someone who is experienced with birth and provides support to a woman and her family in the prenatal period, at the birth and during the postpartum period.  Normally, she begins helping the family about six weeks before baby's due date and completes her services about six weeks after baby has arrived. Birth doulas can offer education about birth, care in pregnancy, tips for naturally starting labor, pain management techniques, personal support during childbirth, help in the postpartum period and much more.  For more detailed information about birth doulas, click here.

A postpartum doula helps families after the baby has come home.  She normally works on an hourly basis, providing help to new moms with baby care, feeding (breastfeeding and bottle), sleep issues, household management and more.  Postpartum doulas are uniquely trained to help the family get through the postpartum period in a healthy way.  Each postpartum doula creates her own package of services and sets her own price.

*Our doulas are independently contracted, which means you hire your doula after you have been matched, outside of the Dreambirths program. We simply do the leg work for you, finding the best possible doulas for you to choose from. Each doula sets her own price for her service package.