Birth Doulas

Name
Contact Info
Other Info

Barakah Midwifery

Jannah Alaoui

408-332-1411

www.barakahmidwifery.com

jannahalaoui@ymail.com

Compassionate care options include prenatal, home birth, monitrice, doula, and lactation consultations all performed by a certified nurse midwife (CNM). Supporting your freedom of choice!
MaryLou Alberts

408-720-1797

www.embracingmiracles.net

mlalberts@yahoo.com

The birth you desire: with dedicated labor and birth support, massage, and postpartum care (especially experienced working with twins and doing overnights).
Sandy Caldwell, CD(DONA)

650-261-9008

www.doula-la.com

sandy@doula-la.com

Respectful, experienced, calm companionship for Peninsula families during birth and postpartum; Birthing From Within childbirth mentoring in your home or mine.

Neri Choma

408-480-1389

mamacenter@yahoo.com

I am a Birth Doula and a Doula Trainer, as well as a Childbirth Educator and a women Life Coach. I will support you with faith and trust in you and your body. I use a vast variety of tools: breath work, massage, changing positions, guided imagery and hypnotherapy. I also use tools I borrow from my Life Coaching practice.

Delivery Doula

Paula Calhoun

408-761-5876

www.deliverydoula.com

doulapaula@yahoo.com

Caring, compassionate,respectful and experienced Birth Doula providing pregnancy and labor support with accupressure, massage, aromatherapy and TENs. Helping you have a positive birth experience.

Mama's Muse Doula Services

Sandra Darrow

650-954-8181

www.mamasmusedoulas.com

sandradoula@gmail.com

I am a part of a team of three doulas, Mama's Muse Doula Services, working to inspire and empower women through childbirth.

Stacy Day, CD(DONA), NCTMB

650-322-2087

stacyday@earthlink.net

Prenatal and postpartum massage in my Menlo Park office or in your home. Also Birth Doula services in Fremont and Peninsula area. DONA Certified and NCTMB.

California Midwifery Service

Rosanna Davis, LM, CPM

650-289-0809

www.californiamidwifery.com

rosannadavis@earthlink.net

Personalized care for empowered safe experience. Experienced licensed midwife, experienced mother, certified Birthing From Within mentor, seasoned professional, facilitates community and mother-friendly care throughout. Meet the practice. Exclusive offering: ‘Village Prenatal’.
Melissa Dean

408-778-7728

www.alittlemiracle.com

elerevet@gmail.com

Certified birth doula and childbirth educator serving greater Santa Clara County to Redwood City. I provide educational, emotional & physical support throughout labor and birth, including massage, positioning, acupressure, and a general sense of well-being regarding your labor experience.

Open to Creation Doula Services

Lori Dent

831-726-9903

lsdent@sbcglobal.net

I am a Doula in training with a special interest in serving women in recovery (AA/NA). Low-cost. Serving the greater South Bay.

Patty Dougherty, CCE

831-475-0451

www.thecervixwhisperer.com

pattyd@aawsom.com

I teach childbirth classes in Redwood City, Pre and Post-Natal classes in San Carlos and I also provide Doula services.

Julie Dubrouillet

650-307-3513

juliedub2002@yahoo.com

I practice as part of Peninsula Birth Companions, a team of birth and postpartum doulas who support women and families during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum. Our role is to share information and community resources, nurture and support, and guide and empower our clients to choose what is right for them.

Anna Hurty

510-842-6283

anna@hurty.com

anna.hurty.com

Doula/CB Educator for 18 years. Founder of Blossom Birth. Having attended over 350 births, I bring knowledge, patience, and non-judgemental support as you choose your unique path to birthing with confidence. I offer private/small group CB classes in your home for your convenience.

Early Advantage

Lori Ismail

408-871-0386

lori@earlyadvantagebirth.com

www.earlyadvantagebirth.com

We are dedicated to providing you with the knowledge and support you need to have a safe and satisfying birth experience. Our goal is to remain objective, promote awareness of your options, and encourage families to feel nurtured and respected during this special time. Childbirth Classes (Bradley, CBP), Labor Doula, Lactation Counselor.

Precious Days Doula

Hannelore Kieser-Deguara

408-387-0888

hanneloredoula@yahoo.com

Compassionate and professional doula care before, during and after birth to nurture and empower new families in the Greater South Bay. Mother of three. Sliding scale available.

Elements Of Magic

Mendy Luptak Thijssen

650-400-1307

www.elementsofmagic.com

elementsofmagic@gmail.com

Bring your conciousness to your creation. Prenatal and postpartum services including; in home massage, doula support, belly casting, Blessingway ceremony, placenta encapsulation, Birthing From Within® classes, and private birth art sessions.

Empowered Mama Doula Services

Shannon Padlog

408-464-7683

shannonpadlog@yahoo.com

www.empoweredmamas.com

Birth Doula and Lactation Counselor serving the Greater South Bay Area and Peninsula. I support new families in having an empowered and positive birth experience.
Ronnie Falcao, LM, MS

650-961-9728

www.gentlebirth.org/ronnie

Homebirth midwifery services specializing in waterbirth and older first-time mothers; European style in-home postpartum care. Aquadoula tubs provided. Peninsula to south San Jose. Also available for labor support. Insurance accepted.
Stephanie Freeman

408-507-6476

stefannyfanny@yahoo.com

What do YOU need to know to give birth? Also providing Birthing From Within Childbirth Mentoring, Doula Services, Breastfeeding Counselor and Belly Casting/Henna (I don't wash windows however...)

Felissa Hay

408-781-2182

www.yourbirthdoula.com

My role as your birth doula is very flexible; I can be as involved as you want me to be. I hope to support you and your partner emotionally, physically and educationally throughout your labor and birth. I am also a lactation councellor and help my birth clients with breastfeeding. I serve the South Bay and the Peninsula.

Peninsula Birth Companions

Audrey Kalman

650-303-2405

www.peninsulabirthcompanions.com

doulas@peninsulabirthcompanions.com

I practice as part of Peninsula Birth Companions, a team of birth and postpartum doulas who support women and families during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum. Our role is to share information and community resources, nurture and support, and guide and empower our clients to choose what is right for them.

Julie Lefmann

408-529-8031

www.withmyowntwohands.net

jlefto@hotmail.com

Birth & Postpartum Doula, Certified Massage, Reiki, and Watsu Therapist; Serving Santa Cruz and South Bay Areas.

Mama's Muse Doula Services

Diana Hurwitz

650-996-3547

www.dianathedoula.com

dianathedoula@gmail.com

Experienced doula care for families seeking inspirational, practical, & personalized support. Private Birthing from Within classes + TENS & Labor Tub rentals too.

Mindful Mama Birth Services

Jeanna Lurie, RYT, CCE, CLA

408-743-5692

www.mindfulmama.net

jeanna@mindfulmama.net

Prenatal and Mother-Baby Yoga Instructor, childbirth educator, and Birth Doula, offering mother-friendly and evidence-based doula support. Specializing in Couples' Prenatal Yoga. Group classes and private sessions available.

Sweet Dream Doula Care

Michelle Ogden-Stout

408-649-1199

www.sweetdreamdoulacare.com

sweetdreamdoula@gmail.com

Labor and birth support, pre- and perinatal massage and postpartum care for the Greater South Bay, Peninsula and Santa Cruz County. Providing dedicated and respectful guidance through the birth experience and the journey into parenthood. Sliding scale available. Please visit website for more information or call for a free consultation.

 

Audrey Muto

510-754-3533

www.myoyubirthandyoga.com

audrey@myoyubirthandyoga.com

Birthin From Within® Mentor and Doula, Audrey Muto offers interactive classes and compassionate support. Yoga and Prenatal Yoga are also taught; all levels welcome. Serving families in San Francisco, the East Bay and the Penninsula.

Gene Muto, MA, CMT, CBD

510-797-4085

www.genemuto.com

gene@genemuto.com

Birth Doula services for in-home births. Provider of safe, gentle and skilled bodywork for the whole family, including infants and children. Modalities include: Craniosacral, Massage and Acupreasure therapies. Serving: Peninsula cities, the Peninsula , South Bay and Southern Alameda County.
Christine Olszewski

408-221-4086

www.littlebellybutton.com

christine@olszewski.us

Pediatric intensive care nurse, Postpartum doula; I'd love to help you day or night from San Jose to Mountain View. 15 years professional and personal experience to harness to your advantage
Julie Ann Randall

650-483-4627

allowingjoy@yahoo.com

I support my clients in allowing their own self-defined joy through affirmative chant writing, therapeutic massage for women & birth doula services.

A Labor of Love Doula Care

Param Matharu

408-480-5542

www.aLaborOfLoveDoulaCare.com

param@alaboroflovedoulacare.com

Guiding families through birth and beyond. Birth and Postpartum doula care, Childbirth Preparation, Babywearing expert, Elimination Communication mentor.
 

Baby Sips

Sheridan Ross, IBCLC

650-222-9747

www.babysips.com

sheridan@babysips.com

In-home lactation consulting, support, and education! Covering the Peninsula and more - please check out www.babysips.com for detailed information!
 

Perryn Rowland

650-323-9376

perrynkrowland@yahoo.com

Perryn has been a doula and childbirth educator for 19 years and has attended hundreds of births. She works primarily in the mid-Peninsula area and lives in Menlo Park. She has three wonderful sons and speaks Spanish.

Peninsula Birth Companions

Alexa Sockol

650-678-3424

www.AlexaSockol.com

alexasockol@gmail.com

Doulas of Peninsula Birth Companions offer compassionate support to families in preparation for, during, and after birth. Alexa specializes in photography capturing these amazing times.

Mama to Mama

Chris Pritchard, RN

650-728-3950

www.mamatomama.com

chrisprn@pacbell.net

Thirty years of supporting new families with loving care through pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and the postpartum period. Peninsula, Coastside and San Francisco.

Eva Roodman, M.S.W.

650-714-1839

eva@evaroodman.com

Counseling for individuals & couples transitioning into parenthood, primarily Pregnancy and Postpartum Moods and Challenges. Offering birth doula services as well.

Andria Wagner

408-603-7875

www.angelpeace.com

angelpeace33@gmail.com

Angelic Intuitive offering birth and post partum services, as well as Reiki healing sessions and intuitive readings. Andria specializes in nurturing the divine feminine and supporting spiritual families.

Kymm Ann Wallin

831-427-4039

mothersjourney.com/index.html

kymmann@mothersjourney.com

Offering 13 years of experience as a Birth Doula, Massage Therapist, Infant Massage Instructor, and a Postpartum Doula. Serving the greater South Bay and Santa Cruz.

Birthworks-San Jose

408-947-7685

birthworks@hooked.net

 
Doulas of North America DONA

1-888-788-DONA (3662)

www.DONA.org

 
The Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators

888-222-5223

www.alace.org

 
Last updated: 9/02/10 EB