A doula is a trained support person who provides continuous emotional, physical, and informational care during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Doulas don’t replace medical providers. Instead, they complement them by focusing on your comfort, confidence, and overall well-being.

Birth Doula Support

A birth doula supports you through pregnancy, labour, and birth with calm guidance and consistent presence.

What a Birth Doula Does

• Emotional Support: Encouragement, reassurance, and a grounded presence throughout pregnancy and labour.

• Physical Comfort: Breathing techniques, massage, positioning, counter-pressure, pressure points, movement, and comfort measures to help manage pain an discomfort.

• Informational Support: Helping you understand your options, navigate decisions, and feel confident communicating with your care team.

• Advocacy & Communication: Making sure your preferences are heard, supporting informed decision-making, and helping you feel empowered in your birth experience.

• Partner Support: Helping partners feel confident, involved, and supported so they can be the kind of support person they want to be.

What a Birth Doula Doesn’t Do

• Perform medical tasks

• Make decisions for you

• Replace your partner or clinical care team

Postpartum Doula Support

A postpartum doula provides care after birth, whether that’s the first days home or the weeks that follow, to help families feel nourished, rested, and supported as they adjust.

What a Postpartum Doula Does

• Emotional Support: A calming presence, a listening ear, and reassurance during a time of major change, and holding a safe space for any feelings you have.

• Infant Care Support: Newborn care guidance, soothing techniques, normal newborn behaviour, feeding support, and helping you build confidence.

• Breastfeeding/Bottle-Feeding Support: Assistance with latch, positioning, pumping, paced bottle-feeding, and navigating feeding challenges without pressure.

• Practical Support: Light household tasks, light meal prep, tidying, and creating a restful environment so you can focus on healing and bonding.

• Education: Evidence-informed guidance on recovery, baby care, and postpartum wellness.

What a Postpartum Doula Doesn’t Do

• Replace medical care

• Judge your feeding choices or parenting style