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Birthways Labor Support & Postpartum Doulas
Chicago, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsBirthways unique model of breastfeeding support pairs the holistic approach of a postpartum doula with board certified lactation support (IBCLC) when needed. Free IBCLC-staffed warm line support provided to all Birthways clients.
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Chicago Volunteer Doulas
Chicago, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsWe are a birth justice organization providing comprehensive doula support with a focus on vulnerable communities in the Chicago-land area. It works best if you do some research on their web site to see if you qualify for services based on income and place of birth. Offering birth and postpartum doula services.
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Holistic Family Doulas
Lara Lasky CD (Adv), MPHSt Charles, ILArea Served: Chicago & Suburbs, Chicago's West SuburbsHolistic Family Doulas nurtures families from preconception through well into the postpartum phase. We offer non-judgmental, family-led holistic support to all types of families. Services include: birth and postpartum doula services, energy and reflexology work, belly binding, placenta encapsulation and childbirth classes.
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Lifespan Doulas
Patty BrennanAnn Arbor, MIOffers comprehensive birth, postpartum and end-of-life doula training and certification. Programs are a hybrid of self-paced and live, interactive learning, all online. Owner Patty Brennan is the author of The Doula Business Guide. She specializes in doula business development.
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Maureen Zwierzynski
Lotus Mother CareRiverside, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsA trained Ayurvedic Postnatal Doula (AyurDoula). Lotus Mother Care provides holistic postnatal support through revitalizing home visits to “mother the mother”. Services include: postnatal planning, restorative cooking/herbs, massage, breastfeeding support, restorative yoga, meditation, and emotional support.
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Postpartum Doulas & Other Care
The postpartum doula has a special calling to this work. She understands the needs of the postpartum mother. Her job is to mother the mother so she can mother the baby. She will also help with house, sibling care and baby as well as run errands as she will often have her own vehicle. They usually work half days for about two weeks. They are independent so they set their own schedules, have more flexibility, and often have advanced degrees in other fields. They understand the emotional needs of the new parents. Breast feeding support is also offered. You may also need night care, multiples care, skilled nursing care for your infants. There are some agencies that provide this kind of support. This type of care differs in that they take care of the baby primarily.
See alphabetical listings for Chicago postpartum care below. Please contact the practitioner directly to schedule an appointment or if you have any questions. Be sure to let them know BirthLink sent you!
If you can't find a practitioner near you please contact us.
"The physical connection with the mother is considered so essential that in some African cultures the cloth that attaches the baby to it’s mothers back is called the placenta."
- Rediscovering Birth, Sheila Kitzinger
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