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Birthways Birth and Postpartum Doula Services
Chicago, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsProviding labor support, postpartum care, lactation support, childbirth education, and more since 1997. Highly trained and supported doula community, 24/7 administrative support, and flexible daytime or overnight scheduling. Referrals to our community of IBCLCs, therapists, and more.
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Holistic Family Doulas
Libby Deutsch & Errin Bald CDMaple Park, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsOur group practice 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, MIArea Served: InternationalProfessional doula training and certification. Become a birth, postpartum, or end-of-life doula. Programs are all online and self-paced. Owner Patty Brennan is author of The Doula Business Guide: How to Succeed as a Birth, Postpartum, or End-of-Life Doula, and specializes in helping to envision, create, and grow a business.
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Sokana Collective
Nancy Cowan & Sonia CollinsEvanston, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsA Birth Justice Doula Agency and Training Academy providing low cost and no cost support for all phases of the perinatal span focusing on marginalized communities. Leading the change to remove barriers for birth workers and families through education and service.
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Soulful Doulas
Tracee Sharrieff CFSDEvanston, ILArea Served: Chicago & SuburbsSoulful Doulas is a compassionate organization specializing in birth, postpartum, and lactation support. Our trained professionals provide comprehensive care, fostering positive experiences for individuals and families during the transformative journey of childbirth.
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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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