Birth & Postpartum Doulas Near Me in Alameda, CA

Hi, I’m Alice, a compassionate and courageous Doula, offering both birth and postpartum services. Education and information are my focus, as I work to empower birthing families to build the confidence needed for a meaningful and peaceful birth experience. I am a birth ambassador, and an expert in physiological birth. I value science and evidence-based practices, autonomy, personal responsibility, individualized care and respectful parenting. I enjoy supporting families in developing a birth plan aligned with their values, teaching and providing comforting touch, and working with partners, siblings, and multigenerational families.

My role as a birth doula is to create a safe space and empower all birthing persons to have a positive birth experience. I greatly enjoy working as a team with the birthing person, partner and caregivers.

Hi, my name is Katelyn, and I’m a certified Full-Spectrum doula. I have experience supporting families through VBAC, high-risk pregnancies, and IVF journeys. I believe that every birth story is unique, and my role is to provide steady, compassionate support—emotionally, physically, and informationally—through each step of the process. My background includes working closely with clients navigating complex or medically supported births, and I’m deeply committed to creating a calm, empowering space where families feel safe, heard, and in control of their choices. Whether you’re preparing for a vaginal birth after cesarean, managing a high-risk pregnancy, welcoming a baby after fertility treatment, or have a generally "normal" pregnancy, I’m here to walk beside you with care and confidence. It’s an honor to support families during such a transformative time, and I’m grateful to be part of this work.

I am a CAPPA-certified postpartum doula with extensive experience supporting families during the postpartum period. My approach is calm, gentle, and evidence-based, offering practical support with newborn care, feeding, recovery, and helping parents feel confident in the early weeks. I’m here to create a nurturing, peaceful environment so you can rest, bond, and recover.

With over seven years of experience caring for babies and children as a caregiver, I have always felt called to nurture, support, and uplift families during life's most tender moments. Ever since stepping foot in the postpartum care world, I found my passion and truly fell in love. As a doula, I offer gentle, hands-on support to new mothers and their families during the sacred postpartum period. My care is rooted not only in deep compassion and intuition, but also in the latest evidence-based practices and research in postpartum care, infant development, and maternal health. My philosophy is that when science and heart come together, families feel more confident, supported, and empowered. I show up with a calm presence, knowledge, and unconditional care.

I believe every birthing person should have the right to a trauma free birth experience, where their beliefs, values and goals are heard and respected. Birthing bodies are powerful. My goal as a doula is to remind you of the power you hold. I have worked in the medical field for 13 years as a Certified Medical Assistant, Lead Medical Assistant Instructor, recently completed my Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration and gained Certification as a Birth and Postpartum Doula. I am a very motivated and determined person. As a dedicated mother and proud African American woman, my heart is deeply rooted in the wellbeing of our community. The glaring disparities in maternal health that disproportionately affect women of color are not just statistics to me; they are urgent calls to action that resonate with my own experiences and those of my loved ones. I am committed to leveraging my knowledge, resources, and voice to initiate and support sustainable changes within the healthcare system. My goal is to ensure that equitable, high-quality maternal care is not a privilege, but a standard afforded to all mothers, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Through community outreach, advocacy, and education, I strive to contribute to a world where maternal mortality in underserved communities is not a grim expectation but a rare exception. My mission is to fight for a future where every mother’s life is given the value it unequivocally deserves.

I’m Leticia Butruce, a Brazilian-born, U.S.-based certified postpartum doula with a lifelong passion for caring for babies and supporting families. With an extensive background in childcare and family assistance, along with training through DONA International, I offer compassionate, hands-on support during one of life’s biggest transitions—welcoming a new baby. Whether you need daytime help with your routine, overnight newborn care, or support during postpartum recovery, I’m here to bring calm, care, and confidence to your growing family.

Stacy Avalos, owner of Rooted Willow Services, Inc.! Offers her services with over 20 years of experience in supporting infants and families, she is dedicated to providing exceptional care and guidance during the transformative journey of parenthood. As a highly trained and passionate labor & postpartum doula, Stacy offers a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each family. From prenatal support to postpartum care, her expertise covers a wide spectrum of areas. Stacy's extensive background includes specialized training as a doula, newborn care specialist, prenatal and postpartum nutrition coach, newborn sleep consultant, and mental health specialist. This diverse skill set enables her to address multiple aspects of the perinatal period, ensuring a holistic and personalized approach to support your family's well-being. Whether you're an expectant parent seeking assistance during pregnancy, looking for guidance with newborn care and breastfeeding, or seeking support with postpartum mental health, Rooted Willow Services, Inc. is here to provide compassionate care, evidence-based information, and practical strategies to empower and guide you through this transformative time. Experience the difference of a seasoned doula with a genuine passion for helping families thrive. Contact Rooted Willow Services, Inc. today to embark on your journey towards a positive and fulfilling parenting experience.

Hi everyone, I’m Brittany Maalona, owner and doula with Stork & Sprout, a team-based doula practice serving families throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. While you’ll see my name and photo here, Stork & Sprout is very much a team. Our doulas bring a range of experience, backgrounds, personalities, and specialties to our work, and we support one another so families have a broader circle of care throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. We provide birth and postpartum doula support, along with lactation support, bodywork, placenta encapsulation, education, TENS rentals, and other resources for growing families. Our team supports families throughout San Francisco, the Peninsula, East Bay, and North Bay. One of the things I care most about is making doula support feel accessible, dependable, and genuinely relational. We believe families deserve information without judgment, support that respects their choices, and a team they can feel comfortable reaching out to. If you’re looking for support, please feel free to reach out. I’m happy to learn more about what your family is looking for and help connect you with the doula or support option within our team that may be a good fit.

Hello families! My name is Thaiz Brasil, and I’m a certified Postpartum Doula and Newborn Care Specialist with over 17 years of hands-on infant care experience. I’m Trusline certified, CPR certified, and also a proud mom of four amazing boys. For the past 6 years, I’ve been honored to serve families as a postpartum doula and newborn care specialist—providing not only practical support but also reassurance, guidance, and encouragement during such a tender stage of life. I’m located in the 95111 area and happy to travel up to 45 miles to support your family. I have such a passion for my career and for every family I come across. It’s truly a gift to be invited into a home during this beautiful transition, and my goal is always to help parents feel confident, cared for, and supported while giving their babies the best possible start.

Hi, my name is Shannon. I am a mother of 4, a new Mimi and an Auntie to many. I have a beautiful village and have learned so much over many years. I am excited to support your family and village on this beautiful journey.

I love the field on birth and babies. I have been to hundreds of births over the span of 12 years. I changed careers for a number of years as an EMT. Therefore, I have a strong medical background. Also, I am AHA certified in infant, children, adult CPR, and a certified newborn care specialist, and postpartum Doula. I have now created my own company as a Postpartum Doula serving Sonoma to San Francisco, and East Bay We have now expanded into the San Francisco and East Bay. I look forward to meeting the needs of each family as I am able to serve and work in what I am passionate about.

Congratulations on this beautiful chapter of your life! As a birth and postpartum doula, I believe in empowering families with unwavering support, guidance, and nurturing care during your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period. I believe every parent deserves to feel confident, respected, and deeply cared for as they welcome their sweet little one.

Blessings to you. Thank you for jumping in profile. My name is Valerie Claxton, and I am an IBCLC, a certified childbirth educator, doula certified, and a registered nurse specializing in labor and delivery living northern California. I have been on both sides of the labor and delivery journey as a nurse, I see mothers choosing what is best for them and advocating for them, whether going fully natural to using medicinal means to deliver. I know that with teamwork, belief, trust, releasing all fears, and encompassing a peaceful space that birthing your beautiful bundle will come easy. Yes, there are the unknowns but with constant communication and reassurance our relationship will be unbreakable. I enjoy teaching Zumba, serving in our children's ministry, and showing off my green thumb.

Hi, I'm Fey! I'm a Certified Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, and Certified Lactation Educator serving families throughout the Bay Area. I created Blue Hour Care because I believe every family deserves a village—even when theirs lives far away. My goal is to provide calm, knowledgeable, and personalized support so you can feel confident as you adjust to life with your new baby. My approach is warm, evidence-based, and completely judgment-free. Every family is different, and I don't believe in one-size-fits-all care. Whether you need overnight newborn support, breastfeeding guidance, emotional reassurance, or simply someone to help you rest, I'm here to meet you where you are. As someone who is also on my own journey to motherhood, I have a special place in my heart for supporting solo parents by choice and families of all backgrounds. I strive to create a space where parents feel heard, supported, and empowered during one of life's biggest transitions. I offer overnight and daytime postpartum support, newborn care, lactation education, and virtual consultations. I'd be honored to be part of your village during the early days of parenthood.

I am a certified postpartum doula with +6y of hands-on experience supporting families and caring for newborns and children. My approach is grounded in respect, emotional safety, and evidence-based care. I believe the postpartum period is a sacred transition—one that deserves patience, gentleness, and knowledgeable support. My role is to help families feel confident, informed, and truly supported as they recover, bond, and find their own rhythm at home. My philosophy centers on meeting each family where they are. I do not believe in one-size-fits-all parenting; instead, I honor each family’s values, culture, and instincts while offering practical guidance and calm reassurance. I focus on nurturing both the baby and the parents—supporting feeding, sleep, recovery, and emotional wellbeing—so families can feel empowered rather than overwhelmed. My goal is always to create a peaceful, judgment-free environment where parents feel seen, heard, and capable during one of the most important chapters of their lives.

I bring over 30 years of experience supporting families with children in private homes, with many of those years dedicated to the tender postpartum period as a Doula and Newborn Care Specialist. Known for anticipatory service and a calm, grounding presence, I provide expert care for newborns, including multiples, while offering mindful support for birth parents as they recover and transition into parenthood. With discretion, compassion, and deep knowledge of infant care, I help parents feel confident and supported as they welcome their newest family members.

My name is Krystal Brisette Vélez-Gómez-Edwards and I am of Indigenous-Mexicana and Nicaragüense descent. I am open to supporting all births of all beliefs and practices. I am passionate about my own cultural work and practicing as a traditional, Mexican doula, acknowledging birth as ceremony. My first career path was in nursing until I discovered my dismay with Western medicine and healthcare. Years later I experienced the birth of my son, Michael, who is now 16. I was 21 and had no support outside of my marriage, I had no clue what I was doing and I didn't know what I didn't know. I ate awfully and gained at least 70 pounds. When my water broke and I was admitted to the hospital, I was soon told I would need a cesarean due to my son going into "distress." I planned to have a natural birth, but here I was receiving an epidural (fentanyl!) and being cut open and tugged at from within. I was so detached from my own body. My baby was taken from the room and I didn't have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits and pleasure of skin-to-skin bonding, our 'golden hour' to breastfeed peacefully. I suffered from postpartum depression and learned to bury and forget the experience because I figured that's just how it was. It wasn't until years later that it came up for me and was a catalyst for many positive changes in my life. I was a few years into healing work with indigenous medicines and in one of my own ceremonies, I received a calling to bring ceremony back to birth, along with visions of burying a placenta at a sacred tree. I began researching traditional Mexican birth work to discover that this was in fact an indigenous tradition. I dedicated myself to the journey of birth work. I obtained training in many facets of holistic birth work and traditional, Mexican birth work, including herbalism to support birth and postpartum, womb healing, rebozo work, techniques for comfort and pain management as well as repositioning breech babies, lactation support, craniosacral therapy, cerrada de caderas (traditional closing ceremony), and the list continues to grow. I have been studying safe use of psychedelics during pregnancy and birth. As a traditional, certified holistic birth and postpartum doula, my primary role is to provide emotional, physical, and informational support to you during pregnancy, labor, childbirth, and beyond. I believe birth work is sacred and magical. Most importantly, I'm passionate about incorporating traditional practices into my work, which means I can also draw on indigenous knowledge and rituals to enhance and support your desired birthing experience. Together, we'll navigate this journey, ensuring you feel empowered and well-supported throughout.

Hi there! I am a birth, and postpartum doula and I work to create a calm and safe space for you as you journey through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. I prioritize your empowered and informed decision making, always turning you back to yourself and your intuition and ensuring you have all the information you need and want. I work with a holistic, traditional and Islamic framework. I believe in bringing in your belief system as the primary anchor to guide you through this process and am able to offer this especially, however not limited, to Muslim clients. When not working you can find me taking a class, running the lake in Oakland, laying in the sun somewhere or hunting for a coffee or smoothie with friends and their littles.

Hello and welcome! My name is Lace and I am a certified birth doula. I believe that every birthing person deserves to feel seen, heard, and empowered throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. My role is to provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support so that you can navigate this transformative time with confidence and care. My approach is rooted in compassion, advocacy, and evidence-based practices. I draw from my background in Global and Community Health, where I’ve studied reproductive justice, maternal health equity, and inclusive care models. I’ve also received yoga certification in Mallorca, Spain, which informs my grounding techniques and mindfulness-based comfort strategies during labor. Whether you are seeking support with birth planning, comfort measures, advocacy during labor, or gentle guidance in the early postpartum days, I am here to walk alongside you and your family. I welcome clients from all backgrounds and am especially passionate about supporting LGBTQ+ families, first-time parents, and those interested in holistic or low-intervention birth experiences. I continue to expand my knowledge through trainings in trauma-informed care, lactation support, and culturally responsive perinatal work. I believe that every birth matters and that your story deserves to be honored with presence, respect, and grace. Let’s connect—I’d be honored to support you in this sacred transition.