Free Birth Doula Contract Template PDF (2026 Updated)

Creating a birth doula contract is an essential step in establishing clear expectations and agreements between the doula and the expectant parents. Below is a sample birth doula contract that you can use as a starting point. However, it's crucial to tailor it to your specific situation, local laws, and preferences. It's always recommended to seek legal advice to ensure your contract complies with local regulations.

Want this filled in for you? Our free doula contract generator builds a customized birth doula agreement in about two minutes — pick your services, fees, and terms, then print it or save it as a PDF to sign. No signup, and nothing is saved.

New: have clients sign it online. Bornbir Premium now includes contracts and e-signature. Send this contract, a ready-made Bornbir template, or your own PDF to a family; they sign from an email link, and you both get the signed PDF. Here's how it works, below the template.

Birth Doula Contract

This agreement is made on [Date], between the undersigned doula, [Your Full Name], hereinafter referred to as the "Doula," and the undersigned expectant parents, [Client's Full Names], hereinafter referred to as the "Clients."

Services Provided: The Doula agrees to provide birth doula services, including but not limited to emotional support, informational support, physical comfort measures, and advocacy during the labor and birth of [Client's Full Name]'s child.

Fees: In consideration for the services provided, the Clients agree to pay the Doula the total fee of [Agreed Upon Amount]. This fee covers [Specify what the fee includes, e.g., prenatal visits, continuous labor support, postpartum visit, phone/email support, etc.]. Payment is due as follows: [Specify payment schedule].

Refund Policy: If the Clients decide to terminate the services before [Number of weeks] weeks prior to the estimated due date, [Percentage]% of the total fee will be refunded. No refunds will be provided if termination occurs within [Number of weeks] weeks of the estimated due date.

Scope of Practice: The Doula agrees to provide support within the scope of a birth doula's practice, offering non-medical assistance and guidance. The Doula does not provide medical or clinical services.

On-Call Period: The Doula will be on call for the Clients from [Start date] until the birth of the baby. During this time, the Doula will make every effort to attend the birth promptly.

Backup Doula: In the event that the Doula is unable to attend the birth due to unforeseen circumstances, a qualified backup doula may be provided. The Clients will be informed of the backup doula's contact information.

Communication: The Clients and Doula agree to maintain open and honest communication throughout the duration of the contract. The Doula will be available for phone and email support as needed.

Agreement Termination: Either party may terminate this agreement for any reason with written notice. If the Doula terminates the agreement, a pro-rata refund will be provided for any unused services.

Governing Law: This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your State/Country].

Signatures:

Doula: [Your Full Name] Date: [Date]

Clients: [Client's Full Name(s)] Date: [Date]

Please note that this is a general template, and you should adapt it to meet your specific circumstances and local regulations. Additionally, consider consulting with a legal professional to ensure that your contract is legally sound.

Skip the copy-and-paste. Rather than filling in every bracket by hand, the free doula contract generator asks you a few questions about your services, fees, deposit, on-call window, and cancellation policy, then builds a clean, numbered agreement you can print or save as a PDF.

Send your doula contract for e-signature with Bornbir

A printable contract still leaves the paperwork: emailing a file, waiting for a printed or scanned signature, and chasing the families who forget. Contracts and e-signature, included with Bornbir Premium, handles the rest from your provider portal:

• Start from a template or your own PDF. Pick Bornbir's birth doula contract, postpartum doula service agreement, or newborn care agreement, start from a blank page, or upload the contract you already use.
• Client details fill in for you. The family's name, partner, due date, address, email, and phone come from their client profile. Highlighted blanks mark what only you can fill in, like your package price and retainer.
• Add the fields a contract needs. Drop in client initials, signature, date signed, text boxes, and checkboxes, and mark each one required or optional.
• Families sign online, with no account. They get an email with a Review and sign button, then type or draw their signature on a phone or computer. You can sign when you send it, or countersign after they do.
• Reminders go out on their own. If the family hasn't signed, Bornbir emails them about 3 days later, then weekly, until they sign or decline or the 30-day link expires.
• You both get the signed PDF. It ends with a signature record: who signed and when, a fingerprint of the exact text agreed to, and the history of sends, opens, reminders, and signatures, with the IP address behind each open and signature. Signed copies are kept in private storage, not at a public web address.

Every document shows its status on the client's Documents tab (draft, awaiting signature, signed, declined), so you can see at a glance who still owes a signature, send a reminder in one click, or void a contract and send a new version if the terms change. It works for families you meet anywhere, not only through Bornbir: add any client by hand and send them a contract. There's no separate e-signature subscription to pay for.

What's in Bornbir's birth doula contract template

The birth doula contract in the Bornbir template gallery goes further than the sample above. Every default is editable, and it covers:

• Services included: two prenatal appointments, on-call support from 38 weeks, continuous labor support until two hours after the birth, and a visit after the birth, plus your package name and price
• A non-refundable retainer due at signing and the balance due at 37 weeks, before you go on call
• How to reach you in early labor, and how many hours you need to arrive
• What happens if the birth is too fast for you to make it
• Illness, a backup doula, and hospital or birth center rules that keep you from attending
• A liability clause, client initials on the payment and fast-birth terms, and a package summary

The gallery also includes a postpartum doula service agreement, a newborn care agreement, and four consent forms: client authorization to release health information, photography consent, text communication consent, and a privacy practice agreement. Customize a template once, save your usual rates in it, and reuse it for every client. Like the sample above, Bornbir templates are a starting point, not legal advice: read each one through and make sure it fits your practice and your state's rules before you send it.

How to send your first contract

1. Create your free provider profile, then upgrade to Premium. New Premium members start with a 7-day free trial.
2. Add the family to Clients: choose Hired me in your Bornbir conversation with them, or click New client and add them by hand.
3. Open their Documents tab, click New document, and pick a template or upload your PDF.
4. Fill in your blanks, click Send to [Name], and add your signature. Bornbir emails the family the signing link, and emails you when they sign.