Desiree' Amboree

Clute, Texas

Desiree' Amboree

6 years of experience
Accepts insurances

DA3H is a maternal, infant, and spiritual wellness hub that provides Black women, femmes, and families with spiritual healing by prioritizing maternal and individual wellness. We help Black women, femmes, and families align with their higher selves by providing heart-centered maternal and spiritual care. Our mission is to empower birthing people, strengthen families, and heal lineages. As a full spectrum peer doula you and I work in tandem to make sure you are educated, informed, and supported as you navigate pregnancy, birth, and new parenthood.

Carlie Smith

Humble, Texas

Carlie Smith

3 years of experience

Howdy! I’m Carlie, an avid reader, lover of the outdoors, Aggie, and a momma of 1 sweet little boy. I fell in love with the birthing community and experience as soon as I found out I was pregnant with my son. I had a wonderful support system of my own throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, and have a passion for helping other mommas have the same privilege. Through evidence based expertise, I can help you advocate for the birth story you desire as a critical member of your birth team. I look forward to meeting you and your sweet little one someday along your beautiful journey to motherhood🤍

Sasha Sumling

Houston, Texas

5.0 (1 review)

Sasha Sumling

16 years of experience

Sasha Sumling is a dedicated therapist, doula, and motherhood coach who has spent over a decade supporting women through the sacred seasons of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery. Her approach combines the power of therapeutic touch with emotional and holistic support, helping mothers feel balanced, confident, and deeply cared for. Based in Houston and originally from Austin, Sasha understands firsthand the challenges of juggling motherhood, work, and self-care. As a wife and mom of three grown children, she brings real-life wisdom and compassion into every client relationship. Through her pregnancy and postpartum massage sessions, birth doula support, and motherhood coaching, Sasha helps women move through every phase of motherhood with less pain, more peace, and a renewed sense of purpose. Whether she’s guiding a mom through labor, helping her recover after birth, or coaching her toward her next season of growth, Sasha creates safe, nurturing spaces for transformation and healing. Her mission is simple: to remind every mother that she deserves rest, support, and the freedom to thrive, body, mind, and soul.

Recent review

I had the privilege of working with Sasha as my doula during my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period. I cannot express enough gratitude for her exceptional support. From the very beginning, Sasha demonstrated a level of professionalism, compassion, and expertise that truly made a difference in my birthing experience. During my pregnancy, Sasha was a constant source of knowledge and reassurance. She took the time to understand my unique needs and concerns, providing me with evidence-based information and guidance that helped me make informed decisions. Her ability to listen attentively and offer non-judgmental support created a safe space for me to express my fears and anxieties. When it came time for the birth, Sasha's presence was invaluable. Her calm demeanor and unwavering support helped me confidently navigate the intense moments. She provided physical comfort measures, emotional encouragement, and continuous reassurance, ensuring I felt empowered and in control throughout the process. Sasha's expertise in various birthing techniques, such as positioning, proved incredibly helpful in promoting progress. But Sasha's support didn't end with the birth. During the postpartum period, she remained a pillar of strength and guidance. She offered practical assistance with newborn care and emotional well-being. Her genuine care and understanding made transitioning from two to three children smoother and less overwhelming. Overall, Sasha's dedication to her role as a doula is commendable. Her knowledge, professionalism, and unwavering support were instrumental in making my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience positive and empowering. I wholeheartedly recommend Sasha to any expectant mother seeking a compassionate and skilled doula who will go above and beyond to ensure a memorable and fulfilling journey into parenthood.

- Yael N.

Bethany Hatfield

Richmond, Texas

Bethany Hatfield

3 years of experience

I am a wife, momma to two girls, and birth doula! I love all things pregnancy and birth, and have so loved my own journey into motherhood. I can’t wait to serve and support families as they begin or continue their journeys!

Jaelyn Cooper

Houston, Texas

5.0 (4 reviews)

Jaelyn Cooper

4 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Hello and thanks for stopping and showing interest in my company! My name is Jaelyn Cooper and I’m a certified birth doula and certified child birth educator with SirenSong Doula Services. I hail from Spring, Tx and service most of Harris and surrounding counties, with my main focus being on low income, military, teen and lgbtqia+ parents. When I’m not doing birth work, I enjoy reading, spending time with my family and friends, and Amazon shopping. I do hope that you will reach out for a free consultation so we can decide if we’re a good match for each other. Have a mer-mazing day!

Recent review

Jaelyn is an angel straight from heaven. I live across the country from my family, and she showed up as my best friend and my family during my delivery and postpartum. She was a tremendous advocate for me during my birth. I was committed to having a natural birth at a birth center, but after 18 hours of labor we had to take it to the hospital because of unavoidable complications. She did absolutely everything to protect and support me at the hospital, while I was pretty much delirious and struggling to make decisions, she was bold and brave standing up from my rights and needs the whole time. For example, the doctors wanted me to go straight to Pitocin to strengthen my ability to push, but Jaelyn knew I wanted to avoid medical interventions, so like a genius she instructed the doctors to give me a breast pump instead because pumping can have the same strengthening effect in an all-natural way. I didn’t even know that, but she did. All through the day and night at the birth center she kept me fed and hydrated, tirelessly held the detachable shower head for me for literally 3 hours straight as I was attempting a water birth, and gave me massages and helped me through all kinds of creative birthing positions. During my extremely challenging birth experience, feeling her hand holding mine was the most comforting and reassuring thing. Her energy was calm always. And then, low and behold postpartum at the hospital, she was my first visitor bringing me a gift bag full of beautiful high quality baby items, a huge bouquet of flowers, and a deluxe fruit tray which I devoured. She’s one of those friends who knows what you need without you having to say anything. She was born to be a doula, and she even remembered my dog’s name and asked about her which cheered me up so much! Plus, with my pregnancy Medicaid all of her services were free! She has a great sense of humor and made me laugh so hard during her hospital visits that they could definitely hear us in the next room! Anyway, God bless you Jaelyn and thank you for treating me with such kindness, love, and respect. And any of you looking for the best doula ever who will seriously have your back, Jaelyn is your girl.

- Hannah V.

Caitrin Benavides

Houston, Texas

Caitrin Benavides

5 years of experience

I am no longer providing Doula Services.

Shon Richardson

Porter, Texas

Shon Richardson

32 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Hi, my name is Shon. I am a Certified Birthing and Postpartum Doula with over 30 years of experience in the medical industry. Birthing is my passion and i enjoy advocating for my new mom's. I specialize in high-risk, cesarean, vbac, and vaginal delivery. I also assist with newborn night care and newborn sleep training.

Shayna Lee

Houston, Texas

5.0 (6 reviews)

Shayna Lee

3 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Empowering Birth Doula & Certified Breastfeeding Consultant | 🌸 Elevating Experiences to Extraordinary Heights one family at a time📍Houston,Texas NO OVERNIGHT SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME!!

Recent review

I agree with all reviewers! Shayna will not just be your doula she’ll be your FRIEND, YOUR FAMILY. She’s amazing and so easy to be around. Communication, attentive, understanding, you name it. And my favorite part during labor was her counter pressure during contractions 😫 this girl hands are certified lol. We love you Shayna 💙✨

- Kiara B.

Veronica Billingsley

Houston, Texas

Veronica Billingsley

4 years of experience

Hi! My name is Veronica, a mom and birthworker who serves the greater northwest Houston area. I love bonding with moms through birth and motherhood and getting to serve mothers in their most vulnerable moments.

Chaka Parker

Houston, Texas

Chaka Parker

6 years of experience

Empowering women one birth at a time to trust their body, love their body, and what the body was created to do!

Mimi Evans

Spring, Texas

5.0 (1 review)

Mimi Evans

4 years of experience

I'm Mimi, mother, advocate and friend.

Recent review

Mimi was very helpful during my labor and supported you after your csection.

- Trish G.

TuWana McKenzie

Katy, Texas

5.0 (1 review)

TuWana McKenzie

7 years of experience

TuWana is an advocate and enthusiast of holistic womenʼs health. As a mother of premature twins and a mom who has suffred postpartum depression she has dedicated her life to connecting with women through the birthing process, postpartum health, and networking. Her calming nature and holistic approach helps ease new parents and veterans like herself help find balance in the new coming of bringing life into their home whether that be newborn care or helping adjust siblings. The philosophy that it takes a village is something that she truly takes to heart. We all need a tribe ! Her mission is to ensure that all women and mothers feel confident and in control of their bodies and at ease through being informed and at peace with the journey of birth and the first stages of life at home with baby.

Recent review

TuWana was amazing! She took the time to listen and understand my needs and wants. She informed me of all my options and coached me through my entire birth and was a great support system during my postpartum period. Working with TuWana with felt more like family than business.

- Leah J.

Sanyika Williams

Katy, Texas

Sanyika Williams

9 years of experience

Passionate about birth, babies and breastfeeding. Supporting families since 2018, it brings me joy to support parents from pregnancy through labor and delivery & transition into their new normal.

Candace Mensik CD(DONA), SpBCPE, BRMpro

Rosenberg, Texas

Candace Mensik CD(DONA), SpBCPE, BRMpro

11 years of experience

I'm Candace- Mother, doula, lifelong learner, physiological birth enthusiast, and founder of Transcendent Birth®. I am on a mission to improve birth outcomes and empower Houston area families through information, encouragement and support as you navigate pregnancy and prepare for birth. Whether this will be your first baby or your eighth, medicated or unmedicated, I'm ready to support you on your birth journey!

Cathy Rude

Katy, Texas

Cathy Rude

34 years of experience

I have been a midwife since 1993. I started my journey toward midwifery when I was told, at the ripe old age of 19, that I would likely never be able to bear my own children due to a severe case of endometriosis. I had numerous surgeries, medication regimes, and heartbreaking disappointments month after month, then year after year. During this time, I read everything I could get my hands on about birth, pregnancy, options in labor and delivery. Finally, I started learning about midwives! Prior to this, I had never known a midwife nor I had ever talked to anyone who had used a midwife. Yet, I was completely enamored with the ideas of “with woman”. This was before the time of the internet and my only sources of information were bookstores or the library. I bought the original issue of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” in 1973 and felt a call to something bigger and more life-changing than I could have ever imagined. The only method of becoming a midwife that I was aware of, was to first go to nursing school to get a BSN and then go to a midwifery school for a Masters in Midwifery. At that time there were no midwifery schools in Texas; the nearest one to us was in Mississippi! I had already started taking my prerequisites for a BS and by 1977 I was accepted into the clinical program for UT Nursing. By this time, my husband Gary and I had been actively, yet unsuccessfully, trying to conceive for six long years. The crushing disappointment was more than I could deal with any longer. I decided to give up that dream and focus on becoming a midwife to help other women have their sweet babies. Two months later, I discovered that I was pregnant! Over the next 17 years, God blessed us with five more beautiful babies; one for each long year of infertility. However, this also delayed my dream of becoming a midwife. So, when I had an opportunity to take a course offered by the Texas Dept of Health to become a documented midwife, I jumped at it. I began this program in 1993. Later the same year, I started a 3 yr apprenticeship with a midwife friend who had recently moved to Texas. I also took a course through the Association of Texas Midwives and later passed one of the first NARM exams offered to become a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife). I was the first midwife in Katy and had a thriving home birth practice for many years. In 2003, I accepted a new apprentice as well as a new birth assistant. This was the beginning of a great collaboration with Natalie and Connie. I’ve been blessed on a daily basis by both of them, and am so grateful for their wisdom, love and support since we came together in 2010, to open Katy Birth Center. This endeavor has truly been a labor of love. My husband Gary and I have been married since 1971 and have enjoyed the years raising our three girls and three boys. All of our children are now married, with the exception of the baby, Meredith who graduated from TX State in 2018 and works in nutrition and exercise wellness in Dallas. My children have blessed me with seven beautiful grandchildren, four of whom I was honored to midwife into the world. I look forward to as many more as God chooses to give! We are very involved in our church and feel blessed to be a part of several ministries there. I also feel a connection to my sister midwives and have been very involved in both local and statewide midwifery organizations over the years. I’ve served on the local level in our Houston area midwifery group as President, Vice-President and Secretary. I’ve also served on the statewide ATM organization as an Area Representative, Secretary and Vice President. Working with these committed midwives to further midwifery and protect our profession has been such an honor, albeit, a huge commitment of time and invested effort. I am excited to see the new generation of midwives come up and take their place alongside the more seasoned midwives. I love mothers and their babies, and I am so very grateful for the path God led me on all those years ago to be able to encourage, minister, educate and support women, and their innate ability to birth their babies safely in the ways they desire.

Olivia Ibarra

Tomball, Texas

Olivia Ibarra

3 years of experience

My name is Olivia Ibarra. I am a certified birth doula, culinarian, and a nutritionist. I am excited and honored to be a part of your birth journey whether it be through labor and delivery support, health coaching, or meal prep. I value food as medicine and believe in the healing power of nutrition. Even the smallest lifestyle changes (good or bad) can have a big impact on a mother's journey before, during and after pregnancy. I work alongside mothers to help them develop their self-efficacy and autonomy. They are the ones in the driver's seat, I'm just along for the ride to offer the support they need!  ​

Swaa Jackson

Cypress, Texas

Swaa Jackson

5 years of experience

Hello, I'm Swaá—pronounced 'sway'—a California native now calling Cypress, TX, in the HTX area, home. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and am a certified Birth Doula by DONA. Committed to ongoing education, I strive to enhance my skills to better support your unique needs. I uphold a simple philosophy: supporting YOUR birth as YOU envision it. My approach is defined by patience, calmness, attentiveness, and love—all seen through a holistic lens that considers nutrition, physical well-being, and mental health. Collaborating seamlessly with birth partners and medical staff, I foster a supportive team environment. Every pregnancy, whether the first or fourth, represents a rebirth for all involved. My ultimate goal is for every family to feel not only supported but also prepared and loved during this vulnerable time. If there's ever anything beyond my scope, I ensure to provide tailored resources. I'm honored to serve my families and feel blessed to witness the success of many births.

Shaquaya Frank

Tomball, Texas

Shaquaya Frank

7 years of experience

Hello, my name is Shaquaya Frank, I am a prenatal and postpartum doula in training with MAMA Glow. I am located in Houston, Texas. I am a maternal mental health advocate, educator and case manager with Healthy Start Initiative. Being a wellness expert brings me joy! My goals are to help mitigate the black maternal death rate in America. In my practice I aim to create a peaceful, judgment free and client-based environment.

Shelbie Cunningham

Conroe, Texas

Shelbie Cunningham

4 years of experience

I am a mom of 3, and I had very different journeys with each. I know firsthand that no pregnancies, labors, births or postpartum recoveries are the same, and therefore should be treated with respect and understanding for the individual. As your doula, I will hold space for you to fully understand all information being given to you, ask your questions, make your own well-informed decisions, and be confident in your choices.

Krista Matlock

Sour Lake, Texas

5.0 (1 review)

Krista Matlock

5 years of experience

I'm Krista, a passionate birth keeper who loves utilizing herbs, tinctures, homeopathy, and nourishing foods as I walk with women on their journey. With a deep trust in the power of birth, I'm dedicated to empowering women through pregnancy, birth, and motherhood, promoting a peaceful transition into parenthood. At Hygge Birth, we embrace coziness and well-being, infusing birthing experiences with a sense of tranquility and simplicity.

Recent review

Krista is like an angel! As soon as I interviewed her she made me feel so comfortable, and I knew she was to Doula for me throughout my pregnancy. She would check in to see if I had any questions, and to check how I was physically and emotionally. If I did have questions, she was always so great at getting back to me quickly. She also came to a prenatal appointment with me to meet my Midwife, which I thought was really cool. I had contractions for days before actual labor, and she was ready to help as soon as I needed her. I labored at home with her by my side and she was such a comfort. She also helped my husband feel reassured, which helped him feel confident in helping me himself. She also encapsulated my placenta for me. I didn’t know whata doula was with my first pregnancy three years before, and having her made all the difference in labor. I wish everyone could use her as their Doula. The fact that she’s a mom herself who has used many of the techniques she help me use to stay calm, breathe through the pain, and be confident about birth was so comforting. She cares so much about the mom she’s trying to help and you can feel the love she has for her role as a Doula. I would choose her again and again.

- Brooke H.