Shadae Carr

Kansas City, Missouri

Shadae Carr

6 years of experience

Hi! My name is Shadae and I am the founder and owner of New Light Family Birth Services llc. I serve as a certified Birth and postpartum doula as well as a young parent support specialist in the Kansas City metro area.

Lizzy Goulden

Kansas City, Missouri

5.0 (2 reviews)

Lizzy Goulden

4 years of experience

Lizzy was born and raised in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Before becoming a doula, she got a degree in Psychology at the University of Kansas in hopes of becoming a Clinical Psychologist, but all these ambitions changed when she was expecting her first child in 2022. She fell in love with pregnancy and birth and knew she was called to become a doula. Just as Lizzy felt educated, supported, and empowered in her own birth, she hopes to help mothers and their families feel the same. She received her birth doula training through the Global Education of the Midwife (GEM) and is currently pursuing education to become a postpartum doula through Lifespan Doula.

Recent review

Lizzy Goulden is not only professional, but she is compassionate towards mothers and babies. Lizzy is knowledgeable in perinatal care and extensively researches information regarding the health and safety of mothers and their babies. Lizzy is skilled in providing quality, informative care, guiding mothers to make the best decisions regarding their pregnancy and birth. Lizzy is comforting and reassures mothers at the most vulnerable stages of their lives. I seek her advice not only in my personal life, but professionally at the my position of employment, a maternity home for young mothers.

- Grace N.

Shariah Watkins

Kansas City, Missouri

Shariah Watkins

5 years of experience

Hello, my name is Shariah & I am a birth doula happy to serve you. I am a mother of two. I have worked in healthcare seems like all my life from certified nursing assistant, medical assistant & now doula. I enjoy helping families accomplish their personal goals and beyond.

Monika Shelby

Kansas City, Missouri

Monika Shelby

6 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Greetings to you all! My name is Ana and I am a Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Breastfeeding Counselor & Student Midwife located in the Kansas City Metro Area. I believe education in this field is continuous, not just from all the various certifications alone but from experience in how to lovingly handle the range of possible outcomes of birth. The perinatal time is precious as it cannot be recreated. It is the foundation on which the family's future healing is built, and careful empathetic care during that time can positively influence the way the family heals and integrates. Thus, I help my clients discover what they want and facilitate learning & a plan to accomplish it. My services are designed and tailored on an individual basis, specific to each unique pregnancy and desired birth experience. Embracing the whole and not just the parts to offer you the support you need to birth as you choose and to help you facilitate the right atmosphere for a calm & peaceful birth.

Vanessa Font

Kansas City, Missouri

5.0 (3 reviews)

Vanessa Font

22 years of experience

Did you know that a mother does not see her doctor until four to six weeks postpartum? Many health issues can arise during that period; it's comforting to know that your questions can be answered and problems addressed with a medical trained postpartum doula. I want to bring home health care back to its roots with at-home follow up care for families following birth. To have a trained medical profession in your home teaching you how to care for your newborn baby, while also caring for your entire family is a rare gift. ​ Acupuncturists undergo four years of Eastern medical training which includes three years of Western medical training. ​​ ​I also happen to be a baby expert, caring for over 105 babies and being a single parent foster parent to a set of 3 month old twin baby girls. If there's one thing I know, it's the language of babies. A few examples of what I offer my families include: -Videos with helpful techniques such as putting on a nipple shield, pace bottle feeding, or multiple options for newborn carriers - Newborn care - Bottle washing, sterilizing, CDC guidelines for bottle care - Infant laundry and nursery set-up - Nighttime care - Errand running - Organizing anything Marie Kondo style - Dietary suggestions to help heal the post birth body, to address joint pain and for lactation support - Cooking healthy meals and snacks for family - Keeping mom hydrated, rested and cared for - Create a daily feeding schedule for Mom/baby that optimizes Mom's ability to rest and restore her body - Researched information on environmental and safe baby-care products and topics - In-home acupuncture treatments which aren’t extra cost, they come as a perk to me being your doula :)

Recent review

Vanessa provided overnight care for my newborn for several nights while I got much needed sleep. She was patient, caring, and attentive with my son. It was invaluable to know that my son was in excellent care during such a difficult transition for our family. I couldn’t recommend Vanessa enough!

- Jessica J.

Gabriela Moreira Barboza

Kansas City, Missouri

Gabriela Moreira Barboza

13 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Hi, I’m Gabriela. I’m a Newborn Care Specialist and Postpartum Doula with a heart for caring and a passion that began when I was just a child. I used to tear up every time I saw a newborn, without knowing that one day, supporting babies and their families would become my life’s purpose. Over the years, I turned that deep love into a career through professional training and hands-on experience, supporting over 35 families over the past 8 years. My experience includes working with preemies, twins, NICU babies, and newborns with G-tubes. Whether it’s helping you and your baby get better sleep, offering guidance with feedings, or educating you on newborn and postpartum care, my goal is to support you with compassion and knowledge. Most of all, I want to be someone you can rely on during this precious—and sometimes overwhelming—time.

Abbie Roush

Kansas City, Missouri

Abbie Roush

6 years of experience

Hi I'm Abbie! I'm a Child and Family Life Educator and Professional Birth Doula. I strive to be knowledgeable in natural and holistic pregnancy and birth practices. Pregnancy and Birth should be upheld as a sacred and beautiful chapter in a woman's life and I strive to create that dignified atmosphere for the women of the greater Kansas City area.

Aneliz Soto Vazquez

Kansas City, Missouri

5.0 (3 reviews)

Aneliz Soto Vazquez

2 years of experience

My name is Aneliz Soto. My daughter Anaiah Bruno and I are a bilingual mother-daughter doula team trained with Dona International serving in Kansas City desiring to serve women through their birth journey. We want to support you with evidence-based information through your pregnancy so you can feel confident at the moment of birth. Through the labor and delivery process we want to help you with comfort measures and guidance as needed. During postpartum, we want to care for you and help you start your journey into motherhood with ease. As we work towards certification, we are offering discounted rate for births, in exchange for completing a short evaluation form after birth and sharing a testimonial for our website. Let us know how we can serve you! Me llamo Aneliz Soto. Mi hija Anaiah Bruno y yo somos un equipo de doulas bilingües, madre e hija, capacitadas por Dona International y con servicio en Kansas City. Queremos acompañar a las mujeres en su proceso de parto. Queremos brindarte información basada en evidencia durante su embarazo para que se sienta segura al momento del parto. Durante el proceso de parto, le ayudamos con medidas de confort y la orientación que necesite. Durante el posparto, queremos cuidarla y ayudarla a comenzar su camino hacia la maternidad con tranquilidad. Mientras trabajamos para adquirir la certificación, estamos ofreciendo un descuento para nuestros servicios de doulas, a cambio de llenar una evaluación corta durante la visita postparto y compartir un testimonio de su experiencia para nuestro sitio web. Déjenos saber como podemos servirle.

Recent review

For me the presence of Aneliz was priceless, her experience with labor and her experience inside and outside the health system were very important and reassuring. Aneliz also brings her Christian Faith into the process, which for my wife and I was extremely helpful. Also, her Spanish speaking was hugely helpful for my wife. We can´t recommend her enough."

- John M.

Cassi Larson

Kansas City, Missouri

Cassi Larson

Hello! I am Cassi- the doula behind Wise Womb Doula Care. My journey into birth work started with my own path into motherhood, and it has become my greatest passion to support families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I believe every birth is unique and every family deserves personalized, gentle care. My goal is to help you feel informed, empowered, and truly supported as you step into this new chapter.

Emma Draper-Green

Smithville, Missouri

Emma Draper-Green

4 years of experience

Hi! A little about me. When I was 3yrs old I told my parents that I wanted to be a baby doctor. Fast forward to college, and I was pre-med for two years before changing my major to Psychology. I graduated with a Bachelor’s in Psychology but knew I still wanted to be in the birth world, somehow. I had two babies of my own and learned the term Doula. I had an amazing doula for both of my births, and both experiences were amazing for different reasons. I am one of the most driven, inspired, passionate, hardworking, family oriented person you will ever meet. Let me help empower you so you feel confident in having the best birth experience possible.

Asia Sharrae Schneider

Kansas City, Missouri

Asia Sharrae Schneider

9 years of experience

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Rose Yoder

Haven, Kansas

Rose Yoder

8 years of experience

It is my belief that every mom should be educated and empowered to choose the birth she wants. And to be treated with respect and dignity.

Heidi Olivera Oh

Kansas City, Missouri

5.0 (1 review)

Heidi Olivera Oh

22 years of experience

I am a mother of 5 and Dede (grandmother)to one darling little girl. I am a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. I am an animal lover with 2 rescue dogs and 2 rescue pigs! I love to cook vegan meals and enjoy taking traditional meal recipes and making them vegan! I have a huge heart and am very sensitive to my environment and those around me in an intuitive way. I LOVE people and am genuinely curious about everyone I meet. I have been told my whole life that I am a good listener. I also have unique perspective on life and situations in general. During stressful events, I am a pillar of strength, calm and stoic. I help those around me stay grounded. Maybe that makes me sound boring, but I assure you I am anything BUT. My sense of humor will keep you laughing (releasing oxytocin) through labor. Until you get to the part where you need quiet. I have an uncanny ability to "read the room" and blend in to the background if that's what best suits the situation. I connect and attune quickly and effortlessly to my clients. I have been a doula for about 20 years. When I was in the thick of motherhood myself, I knew that I needed a career where I could help people during life's transitions. My business took off and here we are. Over that course of time, I have served hundreds of families and have trained hundreds of doulas too!

Recent review

Heidi was a wonderful doula, and ensured that I had a beautiful birth experience with my youngest son. If I could go back in time, I would have asked her to accompany me with my two older boys. One of the most valuable things she did was to guide my husband in caring for me and supporting me. I felt loved, seen, cared for and safe with her looking out for my family.

- Cortney J.

Bethany Fenlason

Wichita, Kansas

5.0 (1 review)

Bethany Fenlason

12 years of experience
Accepts insurances

I'm Bethany Fenlason, a birth and postpartum doula in Wichita, KS. I love all things birth and supporting parents to have a healthy and confident birth and postpartum experience! I've been a doula for 9 years and have served hundreds of families and it never gets old. I encourage informed consent and helping parents be an active participator and advocate for their birth goals. I'll come alongside you and help you with birth plan details and support for labor with comfort measures and coping techniques to help you meet your goals!

Recent review

Bethany was our doula for the delivery of our first baby. Our birth took place at home, so we knew we wanted the best people to support us through such a new experience. Bethany was wonderful. She has such a warm and calm presence. She was very encouraging throughout labor, and provided the exact support my husband and I needed. Our labor picked up very quickly. Luckily, Bethany was so easy to reach, and she was at our home right away. Not only was she amazing support during labor, but leading up to the big day as well. She is so knowledgeable on all birth options and decisions that we came across during pregnancy. She had evidence based answers to all of our questions. She was supportive of our birth choices and made me feel confident in our decisions. We feel so blessed that we had her with us on such an important day. We can’t wait to see Bethany again for our next baby.

- Josie E.

Jessica Gable

Wichita, Kansas

Jessica Gable

3 years of experience
Accepts insurances

I was born and raised in south central Kansas. I am a Registered Nurse, a certified First Aid/CPR Instructor, and a Safe Sleep Instructor. I married my best friend in 2023 and our days are filled with home renovation projects and entertaining our St. Bernard puppy, Mabel. I have a fairly restrictive diet, so I love spending time trying out new recipes to satisfy my sweet tooth! I chose to become a Birth Doula because I have a strong, undeniable passion for supporting pregnant people. Nothing brings me greater joy than getting to come alongside women to be their cheerleader and trusted resource. Gentle Heart Doula Care is more than just a job for me -- it is a calling. This is where the Lord has led me and I am determined to do it well! It is my mission to help you feel informed and empowered through personalized care and support. I am thrilled to be able to serve Kansas families as your Birth Doula!

Sara Skiles

Wichita, Kansas

Sara Skiles

15 years of experience

Wichita Doula is the leading provider of doula services, overnight newborn care, private childbirth classes, and placenta encapsulation in Wichita, Kansas and surrounding areas.

Theresa Stallone

Grandview, Missouri

5.0 (1 review)

Theresa Stallone

3 years of experience

I’m a work from home mom and I had my first baby in June of 2023! My husband and I have been married since 2022 and we’ve grown up in Kansas City our whole life. I’ve been passionate about birth since I saw my mother birth her last two children about 10 years ago and noticed how much women need advocates and support during pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum! Since then, I’ve been trained as a doula through GEM (Global Education of the Midwife) and have been pursuing a postpartum doula course as well. I hope to provide my clients with all the information necessary to empower them to make informed decisions about their birth plan/goals. If a client is open to it, I also love my Christian faith and try to implement that in areas of my work as well.

Recent review

Theresa was very kind and always willingly to answer any and all questions regarding childbirth I had, especially as a first time mom. I’d highly recommend her as your doula as she is informed, attentive, and very flexible!!!

- Elizabeth T.

Tracy Burman

Lincoln, Nebraska

Tracy Burman

20 years of experience

Gentle & nurturing support for families to ease the transition through the postpartum period.

Skylar Falter

Lincoln, Nebraska

Skylar Falter

6 years of experience

Hi there, I’m Skylar! I’m a mother, home herbalist, and farmer living on the prairie in southeast Nebraska. I work as a certified Postpartum Doula and Certified Innate Postpartum Care Provider offering holistic mother care to women for the first year after birth. Our needs after birth are often more vast than we had imagined - intentional healing, nourishing foods, ceremony, emotional tending, and rest are all necessary for us to replenish and grow after birth. I offer gentle & intimate in-home care for the first six weeks after birth focusing on the healing power of food as medicine.

Amanda Downing

Grandview, Missouri

5.0 (4 reviews)

Amanda Downing

5 years of experience

Amanda is a Certified Birth Doula serving the Kansas City area and surrounding suburbs. She brings warmth, extensive knowledge and caring support to every birth she attends. She believes in every woman's ability to birth her baby, her way. She unwaveringly supports your birth decisions at your birth. Her specialty is comfort measures, labor positions and activity that help labor to progress. Interested in working with her? Let's chat! Text is best! :)

Recent review

I wasn’t sure about hiring a doula because I’m frugal but Amanda was well worth it! She was very helpful and knowledgeable about pregnancy and labor. Plus, she was good company. She stayed in the hospital with my husband and me for 2 full days. She was also there before and after our son’s birth for moral support and resources. Before labor, my husband didn’t fully understand the role of a doula but he is also very thankful that we had Amanda on our team. If you’re considering a doula, hire Amanda!

- Carol Lyle