Rachel Meakins - Birth & Postpartum Doula

About Rachel

Rachel Meakins is a doula, lactation counselor, childbirth educator, newborn care specialist, and maternal health advocate based in Los Angeles. Through her practice, Zenbari, she supports women and families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the transition into modern motherhood with a calm, highly personalized approach. With a background spanning pre-med studies, psychology, public relations, maternal health coaching, and perinatal education, Rachel brings both emotional depth and practical systems-thinking into her work. She is known for helping families feel informed, steady, and genuinely supported — not only during birth, but throughout the massive physical, relational, and identity shifts that come with becoming a parent. Her care combines evidence-based education with intuitive, real-life support. Clients often work with Rachel for guidance around birth preparation, feeding, newborn care, postpartum recovery, household dynamics, partner communication, and creating sustainable systems that allow mothers to feel more resourced and less overwhelmed during the early months. In addition to her private client work, Rachel works in maternal health education and community advocacy, serves as a Fair Play facilitator, and is a health coach focused on the vaginal microbiome and women’s health across fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. Her philosophy is that mothers deserve thoughtful, coordinated care that considers the full picture — not just the baby, but the woman, her relationships, her recovery, her nervous system, and the life she is returning to afterward.

Birth & Postpartum Doula packages and pricing

Prenatal Foundations

Personalized prenatal education and preparation designed to help families feel informed, grounded, and confident heading into birth and early postpartum. Sessions are tailored to your goals, preferences, and questions, and may include labor preparation, birth planning, feeding education, newborn essentials, partner support, recovery planning, and creating practical systems for the transition into parenthood. $1,200+ depending on level of support

$1,200 USD · Flat rate

Birth Doula Support

Comprehensive birth support with prenatal preparation, continuous labor support, and postpartum follow-up care. This package is designed to provide calm, informed, hands-on support throughout pregnancy, birth, and the immediate postpartum period while helping families feel supported emotionally, physically, and logistically during a major life transition. Includes prenatal sessions, on-call support, in-person labor support, feeding guidance, and postpartum follow-up. $3,800+ depending on level of support

$3,800 USD · Flat rate

Postpartum Continuum

In-home postpartum and newborn support focused on recovery, feeding, adjustment, and establishing sustainable rhythms during the early weeks and months after birth. Care is highly individualized and may include newborn care guidance, maternal recovery support, feeding support, emotional processing, light household support, partner guidance, and practical postpartum planning. Flexible daytime support packages and hour banks available. $65–$95/hr depending on level of support

$80 USD · Per hour

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What to expect

Zenbari offers personalized pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and newborn support designed to help families feel informed, grounded, and genuinely cared for throughout the transition into parenthood. Services include prenatal education, birth doula support, postpartum recovery care, feeding support, newborn guidance, and practical household planning for the early weeks and months after birth. My approach blends evidence-based education with calm, highly individualized care that supports not only the baby, but the mother, her recovery, her relationships, and the overall rhythm of family life.

Reviews for Rachel Meakins

5.0 1 review

5.0

May 23, 2026

Rachel was knowledgeable and guided us through everything

— Jason E.

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Certifications, training, and specialties

Certification and training

Postpartum Doula Certification, DNT Network (2026)
Lactation Counselor Certification, Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (2021)
Holistic Health Coach, IIN (2018)
Fair Play Facilitator Training, Fair Play (2021)
Birth Doula Training, DONA International (2024)
Prenatal Doula Training, Hudson Yoga Project (2015)
Newborn Care Specialist, Newborn Care Training Academy (2018)
Lamaze Childbirth Educator Training, Lamaze International (2023)
Birth Doula Training, DONA International (2015)