Find a Doula Near Me in San Francisco, CA

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313

Doula providers near San Francisco

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Families requested a doula nearby in the last 90 days

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From providers and requests on Bornbir. Updated November 2026.

Doula rates near San Francisco

Prices doulas list on Bornbir · November 2026

Packages

Flat rate · typical $535–$2,500

$1,575 median

Hourly rate

Per hour · typical $50–$70

$60/hr median

Based on 664 package prices from 285 doulas listed on Bornbir within 150 miles of San Francisco, CA.

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313 doulas near San Francisco, CA

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Nov 2026Oct 2027

From 69 doulas who confirmed their availability in the last 30 days.

Leila Mottley

Oakland, California 5 years of experience

5.0 (2 reviews)

Leila Mottley

Accepts insurance

I'm a queer, Black birth worker offering sliding scale doula care in the East Bay. I was born and raised in Oakland and I only take on a handful of clients at a time so that I can give you as much individualized attention as possible. I trained as a full-spectrum doula in 2021 with Sumi's Touch and have been actively supporting clients in the transformative process of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum for over a year. Before that, I worked as an infant-toddler teacher for years and I incorporate education on newborn care in my work as a doula. I believe that education and information is critical to you being able to make choices that work best for you and go into birth with confidence and grounding in your abilities and understanding of your own body and baby. The goal of every birth is to create an environment and process that is uniquely comfortable and grounding for the person giving birth and so I provide a number of prenatal sessions to prepare parents with the knowledge and tools to make their own informed decisions while also being ready to step in and advocate on behalf of the parents' needs at any point. I am particularly interested in mindful birthing and finding the methods of pain reduction that work for each person, building a birth environment that feels as familiar and homey as possible (music, lighting, calming scents, etc), and being anything and everything you may need from home to the hospital, whether that be a coach, cook, massage therapist, fierce advocate, or photographer. I also have an affinity for postpartum care that encompasses lactation support, postpartum healing, herbal remedies, baby care, or just doing your dishes so you don’t have to worry about that too.

Recent review

I was in labor for three days, and I can’t imagine how I would’ve managed without Leila. She is the support every person deserves during this process. She listened to my needs and helped me create a birth plan that reflected my personality. At the hospital, she advocated for me fiercely, pushing for alternatives that aligned with my wishes, even when the medical team repeatedly fear-mongered. Postpartum, she offered invaluable advice that helped me process my labor experience and navigate lactation. I am incredibly grateful that I had her by my side.

- Hafeezah A.

Maya Jones

Oakland, California 7 years of experience

Maya Jones

Responds within an hour Accepts insurance

Hi, I’m Maya Jones a Certified Full Spectrum Doula and Placenta Care Specialist dedicated to supporting you through every stage of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. My mission is to create safe, empowering experiences for all birthing people—honoring your unique birth preferences, whether natural, medicated, cesarean, or VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). Growing up in East Palo Alto, I was inspired by the strength of my community and the compassion of my grandmother and mother, who were community leaders and nurturers. Their example taught me to lead with advocacy, care, and an unwavering commitment to uplifting others. With over a decade of childcare experience and a passion for birth work sparked in 2017, I founded All Hues LLC in 2023 to provide holistic, personalized care. My comprehensive training in Birth, Loss, and Postpartum Care, alongside certifications in Placenta Encapsulation and OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Safety, equips me to meet your needs with evidence-based knowledge, practical tools, and emotional reassurance. I am committed to addressing inequities in perinatal care and providing inclusive, affirming support to all families, especially Black families, families of color, LGBTQ+ families, single parents, and surrogates. Through compassionate guidance, I help you navigate the challenges and joys of parenthood with confidence and ease. Whether you’re looking for birth planning, hands-on labor support, lactation guidance, postpartum recovery care, or placenta encapsulation, my goal is to ensure you feel seen, respected, and cared for every step of the way. Let’s create a birth and postpartum experience that empowers you to not just survive but thrive!

Taking new clients Due Nov 2026 – Aug 2027
Arina Garcia

Oakland, California 12 years of experience

5.0 (1 review)

Arina Garcia Popular: among the most-viewed newborn care specialists in California, last 60 days

I’m an Overnight Newborn Care Specialist with over 13 years of experience as a professional nanny, including 8 years specializing in newborn and postpartum care. I also have a background in the medical field and am currently pursuing nursing, allowing me to bring both extensive hands-on childcare experience and a strong healthcare foundation to the families I support. I provide calm, attentive overnight support to help families navigate the early weeks with confidence and rest. My approach focuses on feeding support, soothing techniques, and establishing healthy sleep routines so both baby and parents can get the rest they need. I offer reliable overnight care including diapering, burping, bottle prep, pump part cleaning, and maintaining a peaceful nighttime environment. I also support parents with guidance and reassurance during the postpartum transition. Families describe me as dependable, patient, and nurturing, and I take pride in providing high-quality, trustworthy overnight care.

Price
$60/hr
Taking new clients Starting Nov 2026 – Aug 2027
Recent review

Arina is an exceptional Newborn Care Specialist who brought immediate structure, expertise, and calm to our home during the newborn stage. She expertly established healthy sleep foundations and guided us through consistent day and night routines, making a lasting impact on our baby’s development and our family’s well-being. Her professionalism, reliability, and deep understanding of infant care truly set her apart. Arina anticipated our needs, supported key early milestones, and created a seamless, supportive environment during a critical time. We are incredibly grateful for her care and only parted ways due to distance. Any family seeking a highly skilled and trustworthy newborn care specialist would be fortunate to work with her.

- Yesenia P.

Danielle Walker

Oakland, California 5 years of experience

5.0 (3 reviews)

Danielle Walker

Responds within a day Accepts insurance

Hi! I am a holistic certified full spectrum doula, meaning I specialize in prenatal care, labor and delivery (birth doula), and postpartum support. I love working with pregnant moms, and what makes me unique is that I offer quality, personalized care for moms and their birth partners. I am calm, down to earth, patient, and heart-centered. I like keeping my clients inspired and informed about their care. I am compassionate. I advocate fully for the families I serve and truly feel that this is my calling. My primary goal is to help moms feel safe and supported with smooth pregnancies and healthy pregnancy outcomes. Together we can do this :) As a holistic doula, I use evidence-based research in my practice and have over twenty years of experience working in holistic health, serving female clients and their birth partners. I work with families to develop comfort measures throughout pregnancy, relaxation techniques, birth partner support, and a comprehensive birth and postpartum plan. To be as flexible and accommodating as possible, I offer telehealth visits, in-person visits, and phone calls. My own journey to becoming a mom is quite unique. After years of infertility, several rounds of IUI, and even IVF, I finally had my miracle baby. I know firsthand how valuable a doula is in a mother's life, supporting her entire journey while also providing support to precious birth partners. I am passionate about helping provide access to mothers who need it most, offering comfort and care during their pregnancy journey while helping reduce disparities in maternal health. On a personal note, in addition to my doula work, I have an extensive background as a facilitator with a wide range of communities, uplifting women and youth while creating film and photography. I also have an extensive background in Higher Education. I am spiritual, and this grounds how I show up for every family I serve, listening closely to their needs, providing emotional support and comfort, and advocating for them every step of the way. My goal is to help every family feel informed, supported, and cared for throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. CERTIFICATIONS: *Prenatal Doula * Labor & Delivery (Birth Doula) * Post Partum Doula * Doctorate (Howard University) * MFA (University of Southern California) * Child Education Specialist * Holistic Doula Training * Red Cross / CPR Training CLIENTS: New Moms, Experienced Moms, IVF Patients, Teen Moms, Single Parents, Birth Parents,High Risk Pregnancies, NICU, Parents of Multiples, Bipoc, LGBTQ+ SPECIALTIES: Prenatal, Labor & Birth, Postpartum, IVF, NICU, Pregnancy Loss Support, Postpartum Care, Extended Post Partum Support, Community Health, Hospitals / Health Insurance Plans, Individual OOP Patients

Recent review

I can’t recommend Jaye Danielle enough if you’re considering a doula! Her communication, well-thought-out advice, and preparation were so helpful throughout the whole process. The in-home labor prep was especially helpful in getting us ready for what to expect. Since our daughter was born, Jaye has continued to check in, do postpartum checks, and offer advice and support. I really appreciated having someone knowledgeable to help guide us through not just labor and delivery, but postpartum too. I’m so grateful we had Jaye there to support us through it all. 💗

- Chelsea M.

Julie Taylor

Oakland, California 5 years of experience

Julie Taylor

NPI verified Accepts insurance

I support individuals and families through every stage of the reproductive experience: preconception, pregnancy, birth, loss, and postpartum, with care that’s holistic, culturally sensitive, and rooted in real life, not just the birth plan on paper. As a certified Full Spectrum Doula, Certified Lactation Educator (CLE), and Child Passenger Safety Technician, I bring a full care to every experience I join, so you’re not juggling five different providers for the pieces that matter most. Lactation support is close to my heart. Feeding is one of the areas where folks get the least real preparation and the most pressure. I’m here to make sure you have grounded, judgment~ free support from day one, whether that’s latch troubleshooting, pumping logistics, or just someone reminding you that “enough” looks different for everyone and every baby. With over ten years of experience and maternal, paternal & child care, I’ve learned that the best support isn’t performative. It’s steady. I show up prepared, I listen first, and I meet you where you actually are, not where a checklist says you should be. My approach draws on trauma-informed, culturally responsive practice, and I welcome everyone, however your household looks, whatever your experience has brought you. If you’re looking for a doula who treats your experience as sacred and specific to you, I’d love to be part of your life

Price
Packages from $2,400 · $85/hr
Taking new clients Due Dec 2026 – Sep 2027
Rhonda Frazier

Emeryville, California 11 years of experience

5.0 (8 reviews)

Rhonda Frazier

Hi, I’m Rhonda! I’m a Certified Birth Doula and Maternal-Child Health Nurse with 10 years of experience in Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby care. I became a doula two years ago after seeing how much families benefit from calm, compassionate support during birth and postpartum. My goal is to create a peaceful, nurturing space where parents feel informed, cared for, and confident. Based in the Bay Area, I serve Emeryville and surrounding communities. I’m also a proud mom of three grown children and love reading, exploring California, and spending time with my family. Calm nights. Compassionate care. With loving hands. 🤍

Recent review

Being this my first pregnancy, I was looking for a doula who had a medical background and would strongly advocate for my preferences and wellbeing. Rhonda was professionally prepared to support my partner and myself during my pregnancy. She was very thorough in explaining the birthing preference list, making sure that I was well informed on my birthing preferences. She was very patient in explaining the interventions during my induction, such as procedures and medications. Rhonda also did a great job in relaying my birthing preferences to the nurses and doctors. During my labor, Rhonda created a relaxing environment, providing calming scent diffusers and words of affirmation cards. She also helped me in changing positions to alleviate pain and to move the labor process along. Whenever the staff made a suggestion, Rhonda made sure to break down the information using evidence-based data. This allowed me to have a positive and memorable birthing experience. Rhonda was very responsive via text and email. She also made sure to check in with us after delivery to see if we needed any support and to debrief on the experience. I would definitely recommend Rhonda for anyone going through their first birth.

- Ana R.

Ronit April Varga

Oakland, California 4 years of experience

5.0 (25 reviews)

Ronit April Varga

Responds within an hour Accepts insurance

I’m Ronit April Varga, a birth and postpartum doula serving families across the San Francisco Bay Area. With decades of bodywork experience and as a mother of two grown sons, I bring both practical skill and deep empathy to the families I serve—offering steady, grounded guidance before, during, and after birth. Every family’s journey is unique. I offer comprehensive doula care, including prenatal visits, birth support incorporating Spinning Babies® techniques, postpartum follow-ups, newborn care, and daytime postpartum support.

Price
Packages from $3,400
Taking new clients Due Dec 2026, Feb – Mar 2027, May 2027
Recent review

Ronit was a fabulous addition to my birth team. My husband and I spoke with quite a few doulas looking for the right match. When we spoke with Ronit, we felt a connection fairly quickly. I could tell Ronit was going to be supportive, nurturing and not pushy. Ronit is kind, soothing and open minded. Like with many pregnancies, my third trimester was riddled with visits to triage, and very close medical supervision. Ronit was ready to learn about the complexities that were developing and looking for updates and how to best support eachl step of the way. Very much connected to her doula work is Ronit’s ability to provide comfort through touch and body work. Ronit provided me with an amazing and relaxing prenatal massage just days before I delivered. While I labored, I didn’t sleep at all and Ronit’s comforting touch was able to keep me relaxed through the night until it was “go time”. Ronit can read the room and was ready to shift into being one of my biggest cheerleaders as we came through the home stretch before delivery—just what I needed.

- Paula Reves

Shelby Stewart

Oakland, California 26 years of experience

5.0 (3 reviews)

Shelby Stewart

Accepts insurance

As a full spectrum birth-keeper, sexual/reproductive & lactation educator, and womb-space ceremonialist, I hold space for you to have continuous, high quality support that is infused with culturally responsive care, and embedded within a framework of advocacy. As such, I provide physical, emotional, and educational support and guidance to all birthing people, their partners, their families, and communities across the lifespan, reproductive landscape, and for all reproductive circumstances and outcomes. Earthseed Birthwork praxis is steeped in the belief that within the hallowed grounds of your wholeness – your lived experiences and unique socio-cultural contexts, your dreams, and your life journey, there is an opportunity for YOUR divinely aligned birth journey to come forth. I specialize in serving as guide, helping you investigate and get curious about, cultivate, and then traverse your own birth ceremony, the complex and oftentimes daunting medical system's model of care, and matrescence – the wholeness (physically, psychologically, and socially) of becoming a mother/parent…all while centering the sacred and traditional practices that have safely held birthing people for time immemorial. Bearing witness to, being deeply present for, and reflecting your own innate power to call forth and touch into the dance of your intuition, are my gifts. Working with me is intended to be more than a mere hand-holding, it is meant to be a full person witnessing, and the sanctuary of safe space to support the expansion of your capacity to be present with all that arises on your journey. I believe all births are immeasurably transformative...birth shape- shifts us into whatever next iteration this life is calling forth for us. When allowed, birth may expose you to rapturous wonder, deep discomfort, indescribable joy, and the instinctive knowing that you will forever physically, emotionally, and spiritually be changed. Care Setting I meet people where they are, and not where I may perceive they ‘should’ be…literally and figuratively. I hold and offer care within in-person spaces, homes, virtually, office, and outside underneath the sky’s blanket.

Recent review

We give Shelby the highest recommendation. She supported our birth journey in so many critical ways, through her presence, knowledge and constant encouragement. She is very personable and answered all of our questions. We especially appreciated the way she could explain why the clinical setting would prefer or encourage particular interventions, while also letting us know about all of the options available and helping us to make informed decisions along the way. She empowered us. When it mattered most, during labor and delivery, Shelby was there, with the right presence, words and encouragement. She helped our baby come into the world. We hope other parents have this positive experience of a doula, like Shelby gave us.

- Heidi and Luke H.

Doula rates near San Francisco

Doulas set their own prices on Bornbir. Birth support is usually sold as a flat package, while postpartum care at home is usually billed by the hour.

Packages

Flat rate
Near San Francisco
$1,575 $535–$2,500
California
$1,600 $500–$2,500
United States
$1,111 $450–$1,800

Hourly rate

Per hour
Near San Francisco
$60/hr $50–$70
California
$55/hr $45–$65
United States
$45/hr $35–$55

Based on 664 package prices from 285 doulas listed on Bornbir within 150 miles of San Francisco, CA. Typical range is the middle 50% of prices. Updated November 2026.

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