Supporting you on the journey to parenthood
A Collaborative Network of Independent Doulas Committed to Providing Holistic, Empowering, and Customized Support for Families Throughout Their Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey throughout Seattle, King County, Bellevue, and Ballard.
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Our mission
Seattle Birth Doulas support you in making the decisions that are right for you during birth. We'll help you form a question when you're unsure, help you decipher what labor is, and help you feel calm when things get challenging. As a collective, we aim to provide compassionate and holistic care that is tailored to each family's unique needs and preferences.
At Seattle Birth Doulas, we firmly believe in establishing robust connections with our clients, ensuring they consistently feel acknowledged, respected, and cared for every step of their journey. Our commitment is to honor an individual's autonomy and agency, understanding and advocating for the uniqueness of every birthing experience. We know that no two births are identical, so our support is tailored and adaptable to each client's needs and circumstances.
- Babies born per day world wide
- 385,000
- Babies born on their due date
- 5%
- Average age of the birthing person in the USA
- 30
Our values
As Seattle Birth Doulas, we are passionate about inclusivity. This is your birth and we recognize the honor it is to support you.
- Advocacy
We help clients understand their choices, support them in self-advocacy, and guide them in navigating the healthcare system with confidence.
- Collaboration
We work closely with healthcare providers and other birth team members to ensure seamless communication and support, fostering a positive and collaborative environment for our clients and their families.
- Continuing Education
We’re committed to continuous professional development and to integrating the latest research and best practices in childbirth support. This ensures we consistently deliver exceptional care to our clients.
- Empowerment
We aim to empower our clients by providing evidence-based information, resources, and tools, fostering confidence and self-assurance. This support enables them to make informed decisions throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences.
- Inclusivity
We are committed to supporting all families, regardless of background, race, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We celebrate our community's diversity and strive to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere.
- Support
We recognize the uniqueness of every family's journey and are dedicated to offering continuous emotional, physical, and informational support throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period.
We worked with Jen Laird both in birth and postpartum for our three children. Each experience was so different, but a common theme for each was the solid support and anchoring of Jen. What a gift to have her presence in those tender times. She is exceptionally kind, compassionate, and knowledgeable while also bringing a levity and positivity to harder days. Jen as a postpartum doula was intuitive, identifying and meeting needs before they were even recognized by us. She prepared delicious nourishing food, played with our busy toddler, held space for us in conversations, helping us to come to our own conclusions in decision making. She has so much experience and it is evident in the gentle confidence she brings to postpartum care. Jen is extremely trustworthy and amazing with babies - we were lucky enough to have her help for overnights with our newborns. We woke up in the morning after getting some good stretches of sleep to washed and dried bottles, folded laundry, and a happy baby. Jen was flexible and easy to communicate with as our needs for support increased or decreased over time - not every postpartum doula has this flexibility but it was so helpful. I can't imagine navigating postpartum without Jen's support and I am beyond grateful for her nurturing of our family over the years.
Emily K5 out of 5 stars
EKJen supported the birth of both our children, and we couldn’t love her more! No question was too small, and her caring and thoughtful nature put us at ease during an overwhelming time. From help with breastfeeding, must have rest postpartum steps, we always felt supported and cared for by Jen at each birth. She is so knowledgeable and is naturally confident, flexible and understanding. We trust and recommend Jen to anyone expecting! You will be so thankful you did!
Ashley K5 out of 5 stars
AKJen is MAGNIFICENT. We have worked with her twice now for both of the births of our children, and we could not have had a better set of experiences. Her calm demeanor, her reassurance, her knowledge and expertise, and all the advice and assistance with advocacy were absolutely invaluable, and I am sure we were able to have such smooth labors/deliveries with our children because of her assistance. I’m also so grateful for her guidance before and after birth! I would recommend Jen 10/10 times, 5 stars all around. If we have a third baby, we’ll hire her again!
Geniveve URban5 out of 5 stars
GUMy doulas were very knowledgeable and available to answer our questions which was very helpful during pregnancy, birth, and afterward. Maybe even more important they are both very kind and caring people who really make you feel supported and cared for during your whole birthing story. My husband and I highly recommend them and are so grateful for them.
E. P.5 out of 5 stars
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