Birth Doula in Orange County
Compassionate Labor & Birth Support | OC Doula & Placenta Co
As a birth doula serving Orange County, my role is to provide emotional support, physical comfort measures, education, and continuous labor support so you feel informed, confident, and cared for throughout your pregnancy and birth experience.
My training includes infant and adult CPR, HIPAA compliance certification, and certified birth doula and childbirth educator programs. I have also completed Fourth Trimester Fitness Birth Tools for Birth Professionals, and Spinning Babies® education to support optimal positioning and comfort in labor.
I am currently furthering my education as a midwife assistant.
I support families planning a wide variety of birth experiences including:
- First-time mothers
- Single parents and growing families
- IVF and assisted fertility journeys
- Hospital, birth center, and home birth settings
- Medicated, unmedicated, and induction-based births
- VBAC and repeat birth planning
- High-risk pregnancies and medically guided births
- NICU families and early postpartum transitions
- Families seeking holistic, natural, or highly personalized birth experiences
- Postpartum recovery, breastfeeding support, and newborn care
Every birth journey is different. My goal is to support your preferences and your unique path, while helping you feel prepared for whatever direction labor may take.
Your medical team focuses on the clinical aspects of birth. My role is to focus on you — providing comfort, guidance, encouragement, and steady support throughout the experience.
Ongoing Support and Guidance
Support begins long before labor.
From the time you book your birth doula package, you have direct text support whenever questions come up. Pregnancy often brings moments where you want reassurance, guidance, or simply someone to talk things through with — and I am always happy to be that resource.
Along with your two prenatal appointments, you’ll receive thoughtfully curated guidance emails throughout your pregnancy. These include breathing techniques, labor comfort strategies, and recommendations I personally trust and use with my clients.
My goal is for you to feel supported not only during our time together, but also in between—giving you access to resources that help you build confidence, stay informed, and prepare in a way that feels aligned with your birth.
I also send monthly emotional check-ins throughout your pregnancy to see how you are doing, answer questions, and stay connected as you move closer to your due date.
Birth preparation works best when there is open communication. I encourage families to stay in touch before and after our meetings so we can keep building your birth preparation together.
And truly — I love talking about birth. Supporting families through this journey is something I am deeply passionate about.
Benefits of Birth Doula Support
Research shows that continuous labor support can improve birth outcomes and overall satisfaction with the birth experience.
Families who have doula support often experience:
- greater confidence going into labor
• reduced stress and anxiety during birth
• shorter labors
• lower rates of unnecessary interventions
• improved bonding and breastfeeding outcomes
More importantly, you have someone present whose sole focus is supporting you and your partner throughout the experience.
What Is Included With Birth Doula Support
Two prenatal preparation meetings
Customized birth plan creation with evidence-based guidance, so you feel confident in your choices and understand the “why” behind your preferences
Continuous labor support from active labor through birth
Immediate postpartum support after baby arrives
Ongoing text support throughout pregnancy and on call from week 36-42
Monthly emotional check-ins
Access to additional educational resources, lactation support, and a trusted network of community referrals
A postpartum debrief visit
Prenatal Meeting One
This meeting typically takes place around 30–32 weeks of pregnancy, though I remain flexible for families who book later.
During this meeting, we focus on getting to know one another and understanding your hopes and preferences for birth. We then begin thoughtfully planning and preparing so you feel supported, informed, and ready to carry that vision into your birth experience.
Topics we discuss include:
- your birth preferences and vision
• previous birth experiences (if applicable)
• education on the physiology of labor
• common hospital procedures and interventions
• how I can best advocate for and support you during labor
• emotional preparation for birth
We also begin creating a rough draft of your birth plan, ensuring your wishes are clearly communicated and aligned with your provider and birth setting.
This meeting allows me to understand who you are, what matters most to you, and how to support you in the most meaningful way during labor.
Prenatal Meeting Two
This meeting typically takes place around 35–36 weeks of pregnancy.
Here we shift into hands-on labor preparation and partner involvement so that you both feel confident going into labor.
During this meeting we cover:
- comfort measures for labor
• coping techniques for contractions
• positions that support labor progression
• partner coaching and support techniques
• breathing and relaxation methods
• early signs of labor and when to call
• labor scenarios and decision-making
• hospital logistics and arrival planning
• stretches and movement that prepare the body for birth
• birth bag preparation
• comfort tools used during labor
We will also finalize your birth plan, ensuring you feel confident communicating your preferences with your care team.
Families often leave this meeting feeling significantly calmer and more prepared for the experience of labor.
Postpartum Debrief Visit
After you return home and begin settling into life with your new baby, we schedule a postpartum visit.
During this visit we will:
- talk through and process your birth experience
• answer questions about what happened during labor
• provide newborn care guidance
• support early feeding
• connect you with helpful postpartum resources
This visit allows families to reflect on their birth experience and feel supported during the transition into the fourth trimester.
Continuous Labor Support
Once you enter active labor, I join you and remain with you continuously until after your baby is born.
During labor I provide:
- hands-on comfort measures
• positioning guidance to support labor progress
• emotional reassurance and encouragement
• support for your partner
• assistance navigating decisions during labor
• calming presence during intense moments
Whether you are planning an epidural birth, unmedicated birth, induction, home birth, birth center birth, or hospital birth, my role is to adapt my support to your needs and preferences.
After baby arrives, I stay with you during the immediate postpartum period to help with early breastfeeding support, bonding, and settling in with your newborn.
Birth Doula Investment
Birth Doula Support: $1,900
Payment plans are available.
Because I accept only a limited number of births each month in order to provide dedicated care and availability, it is recommended to reserve your due date early
Frequently Asked Questions
What does working with me actually look like?
From the moment you book, I am there to support you emotionally, physically, and educationally throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and immediate postpartum recovery. My goal is to help you feel calm, informed, prepared, and deeply supported during one of the biggest transitions of your life.
Your support includes two prenatal appointments, continuous labor support once active labor is established, immediate postpartum support after birth, and a postpartum debrief visit to help you process your experience and recovery.
Prenatal Appointment 1: Personalized birth planning, education, and preparing mentally and emotionally for birth. Together, we create a customized birth plan tailored to your preferences, goals, and values.
Prenatal Appointment 2: Hands-on labor preparation including comfort measures, labor positioning, partner support techniques, what to expect during labor, and preparing for the flow of birth and hospital logistics.
Labor Support: Continuous support during active labor, birth, and immediate postpartum recovery.
Postpartum Debrief Visit: Time to process your birth experience, ask questions, reflect on your labor, and receive additional postpartum guidance and support.
What are the benefits of having a birth doula?
Birth is not just physical — it is emotional, mental, and deeply personal. Having continuous support during labor can help mothers feel calmer, more confident, informed, and supported throughout the experience.
As your doula, I provide emotional reassurance, physical comfort measures, guidance through decision making, labor support techniques, and support for both you and your partner throughout labor and birth. My role is to help create a calm, supportive environment while helping you feel educated, empowered, and cared for every step of the way.
Many families find that having consistent support during pregnancy and labor helps reduce fear, overwhelm, and uncertainty while creating a more positive and supported birth experience overall.
What if full birth doula support is outside of my budget?
I understand that full in-person doula support is a significant investment, which is exactly why I created Birth With Confidence — a high-level personalized birth education and birth planning experience designed to help mothers feel deeply prepared, informed, confident, and supported throughout pregnancy and birth.
This is not just a workbook or generic online course. Birth With Confidence is a guided educational experience that walks you through pregnancy step-by-step so you feel supported long before labor begins.
Together, we create a personalized birth plan tailored to your goals, preferences, and values while also preparing for the realities, variations, and unexpected moments that can happen during labor and birth.
This program helps mothers understand prenatal appointments, common interventions, informed consent, communication with providers, comfort measures, labor preparation, and how to confidently navigate decisions throughout pregnancy and birth.
One of the biggest focuses inside Birth With Confidence is advocacy. Advocacy does not begin once labor starts — it begins during pregnancy and prenatal appointments. Learning how to ask questions, understand your options, communicate with your provider, and feel confident in your decisions early on can make it much easier to advocate for yourself later during labor and birth.
This experience includes personalized birth plan creation with me, virtual support sessions, educational guidance, labor preparation, comfort measure education, and detailed educational resources designed to help you feel calm, educated, and empowered going into birth.
For families wanting a more accessible option while still receiving personalized guidance, preparation, education, and support, Birth With Confidence can be an incredibly valuable investment.
When should I hire a birth doula?
The earlier you hire a doula, the more support, preparation, and guidance you are able to receive throughout pregnancy. Many families book during the first or second trimester so they have ongoing education, emotional support, birth planning guidance, and preparation leading up to labor.
However, it is never “too late” to benefit from doula support. Whether you are newly pregnant or approaching your due date, having support, education, and preparation during pregnancy can make a meaningful difference in how calm, informed, and confident you feel going into birth.
Because I take a limited number of due dates each month to fully support my clients, earlier booking is always recommended when possible.
Schedule a Birth Doula Consultation
If you are looking for a supportive and knowledgeable Orange County birth doula, I would love to connect with you.
A free consultation gives us the opportunity to talk about your birth plans, answer your questions, and see if we are the right fit for your journey into parenthood.
Birth Doula Services in Orange County
I provide birth doula services throughout Orange County, including:
Mission Viejo, Irvine, Laguna Hills, San Clemente, Dana Point, Newport Beach, Laguna Niguel, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Long Beach, and surrounding communities.
