Find a Birth Doula Near Me in Gilroy, CA

I am a full-spectrum doula trained by Doula Trainings International (DTI) and hold a Bachelor's degree from San Jose State University. After experiencing the challenges new parents face firsthand with the arrival of my own two children, I dedicated myself to improving support for families during this transformative time. I firmly believe in the power of community, as captured by the phrase “it takes a village.” I am committed to being that supportive presence for your family, guiding you through every aspect of the birth, labor, and postpartum experience.

I am a postpartum certified doula. My doula style and philosophy are always following parents leads, I think that way is easier for the parents to get more confident and secured when I am taking care of everything. I offer a non-judgmental support and enthusiasm in all your postpartum choices. I will be respecting your religion, values and culture.

Hello, my name is Sofia, and I’m a proud mama to a beautiful child, Luna. I'm passionate about mindfulness practices that help me connect with who I truly am, allowing me to see beyond societal conditioning. My own pregnancy and birth sparked a deep passion for the journey of becoming a Doula. I believe in the power of birthing people and the importance of support throughout this sacred process. I guide my clients with mindfulness and embodiment practices, helping them discover a path that feels right for them. I’m deeply devoted to serving parents, providing a healing space that is free of judgment and full of compassion. I am a certified 500-hour yoga teacher, deeply devoted to both teaching and learning. I believe in practicing what I teach, and I never guide others in anything I haven’t personally practiced and embodied for at least a year. I trained as a doula with The Circle Family Center and have been supporting pregnant and postpartum bodies. As someone who has experienced living in a pregnant and postpartum body, I bring both personal insight and professional expertise to my work.

INQUIRERS PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFO IN THE BODY OF YOUR MESSAGE! About Me: As a Full Spectrum Doula, Birthing Rights Advocacy & Trauma Prevention Specialist, Whole-Child/Regulated Parenting Coach, and Mother of three, serving families of Santa Cruz County, it is my firm belief that a person has the innate ability to bring their baby into the world and rock their own transformation into Motherhood/Parenthood, provided they are confident, informed, and encouraged. My role in a family's journey to parenthood is to help instill and bolster that confidence, provide the information, and fully support the decisions made through the efforts of inclusive, non-biased, trauma-informed care. No matter how a family comes together - be it through adoption, surrogacy, long-planned or unexpected pregnancy, my goal is to support your experience in a judgement-free, open hearted way. THIS is how we become empowered - THIS is how families are born.

Hi, I’m Clara! As a birth and postpartum doula, I am deeply committed to fostering an environment where expectant and new parents feel supported, empowered, and nurtured on all levels – physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I invite mamas and families to experience greater ease, and help them to soften into their unique birthing and postpartum experiences. I hope that my care feels like a satisfying deep breathe

After a 15-year career in the medical field, Nicole has pursued her true passion of supporting families during the transformational process of childbirth as a birth doula. She has discovered her true calling. Nicole is married and has three children. Her easygoing, confident, and approachable personality, along with her good sense of humor, helps put families at ease. Nicole works well with hospital staff, birth center staff, and home birth providers, viewing her role as a team member who helps create a calm and supportive birth environment. She maintains an unbiased approach to childbirth, providing families with education and information, and empowering them to speak up. Nicole brings a variety of tools to assist families in making the best decisions for themselves. She is an expert in the use of the birth sling and provides hands-on, loving care and physical support.

My role as a birth doula is to create a safe space and empower all birthing persons to have a positive birth experience. I greatly enjoy working as a team with the birthing person, partner and caregivers.

Parents: please share your EDD & contact info in the message body 🙏🏾 Birth doula of 13 years. This is my calling in life to be of service to labor/birth. I’m very grateful to have this as my service in this lifetime and believe every new life is a gift to be honored with care, love and respect for the process. Trained in techniques that encourage optimal fetal positioning by finding balance in the body (more comfort during pregnancy as well as labor/birth) optimal positioning helps labor be more comfortable, increasing odds of a efficient and smoother vaginal birth. I share these techniques with my clients in the third trimester to decrease the use of interventions & prevent trauma. Also practicing placenta encapsulation and massage therapy at Full Moon Birth & Family Wellness Center.

I am a Black-trained and fully certified full-spectrum doula on a mission to help birthers reach their healthiest, happiest, and most full potential when it comes to their birth goals and dreams. From a public health & healthcare professional, doula, lactation education counselor, sister, daughter, and mom - I am here to help you celebrate this life in whatever way I can! Taylor

In 2014, after having my own home birth with a midwife, I knew that I wanted to help expectant families have that same empowered and supported birthing experience that I did. I am dedicated to making sure that you and your partner feel like you have the skills you need to have the most positive birth experience as possible. I love to explore and research ways to provide you with continuous support, and use evidence based information so that you can make educated decisions during your pregnancy, birth, and into postpartum. I support families all throughout the following areas: South Bay, Peninsula, San Francisco, and East Bay. I am 100% vaccinated and boosted.

Hi, I’m Alice, a compassionate and courageous Doula, offering both birth and postpartum services. Education and information are my focus, as I work to empower birthing families to build the confidence needed for a meaningful and peaceful birth experience. I am a birth ambassador, and an expert in physiological birth. I value science and evidence-based practices, autonomy, personal responsibility, individualized care and respectful parenting. I enjoy supporting families in developing a birth plan aligned with their values, teaching and providing comforting touch, and working with partners, siblings, and multigenerational families.

When you take your newborn home is the most exciting and important transition of your life. Along with the excitement may come questions, uncertainty and overwhelm. This is where we come to support you and your family. An experienced doula provides daytime and overnight support to improve your postpartum experience and make this challenging process in a lighter way and helping adjust to your new normal.

I am a birth and postpartum doula currently based in Hayward, CA. I’m passionate about amplifying women’s voices and protecting the desired experiences for birth givers. I love to travel and to continue to learn. Every woman deserves a doula. Please reach out!

I am a bilingüe care giver, more tham 15 years, I am a nanny, postpartum and birth doula also a lactation educator.

I am a seller of Beauty in all of life. Supporting new families as they welcome children is my gift, my joy my path. I offer Birth and Innate Postpartum Care. I bring in my years of yoga, meditation, experience and ritual to guide.

As a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, my passion lies in providing unwavering support during one of life’s most transformative moments—the journey into parenthood. I genuinely love being there for families, offering guidance, encouragement, and a listening ear. Each birth and postpartum experience is unique, and I strive to create a safe and nurturing environment where parents can feel empowered and confident in their choices. My easy-going nature allows me to adapt to the dynamic needs of each family, whether it’s through soothing discomfort, offering practical advice, or just being a calming presence. I firmly believe that emotional and physical support during this incredible time is invaluable, and I am dedicated to helping families navigate the challenges and joys of bringing a new life into the world. It is incredibly rewarding to witness the strength and resilience of parents as they embrace their new roles, and I feel honored to be a part of their journey

As a birth and postpartum doula, my mission is to honor, respect, and support families as they embark on the transformative journey of welcoming a child. I believe in gentle approaches, serving as a guardian of the birth space, offering trust, education, love and guidance. With each birth, I witness the profound power of women and families, empowering them to embrace their innate strength. My commitment to this sacred work is unwavering, as I dedicate myself to nurturing new life and supporting mothers in their journey of mothering.

I am a wife, mother, educator, and doula. I love the challenge and beauty of birth. I have decided to follow my passion and calling in life as a birth doula. It is so important that families feel supported, respected, and cared for as they welcome their child(ren) to the world. In addition, those first few weeks after the birth are very tender, emotional, and draining. I want to help lead my clients to positive transitions into parenthood. This happens when we work as a team and collaborate on what makes a healthy birth and postpartum experience for YOU.

Above all else, I believe every person deserves care that is aware and inclusive of their values, lifestyle, abilities an environment. I also fully trust that you already know what's best. As a doula, I'm here to provide the individualized support, evidence-based resources, and tools to make navigating all of this a little easier on you. My goal is to empower you to advocate for yourself in order to have the experience that you want. I'm here to meet you wherever you are in each moment. As someone with lived-experience as a biracial individual (second-generation immigrant, Mexican-American) raised in a multicultural & blended family, I'm especially passionate about providing support to those that identify as members of historically resilient communities. I understand that receiving care from someone we feel connected to can be invaluable. I offer a free consultation to provide a space to talk through your unique hopes, fears, and needs so that you feel good about moving forward with me being a part of your support crew. If it doesn't feel like the perfect match, I will do my best to refer you to other available doulas in the area.

A native of Seaside, Kaleena returned home to the Peninsula in 2018 after a long and prestigious career of professional dance in the Bay Area. Upon hanging up her pointe shoes, Kaleena was invited to join the esteemed San Francisco GYROTONIC® where she studied under some of the world's foremost teachers and shared that knowledge with clients of all ages and physical capabilities. It was after the ecstatic home births of both of her children that Kaleena furthered her curiosity into Birth and the depths of Pre and Post Natal movement studies. As a Certified Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator, Kaleena is passionate about sharing all she knows about movement and birth with her clients. With the Pre and Post Natal Applications of The Gyrotonic® Method movers can enhance their understanding of their pelvic floor anatomy and function, create space in their ever-changing bodies, understand birth biomechanics to encourage optimal fetal positioning, develop strength where needed, and learn how to create an elasticity that helps them move through their pregnancy and postpartum with strength and grace. In her free time, Kaleena loves spending time with her family outside exploring all the beauty the Central Coast has to offer. She looks forward to serving her community as a membership committee member, growing and expanding The Birth Network of Monterey. “One empowered birth at a time, one birthing person who feels they are capable of moving through life without pain or trauma after birth… These are things that can make an impact on our greater community. This is what I want to do.” -Kaleena