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sanctuary doula group offering postpartum doula care in boulder county

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At Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas, it’s our deepest desire to bring women’s postpartum experience to its fullest potential by unearthing its treasures – fierce love, reverence, beauty, abundance, blessings, trials and tribulations that foster growth during one of life’s most transformative seasons – mamahood! We envision a community of families who thrive on abundant postpartum care that has the potential to create transformational inner and interpersonal experiences for women, their wee ones and families, as well as the larger family of humanity.

It’s our intention to infuse the postpartum experience with richness by honoring women’s and wee ones’ innate wisdom with professional, home-based postpartum doula care for up to six months after birth (and longer if needed in special circumstances.)

We know that on the other side of the birth, families continue to thrive in community.

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Research confirms what our families tell us in their reviews. When a postpartum doula offers support after birth, parents…

  • feel more secure and cared for
  • are more successful in adapting to new family dynamics
  • experience greater success with breastfeeding
  • have greater self-confidence
  • have less postpartum depression
  • experience lower incidence of abuse

Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas are trained professionals who follows DONA International (DONA) and Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) Standards of Practice. All of our care providers have completed Infant CPR training, carry professional postpartum doula insurance and have passed all background and reference checks. We love mothers, babies and new families and are committed to exceptional postpartum care for you.

Our postpartum doulas help you create a sanctuary in your home where your family thrives. Today, families are no longer integrated by the web of wisdom passed down by three or more generations living under one roof. In the United States, many mothering traditions are now sought out via books and/or the Internet which bypasses the personal touch that instills a new mother’s confidence in her own innate wisdom. A postpartum doula fills this “mothering the mother” role with professional, evidence-based care that nurtures each mother’s unique path and her own self determination to care for herself and her family.

Whether you are planning ahead for ideal support after your birth or you’re already home with babe in your arms,  Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas are here to support your journey. We work with a diversity of mamas and families including those who birthed vaginally and by Cesarean, experienced easeful or complicated journeys into the world, those families welcoming multiples (we love twins & triplets!), single parents and LGBTQIA families, as well as those families adopting a baby or experiencing newborn loss.

*We know that not all pregnant and postpartum people identify as women. We see you and respect you. We are here to serve everyone in their journeys and are happy to tailor our language and pronouns to be inclusive of your identity.*

sanctuary postpartum doulas…

  • help create a thriving new family environment with our home visits that meet your family’s heart’s desire for each day
  • honor your innate mothering wisdom and nurture your self confidence in caring for your baby or babies
  • celebrate your baby’s intelligence while offering evidence-based information and hands-on support for caring, feeding, soothing and parenting your new little wonder(s) of the world
  • weave in your spouse/partner’s supportive role in the new family mix
  • offer support and suggestions for sweeter sibling adjustment
  • work in a positive spirit of teamwork alongside your extended family and friends
  • encourage rest with nap “tuck in’s” during the day, longer sleep stretches at night and offer guidance for creating healthy family sleep rhythms
  • use food as medicine and prepare delicious, nutritious meals and snacks in traditional postpartum ways and upon request weaving in galactagogic and lactogenic foods and spices that optimize mama’s making and moving breast milk
  • offer time-honored healing rituals after vaginal & Cesarean births including postnatal mama massage therapy, infant massage, massage for spouse/partner, perineal sitz baths, embodied care and sealing ceremonies
  • integrate Feed My Baby expertise from our certified lactation counselors and consultants (CLC and IBCLC) in your postpartum doula care and honor each mama’s wishes for breastfeeding, bottle feeding and supplementing with compassion and without judgment
  • take care of light householding including laundry, cleaning, organizing and running errands
  • assess your and your family’s well being and providing professional referrals and resources before, during and after our postpartum doula care ends
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Read the common questions about hiring Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas and the common questions about postpartum doula care.

Sanctuary Postpartum Doula Services

We offer day home visits and overnights.

Sanctuary Doula Day Home Visits

Our day home visits are ideal for families who want to nurture their innate parenting wisdom and self confidence; learn evidence-based information and receive hands-on support for caring, feeding, soothing and parenting their babies; enjoy Feed My Baby consults with our lactation professionals; integrate spouse/partner, sweet sibling adjustment, extended family and friends into their care; rest during the day and receive guidance in creating healthy family sleep rhythms; enjoy healing rituals, delicious, nutritious meal preparation and light house holding help. Day home visits are scheduled between 9am-6pm.

Our day home visits are 4 hours (or more upon request). Why? Our experience working with many families has shown us that at least 4 hours is the sweet spot for the perfect amount of daytime support. Your doula is then present for at least one newborn baby cycle of feeding, sleeping, peeing and pooping that new parents often want our support with! Adjusting to new sleep rhythms is a common concern for most new families. Research shows that a rejuvenating, continuous sleep stretch of 4 or more hours for 4 consecutive days (yes, even during the day!) can prevent and turn around postpartum depression that is exacerbated by sleep deprivation.

Learn more about our Sanctuary Doula Day Home Visit offerings …

sanctuary doula day home visit

In your 4 hour visit, your doula weaves in your heart’s desire for that day including nurturing your mothering wisdom, allowing rest, healing and bonding with your family, baby care while you nap, support with baby basics of feeding, soothing, sleeping, along with spouse/partner support, sibling adjustment, meal preparation and light householding including errands. $136-200

sanctuary doula day home visit + mama mood support

In your 4 hour visit, your doula weaves in your heart’s desire for that day including nurturing your mothering wisdom, allowing rest, healing and bonding with your family, baby care while you nap, support with baby basics of feeding, soothing, sleeping, along with spouse/partner support, sibling adjustment, meal preparation and light householding PLUS a 60-min talk therapy session in the comfort of your home. This visit is designed for those who are experiencing feelings of sadness, worry, isolation, guilt, panic, or insecurity, maybe having upsetting thoughts or having a difficult time bonding with baby – all common, yet hard to acknowledge, emotional challenges that can arise in the early days and weeks postpartum. In this visit, you will receive support and education from our dually-trained doula and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with your care being tailored to your unique postpartum emotional needs. You will learn tools and coping skills that will help you and your loved ones navigate this delicate time and be held in a supportive space as you work towards feeling calm and grounded with a renewed sense of self in this new season of life. Others who may benefit from this specialized visit are those who have previously experienced postpartum depression or anxiety, have trauma, psychosocial stressors or other challenges contributing to their emotional health postpartum, or feel they are otherwise at risk to experience postpartum distress. This visit can be scheduled once for assessment only or scheduled ongoing throughout doula care. $325
Ask us about our other Mood Support offerings, including standalone visits in person or virtually for Mamas (60 min – $160/$130), Papa Mood Support in person or virtually (60 min – $160/$130), and Couples Mood Support in person or virtually (75 min – $260/$200). Virtual sessions can be prorated in 15-minute increments to customized duration.

sanctuary doula day home visit + ayurvedic mama postnatal massage

In your 4 hour visit, your doula weaves in your heart’s desire for that day including nurturing your mothering wisdom, allowing rest, healing and bonding with your family, supporting baby care with feeding soothing, sleeping, parenting, spouse/partner support, meal preparation and light householding PLUS a 75-minute Ayurvedic postnatal mama massage. This allows you to be wrapped in the bliss of warm oil soothing away the aches of early motherhood and grounding you back into your body. Ayurvedic postnatal mama massage is an ancient Indian therapy that rejuvenates the body by drenching hard working tissues in nourishing warm oil and soothes the mind with rhythmic strokes over the whole body. Benefits are said to include grounded mind, happy mood, deep rest, good digestion and abundant lactation. The session closes with a warm bath followed by a “tuck in” nap. This massage is appropriate for mamas after vaginal birth and adapted for Cesarean births. Please provide a 10’—12′ cleared space in your home for massage table and supplies. $320
Also ask us about massage therapy only house calls for mamas or spouse/partners. $165-180 or for both $320-350

sanctuary doula day home visit + postnatal massage

In your 4 hour visit, your doula weaves in your heart’s desire for that day including nurturing your mothering wisdom, allowing rest, healing and bonding with your family, baby care while you rest, support with soothing, sleeping, parenting, spouse/partner support, meal preparation and light householding PLUS a 75-minute postnatal mama massage. This new mother bliss allows you to enjoy caring, specialized attention that speeds your healing after vaginal or Cesarean birth, relieves your muscle tension and pain after labor, birth and with the new tasks of caring for your wee ones or ones! Postnatal mama massage may also reduce uterine afterpains and expedites uterine involution, as well as relieve your breast tenderness and pain associated with lactation and breastfeeding. Massage during this sweet transformation promotes structural realignment of your spine, organs and pelvis for optimal pain free movement now and in the years to come. This massage is appropriate for mamas after vaginal birth and adapted for Cesarean births. Please provide a 10’—12′ cleared space in your home for massage table and supplies. Also ask your doula about massage therapy for spouse/partners too. $295
Also ask us about massage therapy only house calls for mamas or spouse/partners. $165-180 or for both $320-350

sealing ceremony virtual consult

In preparation for your sealing ceremony, please schedule this 1 hour virtual consult with your doula to tune in, explore what happened in the past, what wants to happen now toward a more satisfying embodied integration of your pregnancy, birth and/or postpartum experience. You are invited to share your story, your intentions and desires with your doula while she holds curiosity around how to best serve you. You share ideas and insights about how your sealing ceremony can be creatively customized to fill your heart’s desire. Your doula welcomes deeper questions about your sealing ceremony toward co-creating a meaningful and rich experience for you and your family. $30-40

sanctuary doula day home visit + sealing ceremony

In this 4 hour visit, your doula facilitates a sacred space for you to ceremonially integrate the experiences of pregnancy, birth and motherhood. Arriving with supplies including flowers, foot baths, warm oils and belly binds, your doula prepares a beautiful and deeply nourishing experience. Here, you can close your birth, continue to heal your body and honor the passage from maiden to mother. In Latin American countries, midwives call this ritual “closing the bones” because it literally wrap your body, allowing you to experience your embodied wholeness again on the other side of your profound expansion. You collaborate with your doula to clarify your intentions and determine the unique structure of your ceremony. Your partner, family and/or community are welcome to join and support the unfolding. This service can serve every mother and is ideal for those who wish to ritualize their journey with ceremony. Please provide a 12×12 cleared space in your home. In preparation for this visit, we recommend our 1 hour sealing ceremony experience phone consult. $260

sanctuary doula day home visit + feed my baby CLC consult

During this 4 hour visit, your postpartum doula with additional Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) expertise, offers feeding support to you and your baby or babies. Side by side support with your doula/CLC in the comfort of your home allows for a gentle, spontaneous sharing of wisdom and insight about feeding your baby. When your baby is ready to feed, we explore the norms and physiology of newborns and feeding, positions, and latch toward a satisfying feeding experience as you define it. Research shows that in home support increases new mothe’s confidence while reducing their stress and expectations around feeding. This home visit is ideal for new parents who have many questions about feeding their baby, are curious about what is normal and have an intuition that feeding could be better and more satisfying for all, and want to explore this with a Certified Lactation Counselor. Families who choose to breastfeed, bottlefeed and supplement can benefit from this home visit. As time permits and upon request, your doula can focus on other postpartum care tasks. After this home visit, we recommend a feed my baby CLC phone consult follow ups for continued support as needed. $160-200

sanctuary doula feed my baby CLC virtual consult follow up

After a sanctuary doula day home visit + feed my baby CLC consult, virtual follow up conversations with your doula/CLC often provide the continued professional support and other available resources needed to achieve a satisfying feeding experience. Virtual consults are available in your choice of 15-minute increments up to 1 hour. $15-60

sanctuary doula day home visit + feed my baby IBCLC consult

During this 4 hour visit, your postpartum doula who is also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) offers you the highest level of feeding support. Side by side support with your doula/IBCLC in the comfort of your home allows for a gentle, spontaneous sharing of wisdom and insight about feeding your baby. When your baby is ready to feed, you not only explore the basics of the norms and physiology of newborns and feeding, positions and latch, but you can also troubleshoot feeding challenges,  baby’s weight (with weight checks pre and post feeding with scale), breastfeeding milk over/under supply (with supplements, foods and home remedies), painful breastfeeding (with assessment of baby’ mouth for possible restriction and supplies including nipple shields or gel pads), supplemental nursing system guidance and treatment of mastitis, just to name a few of the challenges this home visit supports. Research shows that in home support increases new mother’s confidence while reducing their stress and expectations around feeding. This home visit is ideal for new parents who anticipate or are currently struggling with feeding their baby, have not had positive prior feeding experiences or positive feeding role models and want to explore paths to a better feeding experience with an IBCLC. Your IBCLC also consults with your and your baby’s medical care provider(s) for optimal care planning for best outcomes and continuity of care. As time permits and upon request, your doula can focus on other postpartum care tasks. After this home visit, we recommend feed my baby IBCLC consult and feed my baby CLC phone consult follow ups for continued support as needed. $275

sanctuary doula feed my baby IBCLC virtual consult follow up

After a sanctuary doula day home visit + feed my baby IBCLC consult, virtual follow up conversations with your doula/IBCLC often provide the continued professional support and other available resources needed to achieve a satisfying feeding experience. Virtual consults are available in your choice of 15-minute increments up to 1 hour. $25-100


Sanctuary Doula Overnight Home Visits

Our overnight home visits are ideal for families who want to maximize sleep for the whole family, learn about newborn sleep norms, physiology and their relationship to feedings, and receive guidance in creating healthy family sleep rhythms. All of our overnight home visits are 8 hours (or more upon request) for a rejuvenating, longer continuous sleep stretches for both mother and spouse/partner. Your doula sleeps on a guest bed or full length sofa near your baby or babies to wake and attend to their needs during the night. Overnight home visits are scheduled 10pm-6am. (Note: Our doula do not provide newborn sleep training as it is not within our professional postpartum doula scope of practice, but we can provide referrals to newborn sleep specialists upon request.)

Learn more about our Sanctuary Doula Overnight Home Visit offerings …

sanctuary doula overnight home visit for one baby

In your 8 hour overnight visit, your doula helps maximize sleep for the whole family with baby care and sweet soothing during nights while the rest of the family sleeps. Upon arrival, your doula checks in with you to make a plan for your baby’s sleep, feedings and care through the night, as well as the rest of family’s evening of sweet slumber ahead. Evidence-based information on newborn sleep can help you understand newborn sleep norms, physiology and the relationship to feedings and help you establish a sustainable, healthy sleep rhythm for your family. Please provide a clean guest room bed or full length sofa for your doula to comfortably rest and care nearby your baby though the night. $256-320

sanctuary doula overnight home visit for multiples

In your 8 hour overnight visit, your doula helps maximize sleep for the whole family with care and sweet soothing of your twins or triplets during nights while the rest of the family sleeps. Upon arrival, your doula checks in with you to make a plan for your babies’ sleep, feedings and care through the night, as well as the rest of family’s evening of sweet slumber ahead. Evidence-based information on newborn multiples sleep can help you understand newborn sleep norms, physiology and the relationship to feedings and help you establish a sustainable, healthy sleep rhythm for your family. Please provide a clean guest room bed or full length sofa for your doula to comfortably rest and care nearby your babies though the night. $320-360


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common questions about hiring Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas

Do I live in the Sanctuary Doula service area?

Sanctuary Doulas cares for families in Boulder County and surrounding communities. Our primary service area is within a 20-mile drive of Sanctuary Healing Arts office at the JOY Collective, 2800 Folsom Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80304. If you live in our secondary service area of a 20-30 mile drive from our central Boulder office, a Travel Fee of your doula’s hourly rate is added to each home visit. Before contacting us, please put our address 2800 Folsom Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80304 and your home address into your favorite app to determine if you live in our service area. If you live outside our primary and secondary service area, visit our Resources for a referral to other postpartum doulas in your local area.

What are my postpartum doula care options and cost?

Postpartum doula care is an investment in your wellness and payable with debit or credit card or gift cards. Once you’ve hired us, you can easily enjoy the generosity of family and friends by directing them to purchase online postpartum doula care gift cards and adding the link to your registry or wish list.

Many families pay for their postpartum doula care with Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account funds. You can also ask your health insurance company if postpartum doula care is a covered benefit in your policy. Once you hire us, we provide you with helpful tips and easy online receipts to submit to your health insurance.

There are 2 ways to hire Sanctuary Doulas…

#1 plan ahead during your pregnancy and hire us for your 6 Week or 12 Week Care Plan (recommended)

It’s peace of mind to have your postpartum care professionals hired and on board! With Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas, you can reserve our commitment in advance to be available for your home visits once your wee one(s) arrives. At the time of hire, you …

  • create an online Sanctuary account for future access to scheduling at your fingertips
  • complete and sign your Postpartum Doula Care Agreement + Get To Know Me & My Family information
  • choose your 6 Week Care Plan or 12 Week Care Plan and pay the retainer fee
    6 Week Care Plan ~ $750 retainer fee
    12 Week Care Plan ~ $1500 retainer fee
  • when your wee one(s) arrives, you contact us to schedule your home visits and activate your chosen 6 or 12 Week Care Plan
  • your retainer fee is applied to the initial home visits and thereafter, you “pay as you go” with your credit/debit card on your Sanctuary account and gift cards

When your wee one(s) arrives, your schedule of home visits is customized to your unique needs based on your birth, how your family is doing and what you need ~ all these things become much clearer after the birth! You also get first priority when requesting a specific doula or doulas.

We recommend choosing abundance when picking your Care Plan! For example, if you’re on the fence about choosing a 6 or 12 Week Care Plan, we recommend choosing the longer 12 Week Care Plan. If at the end of a 6 Week Plan, a family wishes to extend their care, we may not have availability and we’d all be sad!

#2 inquire about our availability for immediate care

For families who have babe already in their arms and find themselves in need of immediate postpartum doula care , you may inquire about our availability. Since Sanctuary Doulas is a group of postpartum doulas, we can sometimes accommodate requests for home visits on a day to day basis. If we’re not available, we will provide you with referrals to trusted postpartum doula colleagues.

If we have availability, at the time of hire, you …

  • create an online Sanctuary account
  • complete and sign your Postpartum Doula Care Agreement + Get To Know Me & My Family information
  • “pay as you go” with your credit/debit card on your Sanctuary account
Does health insurance cover postpartum doula services?

Sometimes. Ask your health insurance company if postpartum doula care is a covered benefit in your policy. We can provide some helpful tips as well as a super bill receipt to submit to your insurance. Many families pay for their postpartum doula care with Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account funds.

Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas has many doulas! Who is the best doula for me?

At Sanctuary Doulas, we all love mothers, babies and new families and are committed to exceptional postpartum care for you. We are all trained postpartum doula professionals who artfully and respectfully care for your family during a very sacred and intimate time. You can have additional trust and confidence in us as we have all completed Infant CPR training, have passed all background and reference checks and carry professional postpartum doula insurance. We follow DONA International (DONA) and Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) Standards of Practice. You can trust each of us to meet your needs, and enjoy our group’s 150+ years of combined experience caring for new families. Read “Meet Us” and trust your instincts for the doulas who you resonate with. If you require a specific hourly rate, please contact us for recommendations of the best doula(s) to fit your budget.
One of the benefits of hiring us is that we have more flexibility and resources to offer you as a group. Our families often tell us that they loved having two or more doulas care for their family because of our great continuity of care and the exponential leaps in shared wisdom from their doula team. You can request a specific doula or doulas to care for your family. Just tell us what you need, and we’ll help make the most fabulous doula match for your family. Families who hire us in advance with a 6 or 12 Week Care Plan have first priority for these special requests. Because babies are usually born between 37-42 weeks of pregnancy, we work together with flexibility to meet your needs.

What is the ideal schedule for postpartum doula care, and how do I schedule my home visits?

You want abundant postpartum support! It’s ideal to have regular daily postpartum doula care in the early weeks. In India, they say “the first 40 days of care impacts the next 40 years of life,” so think of it as both a short and long term health care investment. After your birth, you choose a consistent schedule of 4 hour day home visits and/or 8 hour overnight home visits that support you best. After the early weeks and months and when you feel ready, gently taper off to fewer weekly home visits. By medical definition, the postpartum period is the six weeks following the birth of a baby or completion of pregnancy. Many recognize that the postpartum adjustment period or “4th trimester” is not only physical, but emotional, intellectual, relational and spiritual and lasts months, not weeks!).

What's included in the Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas Care Agreement?

Our Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas Care Agreement is completed online and outlines our services, scope of practice, online resources, communication, confidentiality, fees, payments, home visit scheduling, cancellation policy, duration of agreement, independent contractor status of our doulas, non-circumvent, limitation of liability and termination. Upon completion, you receive an emailed copy for your records.

I'm really interested in Sanctuary Doulas Postpartum Care! What's my next step?

You have the option to schedule a phone or in-person interview at the sweet green button at top of this page to share more about your needs and make a great doula match. We recommend reading all the information here including “Meet Us” about each of our wonderful and wise postpartum doulas. If you already know Sanctuary Postpartum Doulas are a great fit for your family, contact us to hire us.

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 common questions about postpartum doula care

“Doula” is a funny word!? What does it mean?

“Doula” is an ancient Greek word meaning “a woman who serves.” Learn more about the fascinating history of doulas.

Why do I need postpartum doula care?

Because you deserve it mama! Release your inner queen as a new mother and let her reign! Our clients align with the philosophy and value of postpartum doula care and view the investment in postpartum doula care as an essential ingredient in promoting their short and long term wellness of the mother, baby and entire family. Our clients desire professional care in their homes.

Our clients are…
• first time parents
• parents with limited experience with newborns
• families with other young children
• parents of multiples (twins, triplets and more!)
• single mothers
• families adopting a baby
• women who want to breastfeed
 and have in-home support
• women giving birth by Cesarean
 needing additional recovery and rest
• women and babies experiencing complications
• families with premature babies, babies with colic or reflux
 or special needs
• families with high anxiety levels
• new parents who recently moved to Boulder County and/or have no or little local family and friend support
• families experiencing pregnancy or newborn loss

If at risk for postpartum mood and affective disorders (PMADs), our clients often view postpartum doula care as preventative care. Research indicates that postpartum care decreases the risk of PMADS. The lack of postpartum care rituals may be causal of PMADs that affect an estimated 20% of American mothers or 1.3 million women annually.

I have family in town or visiting after the baby is born, so do I need postpartum doula care too?

Yes, postpartum doulas are a wonderful compliment to your family’s support. Postpartum doulas are professionals who are trained to work alongside family members and model tried and true postpartum practices for mothers and babies while reinforcing the family’s chosen philosophy of parenting their baby(ies). Family members often say, “I wish I’d had a postpartum doula back in my days” so we weave that longing into all caring for the new family. Also traditional postpartum doula care extends for six weeks to six months so family members and doulas can work together to ensure the family has all the support they wish during this precious time.

I'm having twins, triplets or more and how can Sanctuary Doulas help?

When you are expecting twins, triplets or more, it is essential to build your support system for the unique joys and challenges of parenting multiples. Postpartum doulas are essential to help you create simple routines that make life with multiples easier. We offer our ideas and experience for efficient ways to feed, bathe, dress and soothe more than one baby, as well as organizational techniques to make life with multiples run smoother. We also assist you with breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding your multiples. And don’t forget about your sleep and nutrition – two of the foundations of postpartum wellness that we support by taking care of babies while you rest and by preparing delicious foods for you. Multiples are truly a blessing, but do require extra support and usually more long term postpartum doula care than single babies. Consider our 12 Week Care Plan.

What is a postpartum doula's scope of practice?

Sanctuary Doulas follow DONA International (DONA) and Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) Standards of Practice. We provide exquisite day and overnight postpartum care in your home with professional expertise, weaving age old traditions with current evidence-based care into the nurturance of your mothering wisdom, mother care, family bonding and rest, newborn care (singletons, twins and triplets), baby soothing and sleeping, breastfeeding and bottle feeding support and education, spouse/partner support and sibling adjustment, newborn equipment demonstration, home organization and management including meal preparation and errand running, and local resource information and referrals. Sanctuary Doulas do not provide clinical or medical advice or tasks, sleep training for newborns, transportation of family members in a vehicle, heavy housework or babysit while parents are away from home for the duration of the home visit.

What is the difference between a postpartum doula, a nanny and a baby nurse?

Postpartum doulas care for mothers, babies and families. We foster each new mother’s maximum self determination to care for her family through nurturing care, guidance, education, assessment and referrals to professionals and resources. We “mother the mother.” Sanctuary Doulas are trained professionals following DONA International (DONA) and Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) Standards of Practice. Sanctuary Doulas do not provide clinical or medical advice or tasks, sleep training for newborns, transportation of family members in a vehicle or heavy housework. Nannies and baby nurses are solely caretakers of newborns and children and may or may not have professional training. Most families benefit from postpartum doula care in the initial weeks and months and then transition to nannies and night nurses thereafter.

I'm interested in joining Sanctuary Doulas as a postpartum doula. How do I apply?

Postpartum doulas come to the profession through their love of nurturing families. Loving babies and being passionate about supporting women becoming mothers are prerequisites for all postpartum doulas. Sanctuary Doulas are exceptional people selected and known for their …

• professionalism & integrity

• confidence in their skills, compassion and artistry as servant leaders

• emotional intelligence & great listening ears

• independent thinking & decision making

• curiosity and space holding for the inner dimensions of human experiences including challenges as growth opportunities

• commitment to continued development of their knowledge, skills and artistry

• honoring our families as our best teachers

• self awareness, sweet self care practices and hobbies that bring balance to a livelihood in service to families

Professional postpartum doula training builds on these passions and essential qualities with the foundation of basic skills used every day in postpartum doula service. To ensure consistent quality training, knowledge, skills, scope of practice and safety, all Sanctuary Doulas…

1) Apply for a postpartum doula position with their letter of interest and resume

2) Upon request, provide proof of

• completion of one or more professional postpartum doula trainings including DONA International, CAPPA, Childbirth International, Sacred Postpartum (certification is preferred, but not required)

• Infant CPR training certificate

• current professional postpartum doula liability insurance

3) to finalize hire, have clean background and reference check and sign our Independent Contractor Agreement.

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