Doulas in Rhode Island

Local Postpartum Doulas are listed below.

For Birth Doulas, click here.

Lauren Amand, CD (DONA), PCD (DONA) CCE (AAHCC)

Gentle Beginnings Childbirth Education & Doula Services
401-682-1541
Certifications: DONA Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, Certified Bradley Method Childbirth Educator
laurenamand@cox.net
www.gentlebirthri.com
Geographical Area Served: All of RI and Southeastern MA
Services Provided: Birth doula support, Postpartum doula support, group and private childbirth education.

Personal Statement: I believe in the natural process of labor and birth. Giving birth provides women an opportunity for self-discovery and to strengthen the couples bond. Women remember their children's births for the rest of their lives. I strive to help make that memory a beautiful one and a source of strength for each woman and each couple. I have been a certified childbirth educator since 2003 after having been inspired by the beautiful, empowering births of my own children. My desire to support women and couples through this transforming process naturally grew into providing doula support. I have been providing birth and postpartum doula support since 2005 with the same philosophy that honors their experience and individuality. I am committed to educating women and couples about their options for gentle birth, helping them build trust in the natural process & providing nurturing doula support. With these ideals I have supported over 150 women and their partners.

Paulette Butler, DONA Trained Postpartum Doula

4th Trimester Doula Service
401-441-9880
paulette618@gmail.com
Geographical Area Served: Northern Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts.
Services Provided: Let me help you make life easier! Practical ideas and an advocate of how to raise a child without spending a fortune.

Personal Statement: After my many roles involving moms and babies, I am thrilled to be a postpartum doula. For 15 years I ran the Prenatal and Postpartum exercise classes at a YMCA. During that time I also started my own cotton diapering business, sharing information about saving money and washing diapers at home with the local community and beyond.
There are many new parents that don't have the luxury of local family members to help them adjust to the new role of parenthood.
Allow me to come to your home and provide coaching, nourishment and confidence for this wonderful transition in your life.

Leah DeCesare, BS, CCE, ICPE, PCD(DONA), CD(DONA)
Certified Birth Doula, Certified Postpartum Doula, Certified Postnatal Educator, Certified Childbirth Educator

Mother’s Circle
401-398-2944
Leah@motherscircle.net
Mothers Circle
Geographical Area Served: All of Rhode Island

Services Provided: Labor Support Doula services; Postpartum doula services including: breastfeeding support and education, errands, laundry, light household tidying, simple meal preparation, infant soothing skills, help with siblings and family adjustment and multiples, sleep counseling. Childbirth Education.

Personal Statement: Nurturing mothers and nurturing families is my love. It is my privilege to help new parents find their style and to feel confident in their new role, whether their first or fourth child. Throughout labor, birth and postpartum, I mother the mother and support the family.
As a postpartum doula, I anticipate the families’ needs and adjust with each day. I am CPR certified for infant through adult. I am the mother of three terrific kids and that experience brought me to this field in 2002. I volunteer with DONA International, Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity, Families First Rhode Island and my children’s schools. I maintain professional memberships with DONA International, International Childbirth Educators Association (ICEA) and the American Association of Birth Centers and the Rhode Island Birth Network. I am the co-founder of Doulas of Rhode Island. I wish you all the best for a beautiful birth!

Severine Degnan, ALACE CBE (in training) and ToLabor, DONA-Trained Postpartum Doula
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Birth in Harmony
401-595-6938 (C)
401-886-7815 (H)
Severine@birthinharmony.com
Birth In Harmony
Geographical Area Served: All of Rhode Island

Services Provided: Birth Doula, Childbirth classes, Postpartum Doula and assistant in home births in RI

Personal Statement: Shortly after the birth of my daughter, I was called to the work of a doula. I became fascinated and amazed at the birth process and the strength that lies within each of us. I decided to change my career path and assist laboring women, to give the power back to them and empower them to make the choices that are right for them and their families.
Every birth is different and beautiful. I thank each and every one of my clients (past and future) for allowing me in their intimate circle and for the trust we are building.

Shelley Harvey, ALACE CLD, CAPPA CBE in training, DONA-Trained Postpartum Doula
Mama Love Doula Services
401-663-8882
Shelleyharvey@cox.net
Mama Love Doula Services
Geographical Area Served: Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Services Provided: Birth doula, postpartum doula, childbirth education

Personal Statement: Birth and educating women about their bodies is my passion. I have been a doula for 2 years providing labor, postpartum and breastfeeding support and education. I have experience with twins, VBAC and abused women and I will give loving support to any family who would like my services regardless of background. My goal is to help women and families make informed choices and to have an involved and gentle birthing experience.

Lanie Heller, DONA-Trained Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Consultant
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Helping Hands Postpartum Doula Service
401-480-6504
laniedoula@gmail.com
The Helping Hands Doula
Geographical Area Served: Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut
Services Provided: Postpartum services: Breastfeeding support, household organization, errands, light housekeeping, emotional and physical support and assistance with newborns and siblings.

Personal Statement: After the birth of my son in 2007, I needed to stay with my mother away from my home for 4 weeks. Without the support of my husband, family and friends, it would have been very difficult. I began to think of other new mothers who might not have had the birth they had dreamed of and what they would do without a support system. This experience lead me to this wonderful field. I love assisting and nurturing new mothers and partners with one of the most rewarding journeys they'll ever have which is the beginning of their new family. Along this journey my goal is to guide them gently in the direction they chose to go.

Tiffany M. Johnson, DONA-Trained Postpartum Doula
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The Enchanted Doula
617-938-0000
theenchanteddoula@gmail.com
Geographical Area Served: Rhode Island, SE Massachusetts
Services Provided: Antepartum support serviced, postpartum doula services including but not limited to support for breast and bottle feeding, guidance in infant care, nonjudgmental support, light meal preparation, light housekeeping and child safey suggestions.

I have always enjoyed working with children, as a former nanny I look forward to my transition of childcare to parental care. It is so important for new parents to have a reliable support system during the ever changing journey into parenthood, especially during the fourth trimester! I look forward to supporting, educating and sharing in the wonderfully amazing voyage of new parenthood with my clients.

Amanda Morin, DONA-Trained Postpartum Doula
401-261-3277
amandamorin@live.com
Geographical Area Served: Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts
Services Provided: Sibling care, breastfeeding support, light cleaning, education, baby care, touch, companionship, cooking, errands, referrals to community resources, household organization, pumping help, milk storage.

Personal Statement: I want to honor and empower women by giving them practical and emotional support in the postpartum period. I work with women of all backgrounds and lifestyle.

Important disclaimer: Doulas of Rhode Island is happy to pass along the names of our doula members. Please understand that DoRI is a doulas network and is not a credentialing agency or a regulatory body. As such, we cannot be accountable for the competence of members of the organization. DoRI urges all parents to take responsibility for their birth experience by informing themselves through asking questions, reading, obtaining local references and discussing care with other parents and care providers. We encourage you to interview and meet with several doulas to find someone with the right fit for your family. DoRI wishes you a happy and healthy birth and parenthood experience.