A doula is a trained professional who provides emotional, physical, informational, and sometimes spiritual support to moms, during, and after childbirth with an affirming, community-rooted approach.

More than just a birth worker, a doula often serves as a bridge between modern medical systems and ancestral birth traditions, creating safer, more empowering birth experiences for families.

Key roles of a doula may include:

Centering wellness and voices in all aspects of care

Advocating for respectful, non-discriminatory treatment in hospitals or birth settings

Reclaiming ancestral birth practices, rituals, and postpartum healing traditions

Providing relevant education about birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum recovery

Holding sacred space for generational healing and emotional support

In communities where systemic racism and maternal health disparities have caused harm, Doulas play a powerful role in reducing birth trauma, improving outcomes, and restoring joy, dignity, and autonomy to the birthing experience.

1. Emotional Support:

Keeps you calm, focused, and grounded throughout your labor

Offers encouragement, reassurance, and positive affirmations

Holds space for your emotions whether you are excited, scared, or unsure

2. Physical Comfort:

Uses massage, counterpressure, hip squeezes, warm compresses, and other comfort techniques

Helps with breathing, positioning, and movement to ease pain and support labor progression

Creates a soothing environment with soft lighting, music, aromatherapy, or calming touch

3. Advocacy:

Helps you understand your options and encourages informed decision-making

Reminds the birth team of your preferences and supports your voice being heard

Provides non-judgmental support whether you are choosing an unmedicated birth or an epidural

4. Partner Support:

Guides your partner on how to best support you emotionally and physically

Helps them stay calm and involved without feeling overwhelmed

Allows your partner to take breaks and still feel part of the experience

5. Creating Sacred Space:

Honors your cultural, spiritual, or ancestral practices during birth

Brings intention and presence to help you feel safe, empowered, and connected

A doulas presence is like having a steady hand and open heart by your side helping you birth in strength, peace, and power.

At Doula Anjel, our postpartum support is rooted in rest, nourishment, emotional healing, and sacred care. We believe the fourth trimester is just as important as the birth itself and our services are designed to help you feel supported, seen, and deeply cared for as you recover and bond with your baby.

Postpartum services include:

In-home or virtual visits

Emotional wellness check-ins

Breastfeeding/feeding support

Light house support + baby care tips

Culturally-rooted meals and herbal care

Belly binding, sitz baths, and womb healing

Partner/family support + education

Whether you've just delivered or you're weeks into the journey, we're here to hold space for your healing.

Luxury, holistic postpartum care designed with Black mothers and families at the center.