Are you looking for a better birth experience?
Consider using a doula - learn what a doula does here.
To find a volunteer doula click Volunteer Doulas
Volunteer doulas have completed their doula training - they are volunteering their time for the births they need to complete their certification. volunteer doulas are not required to donate their doula services as part of their certification. It is customary to compensate volunteer/donation doulas for transportation and additional expenses such as childcare.
Certified DONA International Doulas
FYI - some qualified certified doulas practicing in Florida may be compensated by medicaid and Tricare.
Brigette has been a DONA certified birth doula since 2017 and has a wholehearted passion for supporting families throughout pregnancy and childbirth. It is her goal for women to become informed about the childbirth process and their options, and to help them become confident in their ability to give birth. Brigette strives to assist women in achieving a wonderful birth experience as they define it. She provides judgment-free support while respecting the birthing mom’s choices and individual needs. She is also passionate about trauma informed care, mental health, and providing birth support through a trauma informed lens.
My name is Juana Browne and I have been a certified doula for over 12 years, serving the Central Florida area. I have a passion for supporting women through their motherhood journeys, in hospital births, home births, and birth center births. My goal is to help women and their partners by providing emotional, informational, and physical support, ensuring that they feel the most confident approaching their births. As a mother of four, I know that a woman's birth story becomes a permanent and critical part of who she is. It is my prayer to help memorialize one of their most vulnerable yet most powerful moments.
As your doula, I will help you obtain knowledge, remind you of your goals and values, and support you in moments of vulnerability. I will also celebrate you during moments of strength, listen with compassion, and serve you with all my heart. ![]() Christy is committed to providing compassionate evidence-based care that honors your unique needs and preferences. She believes that every woman deserves respectful and individual care throughout her pregnancy and birth journey. With over a decade of experience, Christy has had the honor to support several families in the Brevard County, FL area. She is passionate about helping parents reach their goals.
![]() Gina Aleman
407-706-5575 [email protected] www.newblossommaternity.com Serves: Seminole, Orange and Central Florida Counties From preconception to the early childhood years, I have the knowledge, skills, and experience to bring joy and peace to you and your growing family! I provide relevant and evidence-based information to my clients as a DONA certified birth doula, certified postpartum doula, childbirth educator, Dancing For Birth instructor, Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), and pediatric sleep consultant. I understand the incredible value of quality perinatal care and am most motivated by watching my clients flourish- feeling supported, equipped, and strong. It would be my privilege to serve you. ![]() Nicole Stewart
904-315-0749 [email protected] www.BNdoulacare.com Serves: Northeast Florida area Hello! My name is Nicole and I practice in Northeast Florida. Being a doula comes from my core and is more of an intuition rather than something learned. My goal is to provide you with a calm and non-judgemental atmosphere where you feel confident, peaceful, safe, and prepared. I take a holistic approach and will encourage you to follow your instincts. My focus is on gentle, calm, and peaceful childbirth. I have training in Spinning Babies and I am also a Certified HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Education instructor. ![]() Emily Wannenburg
Phone: 336-813-0223 [email protected] Serves: Jacksonville & Knoxville, TN www.memmysmommas.com www.4tfit.com Emily's love for “all things to do with pregnancy” was sparked when she was just 13 after meeting a missionary midwife in Pakistan. Graduating from Addington Hospital School of Nursing and Midwifery School in South Africa, she has attended more than 700 births over her career in birth as midwife, birth assistant, and doula. Known as "Memmy" in the Birth Doula community, she supports families ("Memmy's Mommas") in Home birth, Birth Center birth, and Hospital birth. Emily believes it's her privilege to support families in their healthy birthing choices and is honored to do so. No longer wearing the "nurse midwife's cap", Emily says that she proudly wears the "Doula Hat with a Midwife's Eyes and Mother's Heart". |
As the founder of Her Power Within Birth Services, Naomi is passionate about changing the view of birth in America, one mother at a time. Naomi is a certified birth doula, birth hypnosis childbirth educator and has completed training with Spinning Babies. She believes that birth doesn't happen TO YOU, it happens THROUGH YOU. She aims to EDUCATE, EMPOWER and ELEVATE as you prepare for the birth of your dreams. You will learn about how your body and baby work together to bring your baby into your arms. She will guide you to step into your power to use your voice to make informed decisions about your body and baby. Naomi will lift you up, encourage you, and be a constant presence during this transformational experience in your life.
![]() Jennifer Schultz
(262) 745-3644 [email protected] Serves: Charleston, SC area Hello! I'm Jennifer, a mother of two, and a passionate certified doula. I provide comprehensive pregnancy, labor, and immediate postpartum support to expecting mothers. My role is to act as an advocate with the birthing woman and her family. I am dedicated to providing unique and personalized doula services, aiming to create a special and memorable birthing journey for my clients. Contact me to find out more. ![]() Jacqueline Hammond
901-330-9271 [email protected] Serves: Memphis TN area I am a DONA Certified Birth Doula in the Memphis, TN AREA. My ultimate goal is to provide a loving, caring, and and supporting experience during and after birth. I recognize the importance of being a strong supporter in the laboring process and welcoming a new bundle of joy. I love the opportunity to make this experience as fulfilling as possible. My experience and strength relies on the confidence in knowing how to meet a person’s needs while going through their birthing experience. ![]() Charity Nicole Darby
(386) 627-5724 [email protected] https://www.charitynicole.love/doula-services Serves: St Augustine to Daytona Beach My natural motherly instincts have always been very strong. I decided to share my gift with those who are called to me through my work as a doula. As a certified DONA International birth doula, a childbirth educator, a postpartum doula, and a prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor, my purpose is to assist women and their partners with having a safe, memorable, and empowering birthing experience. As the founder of Universal Birth Pros we have a team that will hold space for all mothers, while encouraging them to be the leader of their own birth. ![]() Ginger Taylor
Phone: 321-480-9986 [email protected] Serves: Brevard County Experiencing the births of my 3 beautiful children gave me the passion and desire to become a Certified Doula with DONA in 2014. I am a licensed massage therapist and have found many comforting ways to use my skills during the labor of my clients. I have found many rewards in participating in my client's birth. My goals as a Doula are to provide exceptional care, support, information and comfort during a very special moment for my clients...the MIRACLE of their baby. ![]() Janet McIllroy
Phone: 904-514-2523 [email protected] Areas Served: Jacksonville and the Beaches Janet weaves four disciplines of nursing, childbirth education, counseling and doula into a supportive web that embraces the birthing family. Forty years ago as a student nurse she recognized the profound effect that birth has on women and their families. Since that time, she has added her experiences as an ICEA certified childbirth educator and DONA doula to her Masters in Christian Psychology to create a special network of skills to assist he birthing woman. Janet says her goal is "for women to achieve a positive birth experience that will be considered a highlight of their life." ![]() Sarah Greenberg
(732) 610-4456 [email protected] Serves: Orlando Birth, children, and early childhood education have always captivated my interest. As a school teacher, school owner, yoga instructor, and now doula it is my true life’s purpose is to serve others and to make people feel safe, honored, and accepted. Whether it is in the classroom, yoga studio, or hospital room, my mission is clear. As your doula, I believe you are worthy of a birth team that respects you, a birth space that comforts you, and a MINDFUL birth experience that empowers you! I am DONA certified CD(DONA) as well as prenatal and postpartum yoga certified through baby bliss yoga. It is my honor to join you and your partner to help you become your most excited, empowered, and confident selves as you take your first steps into parenthood. |