We got the doula movement started.
Welcome to Boston Doula Circle! Our founding members helped launch the national and local doula movements over 20 years ago. We're here to support your family during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and lactation.
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As Maternal and Child Health professionals, we’ve collectively served thousands of new parents of widely diverse ethnicities, national origins, religions and belief systems, family structures, sexual and gender identities, socio-economic backgrounds, and ages. We're excited to get to know you!
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Meet Our Doulas
Ananda Lowe
DIRECTOR
Birth & Postpartum Doula
Lactation Specialist
Workshop Instructor
Jillian Hollis
MANAGER
Postpartum Doula
Lactation Specialist
Celeste LeMieux
Birth & Postpartum Doula
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Sam Rodriguez
Birth Doula
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Brenda Morris
Postpartum Doula
Joanne Daley
Postpartum Doula
Workshop Instructor
Kerri Babish
Birth & Postpartum Doula
Lactation Specialist
Workshop Instructor
Monica Woods
Postpartum Doula
We wrote the book on doulas.
Boston Doula Circle's director, Ananda Lowe, is co-author of The Doula Guide to Birth, the most comprehensive book about doulas and preparing for childbirth in the 21st century. Available directly from Penguin Random House, or ask for it at any bookstore or library!
Our Approach
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Boston Doula Circle is a pioneer of the "Doula Team Model" for birth doulas.
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What does working in a team model mean?
The older model for birth doulas is working alone, in solo practice. An emerging alternative is the team model, where a small group of birth doulas work together with the same clients and share an on-call schedule.
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What are the advantages to a team model?
Collective wisdom -- The doulas in our group possess a much broader skill set together than we could alone. We share this collective wisdom with each other and with you!
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No need for backup -- In solo practice, doulas need to find back-up -- sometimes at the last minute -- in cases of emergency, illness or conflicting births. In a group model, this isn't necessary. You will always have a doula you know, who knows you!
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Always an energized doula -- It's perfectly normal for birth to last 24 to 72 hours or more. Eventually you may get tired, and so may your doula! In a team model, you would instead get a well-rested doula bringing a new burst of energy to your birthing space.
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Do you have other questions about our group, or what a team model is and whether it may be right for you? Contact us to learn more!
Classes with our nationally-known instructors
Whether you live in the Boston area or anywhere in the world, we invite you to learn from the hard-earned wisdom of highly experienced doulas in our LIVE and virtual classes!
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In recent decades, the modern doula movement has been honing our expertise in whole-person techniques for the physical and emotional care of birthing families.
The knowledge doulas possess is everyone’s birthright, and it’s our mission to spread it far and wide through our signature childbirth and lactation classes. Our expert-led programs are offered by donation so that all may participate!
