Meet our Doulahood team!
Note: all doulas have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and are following all public health guidelines regarding COVID
Note: all doulas have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and are following all public health guidelines regarding COVID
Hello Folks! My name is Zinnia. My pronouns are she/her. I honor the many sacred paths to parenthood and caring for families that blossom in all configurations. I support ALL families: queer, straight, trans, BIPOC, single, polyamorous, adoptive, and co-parents… I celebrate you! Welcome to my Pack and my Pride. As a postpartum and parenting companion, I’m here for you. I’m equipped to be your partner-in-connection and your ride-or-die believer. Your family legacy starts with a Proud Beginning, which to me means you will be nurtured & nourished with compassion, patience, and with evidence-based and culturally sensitive care.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $60/hr
Growing up in a large family, Grace naturally assumed the role of a caregiver from an early age, shaping her future as a postpartum doula. Grace's care philosophy centers on compassionate, holistic support, helping families navigate the magical and transformative period after birth. Drawing on her experience in newborn care and leveraging her analytical skills from her previous career as a Data Scientist, Grace is able to provide personalized, adaptive guidance. Grace firmly believes that parents are the ultimate experts on their children, and her role is to empower them to embrace their expertise with confidence.
Daytime Rate: $45/hour
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As a teacher for the past 12 years, Jessica is a lover of learning and passionate about educating others. She has always taken pride in being a patient listener and empathetic caregiver. As a newer doula, Jessica tries to bring her past experiences to her current work. Bringing home a new baby is a transformative experience and it requires emotional, physical, and mental support. Jessica brings warmth, knowledge, and reassurance to families as they enter this new season of life. She is passionate about mental health and considers the whole picture in order to support a nourishing postpartum experience. Jessica loves learning about each family and child; she approaches newborn care by observing, applying her knowledge, and the sharing what she learns with the family. Jessica will honor family priorities, answer questions, offer advice, and eventually work myself out of a job. The relief, joy, and ease she sees in parents at the end of shift or a contract is what fills her heart.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55/ hour
$60/hour for twins 
Susan (she/her) is a birth and postpartum doula who provides prenatal and postnatal health education and preparation for families during pregnancy, labor, birth and in home during the first weeks of parenthood. She offers a broad repertoire of education and preparation strategies, including birth preferences planning, shared decision making, acupressure, guided relaxations, and homemade healing snacks. Susan is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and a prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor. Her continuity of doula care practice aims to enhance parents’ confidence, sense of agency and self-efficacy as they prepare physically and emotionally for childbirth and early parenthood.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $65/hour
Chloe (she/her) has been a certified doula since 2016 through Welcome Home Doula Services Training Program and quickly fell in love with being a doula. Soon after program completion, she was invited to become a mentor doula for WHDS which was both an honor and fulfilling experience. Chloe has passion and enthusiasm for supporting birthing families with both in home and hospital births as well as using evidence based practices to care for families who are fresh on their postpartum journey as they adjust to their new life flow. She also offers placenta encapsulation services which can be a way to balance out a birthing parent's hormone and nutrient levels after childbirth. Chloe believes that pregnancy, birth and postpartum periods are such a personal time of growth, that when you partner with the right team (whoever that may include!) you are set up to thrive! During her down time, you can find Chloe playing with her rambunctious toddlers, Jack and Landon, or doing some much needed yoga. They love to eat ice cream and go for nature walks around Sacramento.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $50/hour
As a mother of two, Nuri (she/her) knows firsthand how challenging the first few months of motherhood can be. A practicing doula since 2012, she offers support with kindness and compassion. She has particular experience with sensitive, fussy and/or preterm babies, making her an asset to the many families she has worked with. Nuri also has a background in cooking and loves providing healthy meals for her clients.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $60/hour
*$65/hour for multiples 
Mericia, who is from Tepic Nayarit, Mexico, has an extensive background working to support families. For the past 18 years she has worked as a nanny taking care of newborns until the age of preschool including experience caring for premature newborns. In 2020 Mericia became a doula and now focuses her offerings on providing care for pregnant and postpartum mothers, giving them physical, emotional, and informative support as well as resources and referrals. Mericia can help with laundry and light cleaning and if time allows she also enjoys helping with cooking and preparing snacks. As a doula, Mericia understands that parenting is different for each family; she will support the client's choices for their family and help them to feel confident and connected to their newborn. Mericia has a great passion for working with infants and their mothers and she respects each culture and family's decisions. Mericia's ultimate goal is to make mothers feel empowered. She also supports the LGTBQ community.
Daytime Rate: $55/hour
Carmen is a DONA-certified birth doula and a postpartum doula. While working at San Francisco General Hospital as a Licensed Vocational Nurse she had the opportunity to become a Doula in 2010 and for her it has been the most rewarding work ever imaginable. She grew up in Barcelona, Spain and speaks fluent Spanish, as well as Catalan and French. Carmen feels strongly about wanting to support women, partners and their families in this process of welcoming babies to the world.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $65/hour
Michelle is a very loving and dedicated person who is passionate about supporting families during their postpartum time. Prior to starting her doula career in 2020, Michelle was a nanny for 18 years. In addition to daytime and overnight support, Michelle also offers baby massage and sleep training information. Great communication with families is a priority to Michelle and she strives to provide individualized care to each family based on the information they share.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55/hr
Heather is birth and postpartum doula who is passionate about whole family care and support during the transition of birth and early parenthood. With over 10 years of experiences working with parents and children, she strives to be a listening ear, strong support system, and caring companion through the ups and down of raising a family.
Daytime Rate: $60/hr Overnight Rate: $65/hr
Beth (she/her) has been a doula for 13 years and a step-mama for almost 11 years. She’s a Postpartum Doula, IBCLC (intl board certified lactation consultant), CLEC (cert. lactation counselor educator), Newborn Care Parenting and Breast/chest feeding Educator, Certified Birth Doula, and trained herbalist. Doula Beth combines heart-centered care with evidence-based practices. She uses gentle guidance to support the parent in finding their parenting rhythm with practical tools. This includes facilitating parent/newborn skin-to-skin, mindful breath work, postpartum nutrition and cooking, in-home lactation support and infant feeding education, infant and family sleep support, humor, and tummy time. Beth lives near Ocean Beach, SF with her spouse and bonus kid.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $65/hour
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Samara is a trained Newborn Care Specialist and Postpartum Doula who offers emotional, physical, and informational support to families as they are transitioning with their new life with their newborn. In doing this work for over 10 years, her primary focus is to support and empower each family to feel confident and fulfilled in their parenting journey. Samara is thrilled to be able to help families integrate new babies into their lives and instill confidence during such an intense time.
Overnight Rate: $60/hour
Jessica W (she/her) is a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor, Postpartum Doula, Infant Sleep Professional and Newborn Care Specialist. Jessica's personal support and sharing of knowledge will ease your postpartum transition. Jessica uses her innate talent for calming babies and supporting parents along with the skills learned from her various trainings to support the specific needs of your family. As she takes care of you and your family and gives helpful instruction and resources, you can focus your energy on healing, bonding with your baby and settling into your new role as a parent with confidence and love.
Daytime Rate: $60/hour
Esther has a background in home-birth midwifery and brings it to bear in her Doula care of parents during the childbearing/adoption and postpartum/new parenthood process. Forty years of education, training, experience and intention go into her work. Offering education, consultation, and support, including one-on-one sessions, groups for ongoing support, birth and postpartum doula care and placenta encapsulation, Esther is a doula dedicated to witnessing and support for families. She co-hosts the Fourth Trimester Podcast with Sarah Trott. She's a daughter of wonderful folks, a mother of two fabulous grownups and a grandmother (GramCracker) who's very proud of her wild and wooly family.
Daytime Rate: $70/hour Overnight Rate: $65/hour
Racquel is an energetic and empathetic, DONA trained birth and postpartum doula and a certified yoga instructor! She has always been a healer and caregiver at heart. Prior to becoming a doula and yoga instructor, she worked in healthcare for over 10 years, both in private practice and in a hospital (pediatric) setting. While doulas offer non-medical support, her past as a healthcare provider allows her to provide additional support and guidance in an often confusing system. Raquel has also been a nanny and has experience caring for twins. She uses an evidenced based birth approach and is able to blend into many different settings. Raquel is honored to provide support to parents during this exciting new journey.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55/hr
Virtual Support: $40/hr 
Maya's approach to birth and postpartum care is to serve as a protector of the sacred space and to be a guide for the transitions that new parents go through on their parenthood journey. As a mother, doula, and maternal and infant health and wellbeing advocate, she combines her ancestral wisdom with modern, best practices to provide compassionate birth and postpartum care to all her clients. Maya's ultimate goal is helping families to become aware of their own strength and balance as they navigate their way through parenthood. In her initial discussions with parents, Maya will evaluate their unique individual needs, which may include breastfeeding support and education, newborn care, light household chores, preparation of nutritious snacks, finding helpful resources etc. Maya offers doula support in both English and Spanish! In addition to doula services Maya offers infant massage education. Please note Maya also goes by her given name, Dannhae, which you may find in formal documents and her emails.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $60/hour
A seasoned nanny and babysitter, Liz (she/her) first came across the term "postpartum doula" only a few years ago. She soon recognized her calling to this field. Liz received formal training from DONA International and has been a practicing postpartum doula since 2019. Additionally, Liz concurrently works as a fundraising professional supporting the Homeless Prenatal Program. She is committed to helping individuals and families of all backgrounds make a smooth transition into parenthood, and is honored to make such meaningful contributions to her community. Originally from the east coast, Liz now lives in San Francisco with her husband and son.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55/hour
As your doula, Daniella (they/them) is there to facilitate a healing environment that encourages you to slow down, savor the moments, and receive the nourishment you need to keep your cup full. They believe the postpartum process can be filled with joy and their intention is to bring balance and harmony to your experience -- to nourish you as you heal while also being an ally to your partner to feel fully included in their role. Daniella will be there to support the entire family and believes that the love and gratitude that is expressed between the parents will be the foundation for a loving container for your growing family. Daniella's overnight care allows you to get the rest you need to feel present and connected to yourself and baby. During the night, Daniella will tune into your baby's needs and intuitively explore ways to bring them ease and comfort. You can rest soundly knowing your baby will be nurtured with attentive care and patience.
Sliding Scale Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55-65/hr
Trained at Cornerstone as a Birth and Postpartum Doula, Vanessa (she/her) has been working with families since 2012. Currently Vanessa focuses on postpartum overnight support and loves being with babies at night. Vanessa is a profoundly good listener and has been called a baby whisperer! Vanessa loves helping babies settle into their comfort zone so they can sleep longer hours at night and parents can catch up on much-needed sleep. Vanessa's approach is heart-centered and intuitive; she likes to leave families with personalized pointers on soothing their baby. Vanessa aims to foster self-confidence and trust in the parent's intuition. She is happy to make Mamas a snack in the middle of the night as well as fold baby laundry.
Overnight Rate $60/hour
Shayna is a mother of two children with a robust background in childcare. Shayna’s love for children led her to open her own childcare center prior to finding her love for doula work. Shayna brings a deep understanding of the challenges that come with being a mother to the support she provides new families in their final stages of pregnancy and into parenthood. Daytime and Overnight Rate: $65/hour
*multiples $70/hour 
Elena aka "Mama Elena" is a bilingual certified Doula whose mission is to provide expecting families with the most loving support that is needed before, during and after birth. Elena will listen to you and work as a ”compañera” to empower you throughout your journey. As a postpartum doula, Elena offers help with emotional nurturing support. She will listen to you with no judgment and provide you with the necessary resources and referrals. She will support you with mother and baby bonding, breastfeeding (if applies) and skin to skin. Elena will assist you with nutritious food options and some meal prep, with baby laundry, and she will encourage self-care. Elena also offers night time support, that is much needed - a little extra sleep goes a long way!
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $60/hour
Justine is a trained Labor and Birth Doula, Childbirth Education Facilitator and a Certified Postpartum Doula. Growing up as an only child in a community based neighborhood, she was the “big sister” and babysitter to many of the neighborhood kids, worked as an educator in art camps and science museums as a young adult, and found birthwork as the natural next step in 2019. Justine is incredibly honored to support families as they navigate the changes that a new baby and postpartum brings. She offers nourishing postpartum meal preparation, infant feeding support, and education surrounding different infant cues, physiologic sleep and soothing techniques. Justine’s goal is to bring ease into this transition through providing individualized care to match each unique family’s needs, inspiring confidence in parents’ ability to care for their babies and offering a non-judgemental listening ear to honor joys and challenges.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $50/hr
As a postpartum doula, Grace (she/her) aims to honor your experience as a new parent, to gently guide you in learning the unique needs & cues of your baby, to boost your confidence in supporting your new or expanding family, and to offer another set of hands so that you can care for yourself amidst the demands of postpartum life. Grace has been supporting pregnant & parenting people professionally since 2012. She's worn different hats, including working as an abortion counselor, organizing stigma intervention programs, and now providing birth & postpartum doula support, but the principle she carries through her career is that people deserve non-judgmental support throughout their reproductive journeys.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $50/hour
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