# Doulas

> Find a birth, postpartum or end-of-life doula near you.

> **Not medical advice.** This site is a directory, not a clinical service. A doula gives emotional, physical and informational support, not medical care. Always talk with your midwife, doctor or other licensed clinician about medical decisions.

Doulas lists 18 doulas. Updated 2026-10-21. Every page has a markdown copy: add `.md` to its URL, or send `Accept: text/markdown`. The home page copy is [index.md](https://doulas.fyi/index.md).

## Countries

- [United States](https://doulas.fyi/us.md): 10 doulas
- [United Kingdom](https://doulas.fyi/gb.md): 4 doulas
- [Australia](https://doulas.fyi/au.md): 2 doulas
- [Canada](https://doulas.fyi/ca.md): 2 doulas

## Regions

- [England, United Kingdom](https://doulas.fyi/gb/england.md): 4 doulas
- [Victoria, Australia](https://doulas.fyi/au/victoria.md): 2 doulas
- [California, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/california.md): 2 doulas
- [New York, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/new-york.md): 2 doulas
- [Washington, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/washington.md): 2 doulas
- [Alberta, Canada](https://doulas.fyi/ca/alberta.md): 1 doula
- [Ontario, Canada](https://doulas.fyi/ca/ontario.md): 1 doula
- [Illinois, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/illinois.md): 1 doula
- [Louisiana, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/louisiana.md): 1 doula
- [Missouri, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/missouri.md): 1 doula
- [Virginia, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/virginia.md): 1 doula

## Doulas by city

- [Melbourne, Victoria, Australia](https://doulas.fyi/au/victoria/melbourne.md): 2 doulas
- [London, England, United Kingdom](https://doulas.fyi/gb/england/london.md): 2 doulas
- [Seattle, Washington, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/washington/seattle.md): 2 doulas
- [Edmonton, Alberta, Canada](https://doulas.fyi/ca/alberta/edmonton.md): 1 doula
- [Burlington, Ontario, Canada](https://doulas.fyi/ca/ontario/burlington.md): 1 doula
- [Birmingham, England, United Kingdom](https://doulas.fyi/gb/england/birmingham.md): 1 doula
- [Burnley, England, United Kingdom](https://doulas.fyi/gb/england/burnley.md): 1 doula
- [San Francisco, California, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/california/san-francisco.md): 1 doula
- [Sebastopol, California, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/california/sebastopol.md): 1 doula
- [Chicago, Illinois, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/illinois/chicago.md): 1 doula
- [New Orleans, Louisiana, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/louisiana/new-orleans.md): 1 doula
- [Ferguson, Missouri, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/missouri/ferguson.md): 1 doula
- [Brooklyn, New York, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/new-york/brooklyn.md): 1 doula
- [New York, New York, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/new-york/new-york.md): 1 doula
- [Richmond, Virginia, United States](https://doulas.fyi/us/virginia/richmond.md): 1 doula

## Categories

- [Doulas](https://doulas.fyi/category/doulas.md): 18 doulas
- [Community doula programs](https://doulas.fyi/category/community-doula-programs.md): 12 doulas
- [Doula collectives and agencies](https://doulas.fyi/category/doula-collectives.md): 5 doulas
- [Independent doulas](https://doulas.fyi/category/independent-doulas.md): 1 doula

## Free tools

- [Medicaid doula coverage checker](https://doulas.fyi/tools/medicaid-doula-coverage.md): Pick your US state and see whether Medicaid reimburses doula services there, with sources.
- [Doula cost estimator](https://doulas.fyi/tools/doula-cost-estimator.md): See the low, middle and high of the typical published price range for a birth package or postpartum support.

## Guides

- [Common doula mistakes and questions to ask](https://doulas.fyi/guides/common-doula-mistakes.md): The most common mistakes people make when hiring a doula are easy to avoid. Ask the right questions early and you get the right support.
- [Doula Cost and Medicaid Coverage](https://doulas.fyi/guides/doula-cost-and-medicaid-coverage.md): Published doula packages in the US typically run $450 to $1,800, and 26 states plus Washington, DC reimburse doula care through Medicaid as of March 2026.
- [Doula rules in the United States](https://doulas.fyi/guides/doula-rules-in-the-united-states.md) (United States): This guide covers what this site's sources say about doulas in the United States: voluntary registries, state Medicaid payment, private certification, and why coverage does not guarantee access.
- [How to choose a doula](https://doulas.fyi/guides/how-to-choose-a-doula.md): Pick two or three doulas or programs, talk to each one, compare what they offer and what they charge. Trust how the first conversation feels.
- [Reading a doula listing](https://doulas.fyi/guides/reading-a-doula-listing.md): Each listing shows the doula type, price range, certifications, languages and whether they accept insurance. A complete listing has more information to compare.
- [What Is a Doula?](https://doulas.fyi/guides/what-is-a-doula.md): A doula is a trained companion who supports a person and their family through birth, the postpartum weeks or the end of life. A doula does not give medical care.

## About this site

- [About Doulas](https://doulas.fyi/about.md): What Doulas is, where its data comes from, and how a listing is checked.
- [Contact Doulas](https://doulas.fyi/contact.md): How to reach Doulas: our email address, how fast we reply, and how to add or fix a listing.
- [Link exchange with Doulas](https://doulas.fyi/link-exchange.md): Swap links with Doulas for free. You link to us. We check the link. An approved site gets a partners page link, a guide mention, or a blog mention.
- [The newsletter](https://doulas.fyi/newsletter): A short email every so often with a new doula listing, one question to ask a doula and one link worth reading. No noise.

## Data sources

- [Doula business websites](https://doulas.fyi): license facts from the business's own public website, refreshed monthly
- [Public doula registries](https://www.health.mn.gov/facilities/providers/doula/registry.html): license public records, refreshed monthly
- [Medicaid coverage trackers](https://nashp.org/state-tracker/state-medicaid-approaches-to-doula-service-benefits/): license factual data cited with attribution, refreshed monthly
- [Published doula prices](https://www.bornbir.com/doula-cost): license factual data cited with attribution, refreshed quarterly

## API

- [OpenAPI 3.1 description](https://doulas.fyi/api/v1/openapi.json): the read API as JSON
- [API guide](https://doulas.fyi/developers): endpoints, examples, rate limits and how to credit the data
- [MCP server card](https://doulas.fyi/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): the MCP server at https://doulas.fyi/mcp and its tools
- [Agent card](https://doulas.fyi/.well-known/agent-card.json): the A2A agent at https://doulas.fyi/a2a and its skills
- [Agent skills](https://doulas.fyi/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): a skill that explains the API and the MCP server
- [API catalog](https://doulas.fyi/.well-known/api-catalog): the API description and the guide as an RFC 9727 linkset
- [WebMCP manifest](https://doulas.fyi/webmcp): the tools as a manifest

## Optional

- [Every doula with its facts](https://doulas.fyi/llms-full.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://doulas.fyi/sitemap.xml): every indexable page