Our Story

MSP Doulas was co-founded in 2021 by Jillian Carpenter and Meredith Kramer. They first met while partnering to support a client through the Twin Cities based nonprofit, Everyday Miracles.

While Meredith's passion for lactation led her to step away from doula support in order to focus on earning her IBCLC, they remain close and still partner with one another for special projects. Meredith now sees lactation clients through MSP Lactation, and Jillian owns and operates MSP Doulas as a solo doula.

Today, MSP Doulas provides empowering, evidence-based birth doula support for families in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the surrounding Metro. We strive to always be inclusive and informed in our approach -- No judgment or overwhelm allowed at this birthday party! We affirm and celebrate all bodies, all families, and all birth.

This is a Place Where...

  • All families deserve to be encouraged by comprehensive, creative, and compassionate support.

  • Any way you choose to bring your baby into this world is amazing.

  • Black Lives Matter, queer families are beautiful, and all bodies are good bodies.

  • Birth stories matter.

  • You are wildly capable.

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