Minneapolis + St. Paul, MN
763-363-2511
About MSP Doulas
About MSP Doulas
What We Do
MSP Doulas provides full spectrum doula services during pregnancy, birth and the first year postpartum. We are led by our values and shared commitment to advocate for birthing families in the Twin Cities. We do this by providing evidence-based education, nonjudgmental emotional support, and a toolkit of physical tips and tricks, so that you can own your birth story and enter the next chapter of your life with clarity, confidence, and connection.
Why a Doula Partnership?
We operate as a doula partnership, which means that you get the expertise, experience, and perspective of two doulas, rather than just one. Our clients build relationships with both of us equally throughout prenatal meetings, and we operate a loose on-call schedule to determine who goes to each birth, postpartum shift, or lactation visit.
Here's some context on why we do things this way...
Most doulas operate as a solo practice with a back-up. This works great for many people -- but the obvious downside is that if your doula gets sick, has a family emergency, or is on vacation, you won't know the doula at your birth.
On the other end of the service spectrum, there are doula agencies who contract with individual doulas to make up your support "team." This model may seem more reliable, but here, the downside is that you don't always get to choose the doulas who will make up your team. Additionally, because the doulas are contractors, they may choose to step back during your pregnancy. While a new doula would be brought in to ensure you still have support, you may not receive the same continuity you're looking for.
We see our partnership as the best of both worlds. A partnership model ensures that you'll not only have someone familiar available to support you -- it's one of two people you personally chose in the hiring process.
"Jillian and Meredith were amazing, and I can't thank them enough. I learned so much in prenatals with Meredith & as a first time mom, I would never have had the water birth I wanted without Jillian's labor support."
-- Tiffani R.
What We Do
MSP Doulas provides full spectrum doula services during pregnancy, birth and the first year postpartum. We are led by our values and shared commitment to advocate for birthing families in the Twin Cities. We do this by providing evidence-based education, nonjudgmental emotional support, and a toolkit of physical tips and tricks, so that you can own your birth story and enter the next chapter of your life with clarity, confidence, and connection.
Why a Doula Partnership?
We operate as a doula partnership, which means that you get the expertise, experience, and perspective of two doulas, rather than just one. Our clients build relationships with both of us equally throughout prenatal meetings, and we operate a loose on-call schedule to determine who goes to each birth, postpartum shift, or lactation visit.
Here's some context on why we do things this way...
Most doulas operate as a solo practice with a back-up. This works great for many people -- but the obvious downside is that if your doula gets sick, has a family emergency, or is on vacation, you won't know the doula at your birth. On the other end of the service spectrum, there are doula agencies who contract with individual doulas to make up your support "team." This model may seem more reliable, but here, the downside is that you don't always get to choose the doulas who will make up your team. Additionally, because the doulas are contractors, they may choose to step back during your pregnancy. While a new doula would be brought in to ensure you still have support, you may not receive the same continuity you're looking for.
We see our partnership as the best of both worlds. A partnership model ensures that you'll not only have someone familiar available to support you -- it's one of two people you personally chose in the hiring process.
"Jillian and Meredith were amazing, and I can't thank them enough. I learned so much in prenatals with Meredith & as a first time mom, I would never have had the water birth I wanted without Jillian's labor support."
-- Tiffani R.
Choosing Your Doula...
We believe there's a doula out there for everyone, and the one of the greatest acts of self-care you can claim is finding one who has the experience, philosophy, personality, and demeanor that helps you feel the most safe, connected, and supported.
Clients choose to work with us for a variety of reasons, but some of the most common ones we hear include:
- We are passionate about supporting you. When everyone else is focused on the baby, our focus is on you, your needs, and your sense of wellbeing.
- Our commitment to social justice. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are all reproductive justice issues.
- We lead with non-judgment. From homebirths to hospitals and formula to breastmilk, we support you unconditionally.
- We are professional doulas. This is our full-time work, which means we have systems, curriculum, and materials in place to handle all the basics -- freeing up our time to individualize your support and go deep on what matters to you most.
- Our doula partnership model makes sense to people.
- Kindness, compassion, and empathy first. Science second. We are big fans of evidence-based birth practices that are grounded in solid research, and we are thrilled to help you access and interpret the highest quality information in order to feel confident in your decision making. But we also know that sometimes (a lot of times) studies contradict each other, you don't have the energy to process it all, or your intuition is telling you to go in a different direction. In our eyes, your cultural practices, lived experience, and gut feelings also count as "evidence." We help you sift through it all and come to the decision that is best for you and your family.
Sound like we could be a good fit?
Choosing Your Doula...
We believe there's a doula out there for everyone, and the one of the greatest acts of self-care you can claim is finding one who has the experience, philosophy, personality, and demeanor that helps you feel the most safe, connected, and supported.
Clients choose to work with us for a variety of reasons, but some of the most common ones we hear include:
- We are passionate about supporting you. When everyone else is focused on the baby, our focus is on you, your needs, and your sense of wellbeing.
- Our commitment to social justice. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are all reproductive justice issues.
- We lead with non-judgment. From homebirths to hospitals and formula to breastmilk, we support you unconditionally.
- We are professional doulas. This is our full-time work, which means we have systems, curriculum, and materials in place to handle all the basics -- freeing up our time to individualize your support and go deep on what matters to you most.
- Our doula partnership model makes sense to people.
- Kindness, compassion, and empathy first. Science second. We are big fans of evidence-based birth practices that are grounded in solid research, and we are thrilled to help you access and interpret the highest quality information in order to feel confident in your decision making. But we also know that sometimes (a lot of times) studies contradict each other, you don't have the energy to process it all, or your intuition is telling you to go in a different direction. In our eyes, your cultural practices, lived experience, and gut feelings also count as "evidence." We help you sift through it all and come to the decision that is best for you and your family.