REQUESTING SERVICES

Our services are free to patients laboring and delivering at Von Voigtlander. We provide services on a first-come, first-served basis. You can request a birth doula through your nurse! 

 

 

SERVICES WE PROVIDE

Doulas are community health workers who provide non-medical care for mothers before, during, and after labor and delivery. 

• We provide social, emotional, educational and logistical support to increase access to quality health care services

• We are advocates for mothers; our skills and services include:

  • Labor position support and recommendations

  • Comfort measures: aromatherapy, massages, hydrotherapy

  • Breastfeeding assistance (if desired)

  • Support for partners, friends, and family

  • Providing information on community resources and referrals

 

 

Visit the Community Resources tab if you are not delivering at the University of Michigan or want full-scope doula services.