Our Services
At Crown and Cradle Community Doula Services LLC, we offer comprehensive, compassionate support for every stage of your reproductive journey.
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Explore our full-spectrum services below:
IVF Doula Support: Your Partner Through Every Step of the Journey
An IVF doula offers personalized, non-medical support tailored to the emotional, physical, and logistical challenges of assisted reproduction. Here’s how they empower and uplift you:
Emotional & Mental Well-Being
Provide a consistent, compassionate companion through high-stress moments - such as injections, scans, egg retrievals, and embryo transfer - creating a safe, non-judgmental space for your fears, hopes, and questions
Teach coping tools - from mindfulness and hypnobirthing techniques to grounding practices - to ease anxiety and help you stay present during the 2-week wait and beyond
Informational & Educational Guidance
Clarify complex IVF procedures, medications, and terminology so you feel informed and confident before appointments
Help prepare meaningful questions, serve as a sounding board during appointments, and support communication with your medical team
Advocacy & Practical Support
Accompany you to key appointments - like ultrasounds, blood draws, egg retrievals, and transfers - as your advocate and translator in clinical settings
Assist with medication reminders, logistics, and preparing your home for recovery after invasive procedures
Partner & Family Inclusion
Support partners and family, coaching them in emotional and practical care so the support network feels empowered and supported too
Holistic & Lifestyle Support
Offer guidance on stress reduction, fertility-friendly nutrition, and lifestyle choices that may support hormonal balance and IVF success
Connect you with resources, peer communities, and specialists tailored to your fertility path
Why Choose an IVF Doula?
IVF can feel isolating and overwhelming. A doula stands by your side - offering emotional steadiness, clarity, and practical support from the pre-conception phase through the post-transfer wait. They don’t replace your clinical team- they enrich your journey, helping you feel seen, understood, and confidently cared for at every step.
Full-Spectrum Doula Support: From Bump to Baby
A doula is your trusted companion - a trained, non-medical professional - who walks alongside you before, during, and after childbirth, ensuring you feel supported, informed, and empowered every step of the way.
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Emotional reassurance through antenatal appointments, offering a calm, non-judgmental space for your questions, hopes, and worries
Education & preparation via birth classes, relaxation techniques, breathing exercises, and birth-plan development - helping you and your partner feel ready and confident
Practical advocacy by bridging communication with your care team and empowering you to make informed choices about your health
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Continuous physical comfort in the delivery suite - using massage, positioning suggestions, breathing guidance, and hands-on techniques to manage pain and support labor progression
Emotional support as your constant advocate - listening, encouraging, and shielding you from unnecessary input so you can stay focused and empowered
Partner support by guiding loved ones in how to best assist and encouraging a positive birth experience for the whole team
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Emotional well-being through attentive listening, empathy, and stress reduction to help combat the “baby blues” or postpartum depression
Newborn care guidance, including feeding support (breast or bottle), soothing techniques, and establishing daily routines
Household help, such as cooking, light chores, sibling care, and reminding you to rest and eat - freeing you to bond with your baby during recovery
Resource connection to mental health, lactation consultants, and community services to bridge gaps in care
Why It Matters:
Better outcomes: Studies show doula care lowers c-section and epidural rates, shortens labor, improves breastfeeding success, and reduces postpartum mood disorders
Health equity boost: Doulas improve access and culturally responsive care, particularly for marginalized families
Whole-family support: They help partners, siblings, and support networks acclimate, creating a more harmonious transition to parenthood
Why Choose a Full Spectrum Doula?
From pregnancy prep to postpartum recovery, a doula is your unwavering advocate, coach, and calming presence - helping you stay strong, centered, and confident as you enter this new chapter.
Pregnancy Doula Support: Your Empowered Journey to Birth
A pregnancy (antepartum) doula is a compassionate, non-medical professional who offers continuous, personalized guidance throughout your pregnancy - physically, emotionally, and informationally - so you feel informed, prepared, and supported from bump to delivery.
What a Pregnancy Doula Brings:
Emotional and stress support
Evidence-based education & birth prep
Advocacy & clear communication
Physical comfort & non-medical relief
Partner–family inclusion
Resource navigation
Why It Matters:
Research shows that continuous doula support during pregnancy and birth leads to shorter labor, fewer medical interventions, greater maternity satisfaction, and improved maternal-infant health outcomes.
Why Choose a Birth Doula
Your pregnancy doula is your steadfast companion - offering emotional listening, practical strategies, clear information, and meaningful connection.
Prenatal & Postpartum Doula Care: Nurturing You Before & After Baby
A doula provides compassionate, personalized support during the transformative prenatal and postpartum stages - offering emotional, physical, and informational care tailored to your journey.
Prenatal (Antepartum) Support
Education & birth planning
Emotional resilience
Physical comfort & advocacy
Postpartum Support (Fourth Trimester)
Emotional support & mental health navigation
Newborn care & feeding assistance
Practical recovery help
Connections & referrals
Why It Matters
Continuity of care during these pivotal months supports better birth recovery, reduces stress, improves maternal mental health, and enhances parent-infant bonding.
Why Choose a Prenatal and Postpartum Doula?
From nurturing emotional well-being during pregnancy to easing the often overwhelming early weeks postpartum, a doula offers steadfast, holistic support.
Doula Support During Labor Induction
When a medical induction becomes part of your birth plan, having a doula can transform an uncertain process into an empowering, supported experience.
Emotional reassurance through change
Clear education & informed consent
Physical comfort & movement
Advocacy & communication with medical staff
Stamina in long inductions
Support through transitions
Why It Matters
Induction can feel clinical and impersonal. Having a doula ensures you're treated with respect, dignity, and humanity.
Why Choose An Induction Doula?
During an induction, your doula is your calm voice, steady hand, and trusted guide - helping you understand each step, manage discomfort, make informed decisions, and preserve emotional well-being.
Doula Support Through Your C-Section Journey
A doula provides continuous, compassionate, and informed support when a cesarean becomes part of your birth story, whether it’s planned or unexpected.
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Education & birth-plan preparation
Emotional grounding
Advocacy in the hospital
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Calming presence in the OR (where allowed)
Partner support
Photo facilitation & bonding support
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Immediate postpartum comfort
Physical recovery aid
Breastfeeding and baby care support
Emotional processing & resource navigation
Why It Matters
C-section is major surgery in a vulnerable moment - doula support helps shift the experience from clinical to compassionate.
Why Choose a Doula for Your Cesarean Section
A doula brings clarity, emotional care, advocacy, and comfort throughout your cesarean journey—before, during, and after the birth.
Doula Support for Your VBAC Journey
Choosing a VBAC is empowering - but it can also bring emotional uncertainty and medical complexities. A doula offers continuous, personalized support.
Support Includes:
Emotional & Mental Empowerment
Evidence-Based Education & Advocacy
Physical & Continuous Labor Support
Partner & Family Support
Postpartum Emotional Care
Why It Matters
Doula-supported VBACs are associated with higher success rates, fewer interventions, and enhanced satisfaction.
Why Choose a VBAC Doula
For your VBAC, a doula is more than support - they’re your advocate, educator, comfort expert, and emotional anchor.
Birth Narrative Workshop: Crafting Your Story & Connection
A guided experience led by an experienced doula to help you envision your birth, set intentions, process feelings, and create a lasting narrative for your family.
What You’ll Experience:
Visualize & Set Intention
Write Your Birth Preferences
Voice Your Fears
Express Through Storytelling
Envision Life With Your Baby/Partner
Create a Family Heirloom
Deepen Connection
Why It Matters
Therapeutic & Healing
Empowerment & Clarity
Enduring Connection
Who It’s For
First-time or experienced parents
Partners or support people
Anyone wanting to document their hopes and story
Format
Small, supportive group or private sessions (2–3 hours)
Creative writing prompts, reflection, and dialogue
Optional keepsake guidance
Why Write Your Birth Story
Your Birth Narrative Workshop is a sacred space to envision, express, and preserve your unique journey.