Connecting Families In Need with Doulas
Our mission at Community Doulas is twofold.
We strive to improve overall birth outcomes by providing evidence-based education, continuous professional labor support, and community connections to growing families in Maine.
We are dedicated to growing the doula community by providing new doulas with education, doula mentorship, and connections to expectant families.
Serving Maine &
Surrounding Communities
Community Doulas provides a sliding scale to ensure everyone has access to a doula. We are able to provide free and reduced cost doula services to low-income pregnant people throughout the state by connecting doulas-in-training with families in need. We provide services to all prospective parents who want or need our services. Regardless of race, gender identity, social identity, nationality, economic status, substance or mental health challenges; whether you are giving birth, adopting or experiencing pregnancy loss - our volunteer doulas and their mentors are here to serve you.
For Parents
We are dedicated to the belief that all pregnant people deserve the care of a doula, regardless of income.
We offer doula services to everyone who wants one.
For Doulas
We are dedicated to growing the doulas community and are ready to match doulas with families.
Join our team of doulas serving Maine & parts of NH.
Why Hire a Doula?
Randomized studies showed that having the support by a doula:
Decreases the chance of Cesarean by 50%
Decreases the length of labor by 25%
Decreases the use of Pitocin to augment labor by 40%
Decreases epidural use by 60%
*Hodnett ED. Gates S Hofmeyer GJ. Sakala C. Continuous Support for Women During Childbirth. Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews. CD003766, (2003)