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Holistic Family Doulas is a trusted Chicagoland agency offering personalized fertility, birth, and postpartum support for families across Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.

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Birth Services with Holistic Family Doulas

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Birth Offerings

Compassionate, continuous doula support through your pregnancy, labor and birth. We prepare you emotionally and physically, guide your partner and hold space for the unfolding of your unique birth story.

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Foundations of Birth

Birth Support Packages

Support during pregnancy, birth and the early postpartum period for families who want steady guidance and presence without an intensive education component. This package is designed to support you in clarifying your preferences, preparing practically for labor and feeling supported on your birth day.

You’ll be supported through intentional touchpoints during pregnancy and then continuous support during labor and birth. 

Deep Dive Birth Package

For families who want in-depth preparation and individualized education during pregnancy, along with continuous birth support. This package replaces a traditional childbirth class with one-on-one sessions focused on understanding the birth process, building confidence, practicing physical and mental tools and preparing for your specific goals.

Support is offered through multiple sessions and check-ins across pregnancy and postpartum that allow for deeper learning, hands-on practice, personalized preparation and support.

Collaborative Care Birth Package

A team-based model for families who want the continuity and reassurance of two doulas working together to support their care. This package offers increased availability, backup built into the model and shared planning between your doulas.

Support is intentionally shared between two doulas so care feels cohesive, familiar and well-aligned throughout your experience. You’ll connect with your birth team in multiple ways and build a really supported experience together. 

Cesarean Birth Support

Support for families planning a cesarean birth who want emotional preparation, informed guidance and presence before and around their birth experience.

This care offers space to talk through expectations, options and emotions ahead of time, along with calm, nurturing support the day of your birth to help ease nerves and make the experience feel more personal and grounded.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

A birth doula is a trained support person who provides continuous emotional, physical and informational care during pregnancy, labor and the immediate postpartum period. Your doula helps you understand your options, feel grounded in your decisions and move through birth with confidence. They offer comfort measures, positioning ideas, advocacy support and steady presence through every phase of labor.
A doula brings calm, consistency and reassurance into the room. Birth can feel overwhelming when you’re navigating new sensations, shifting emotions or unfamiliar environments. Your doula helps you feel anchored, supported and seen. Whether you’re birthing at home, a birth center or a hospital, a doula helps create continuity so you never feel alone in the process. The outcome may vary, but the experience often feels more supported, informed and connected.
Partners are an essential part of the experience, and doulas strengthen that relationship rather than replace it. We guide partners in how to support effectively, offer practical suggestions and give reassurance so they can stay present instead of worrying about what to do next. A doula helps partners feel calm, capable and involved in ways that feel natural and comfortable for them.
Doulas support cesarean births by helping you prepare emotionally and practically, offering grounding techniques before surgery and supporting your partner during the procedure. We help you understand what to expect, process decisions and feel more connected in a setting that can feel clinical. After birth, we assist with early bonding, positioning for feeding and recovery comfort measures. Cesarean birth deserves the same thoughtful, well-supported care as any other birth.
Yes. A doula remains helpful before, during and after an epidural. We support you through early labor, guide you in positions that help labor progress even while resting, offer emotional reassurance and help you navigate decisions as things unfold. With an epidural you still benefit from consistent support, advocacy and a familiar presence who understands your preferences.
Your doula is always your primary support, and situations where they are unavailable are rare. If something unexpected arises, we do everything in our power to ensure you are supported, including coordinating coverage within our agency and, when possible, having one of the owners step in. While we cannot guarantee a specific backup, you will never be left without communication, guidance or support during this process.
Birth is unpredictable, and your doula helps you navigate each change with clarity and support. We talk through new recommendations, help you process emotions and adjust your plan as needed. Whether your birth involves an induction, a shift in pain management or an unexpected medical complication, your doula will move with you through each phase so you feel informed, grounded and supported rather than carried along by circumstances.

Let’s build the support system your birth deserves

Every family’s needs are different, and your care should reflect that.

If you’re ready, you can book your birth package today. Or, continue exploring our Education, Postpartum and Placenta Encapsulation offerings to create a fully customized support plan that meets you exactly where you are.

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