Pregnancy and Postpartum Doula Support
Virtual doula visits are designed to provide personalized education, guidance, and emotional support throughout pregnancy and postpartum in a flexible virtual setting.
Visits follow a flexible educational framework that can be tailored to each family’s unique questions, goals, and support needs while helping mothers and their chosen support systems feel more prepared and confident moving into birth and postpartum together.
Support Centered Around You
Traditional in-person doulas are a wonderful fit for some families and provide physical support, advocacy, and guidance during labor itself. This support model is designed for those looking for more personalized education, preparation, and confidence throughout pregnancy and postpartum while feeling empowered to navigate birth together as a team.
Our goal is to help reduce some of the fear, confusion, and overwhelm that can come with such a major life transition while creating space for real conversations, honest questions, and individualized education rather than one-size-fits-all information. Whether you are a first-time mother with many questions or a seasoned mother looking for a little extra guidance, visits are designed to meet you where you are.
Education and preparation also extend to your chosen support system. Whether support comes from a partner, spouse, family member, or close friend, visits help loved ones feel more informed, involved, and confident supporting you. Together, families leave visits with greater peace of mind, clearer expectations, and a stronger sense of preparation for the journey ahead.
For families wanting additional preparation and education for partners and chosen support people, we also offer a dedicated Spouse & Partner Wellness Education section with more in-depth guidance surrounding pregnancy, birth, postpartum, women’s health, and menstrual cycle education.
Your Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Journey
Support from Initial Visit to 8 Weeks Postpartum
Virtual pregnancy and postpartum doula support include one in-person prenatal intake visit followed by continued virtual pregnancy and postpartum visits focused on providing preparation, emotional care, and guidance throughout your journey into parenthood.
This care model is designed to provide consistent connection throughout pregnancy, birth preparation, postpartum recovery, and the transition into early parenthood. Visits create space for families to ask questions, process experiences, prepare for upcoming changes, and feel more informed and reassured throughout each stage of the journey.
Care continues from your initial prenatal visit through 8 weeks postpartum with a flexible approach that allows visits and areas of focus to shift alongside each family’s unique experiences, concerns, goals, and changing needs.
Beginning Your Support Journey
The initial prenatal visit is a 2-hour in-person meeting designed to help us get to know one another and begin building a personalized support plan for your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. This visit creates space to discuss your goals, concerns, previous experiences, questions, and the type of support that would help you feel most prepared and supported moving forward.
This visit may include:
- Intake paperwork and consent forms
- Health, pregnancy, and birth history
- Discussion of your goals, preferences, and concerns
- Identifying areas where additional education or support may be helpful
- Building a personalized support and education plan
- Understanding your current support system
- Discussing communication preferences and visit scheduling
- Questions surrounding pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Not every family’s needs are the same, and this visit is designed to meet you where you are while helping create a foundation for continued support throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
Continued Pregnancy Education & Support Visits
Pregnancy often comes with constant information, changing emotions, new decisions, and pressure to figure everything out quickly. These visits are intended to create a calmer and more supportive space where mothers and their chosen support people can slow down, ask questions, feel heard, and prepare together throughout the journey.
Continued Pregnancy Education and Support includes five 2-hour virtual prenatal visits focused on providing personalized guidance, preparation, and support throughout pregnancy. A general plan for visits and topics of focus can be discussed during your initial prenatal visit so families know what to expect and have time to prepare questions and discussion points between sessions.
Visits remain flexible to allow space for new questions, concerns, decisions, and experiences that may arise as pregnancy progresses.
Visits may include:
- Stages of Labor & What to Expect
- Labor Positions & Comfort Measures
- Birth Plan Support
- Navigating Prenatal Choices & Interventions
- Advocacy & Provider Communication
- Understanding Common Hospital Procedures
- Induction & Cesarean Education
- VBAC Education & Preparation
- Birth Environment Planning
- Partner & Support Team Preparation
- Communication & Relationship Preparation
- Sibling Preparation
- Breastfeeding Education & Support
- Postpartum Planning & Recovery Support
- Emotional Preparation for Postpartum
- Newborn Transition Support
- Questions Surrounding Pregnancy, Birth, & Recovery
Not every topic will apply to every family, and visits are designed to shift alongside your individual needs and experiences throughout pregnancy.
Fourth Trimester Recovery & Support
The postpartum period is often one of the most overlooked and underserved parts of the parenting journey. Bringing home a new baby often comes with exhaustion, emotional ups and downs, changing routines, and the pressure to adjust to an entirely new stage of life very quickly. These visits are designed to create space for families to slow down, check in, process their experiences, and receive continued education and encouragement throughout the postpartum transition.
Fourth Trimester Recovery and Support includes three 2-hour virtual postpartum visits between birth and 8 weeks postpartum. Visits are focused on emotional support, recovery, newborn adjustment, and navigating the transition into early parenthood while providing continued reassurance and personalized education throughout the postpartum period.
The first postpartum visit is typically scheduled within the first week after birth, the second around 4 weeks postpartum, and the final visit around 8 weeks postpartum. A general plan for postpartum visits and areas of focus can be discussed throughout pregnancy while still allowing flexibility for changing recovery needs, questions, and experiences after birth.
Visits may include:
- Postpartum Recovery Education
- Understanding Physical Transitions
- Reconnecting With Your Body
- Nourishment & Recovery
- Breastfeeding Support
- Emotional Wellness & Birth Processing
- Adjusting to Life with a Newborn
- Supporting Older Sibling Adjustment
- Intimacy, Connection, & Family Transition
- Self-Care & Identity
- Fertility & Family Planning
- Cycle Syncing & Lifestyle Support
- Questions Surrounding Recovery, Transitions, Feeding, & Newborn Care
Every postpartum experience is different, and visits remain flexible to focus on the areas that feel most important to your recovery, wellness, and transition into parenthood.
Insurance, Payment, & Booking Information
Washington State Medicaid Coverage
For individuals with Washington State Medicaid insurance, qualifying doula visits are fully covered with no out-of-pocket cost to the client. As a registered Medicaid provider, visits can be billed directly through your insurance.
Clients using Medicaid are not required to use every prenatal or postpartum visit included within the Full Doula Services package. Visits can be adjusted based on your needs and preferences throughout pregnancy and postpartum. However, the initial in-person prenatal intake visit is required to establish care and begin services.
Private Insurance, HSA, & FSA Information
At this time, private insurance plans do not allow doulas to bill directly for services. All private-pay services must be paid out-of-pocket.
Upon request, a superbill can be provided at the completion of care for possible reimbursement through your insurance company. Reimbursement eligibility varies by plan and is determined directly by your insurance provider.
If you have an HSA (Health Savings Account) or FSA (Flexible Spending Account), you may be able to use these funds for doula services depending on your individual plan. Families may need to submit a superbill for reimbursement after payment.
We encourage families to contact their insurance company or HSA/FSA provider directly to better understand their coverage, reimbursement process, and eligibility requirements. Additional information regarding insurance processing and superbills can be found in the FAQ section.
Private Pay
Virtual pregnancy and postpartum doula support described above is available for private-pay clients at a total cost of $1800.
Families may also choose individual educational visits focused on topics specific to their needs and goals. Individual visits are available at a rate of $125 per hour with a 2-hour minimum for virtual sessions. The in-person prenatal intake visit is not required for individual educational sessions.
Private-pay clients may choose from the following payment options for Full Doula Services:
- Full payment of $1800 due at booking
- Two payments of $900 due at booking and 36 weeks gestation
- Four payments of $450 divided throughout pregnancy with final payment completed by 36 weeks gestation
Payment for individual educational visits is due 48 hours prior to the scheduled appointment. Unpaid appointments may be rescheduled.
Distance Fees and Payments
In-person services outside the Yakima area may require an additional travel fee based on distance from Yakima, Washington.
Fees Include:
- Over 25 miles from Yakima: $50 travel fee
- Over 50 miles from Yakima: $100 travel fee
- Over 100 miles from Yakima: $2 per mile
Any applicable travel fees will be discussed prior to booking and included within your service agreement.
All contracts, invoices, and payments are processed securely through HoneyBook, a third-party client management platform.
Accepted forms of payment include:
- Card payments through HoneyBook
- Cash payments for in-person services
Receipts are automatically sent through HoneyBook via email. Superbills are issued separately upon request through hailey@sweetmiracles.org
Important Care Information
These services are intended to provide education, emotional care, preparation, and general wellness guidance throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
Information shared during visits is designed to support conversations and decision-making with your licensed healthcare provider, not replace medical care, diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.
Clients should continue routine care with their physician, midwife, or other licensed healthcare provider throughout pregnancy and postpartum and are encouraged to discuss any medical concerns, symptoms, testing, treatments, medications, or changes in care directly with their provider.
Educational visits and wellness guidance are intended to complement, not replace, the care provided by your medical team.