Best Doulas in Independence, MO

Birthing Beyond LLC is a professional doula and childbirth education provider in Kansas City. The practice was founded by Vanessa Flood in 2002 to provide support in areas of pregnancy, childbirth, adoption, breastfeeding, and parenting. Flood has a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from the University of Kansas and holds an international board certified lactation consultant designation, a childbirth educator certification through Lamaze, birth doula certification from DONA International, and the Happiest Baby on the Block certification from Dr. Harvey Karp. Birth doula packages include a free initial consultation, in-home childbirth class, unlimited phone and email support, continuous support during labor, postpartum support, breastfeeding assistance, birth photos, written timeline of the birth, and a discount on lactation consulting. In addition to doula services, the practice also offers a certified private Lamaze childbirth class and a private IBCLC breastfeeding class.

Kansas City Doulas is a professional doula service in Kansas City and providing services to Mission Hills, Brookside, and Johnson County. All the doulas at Kansas City Doulas are trained and certified by ProDoula and have a combined 25 years of experience in the field. Members of the practice have experience in the Bradley Method, Lamaze, Hypno-birthing, natural birth, birth assisted with medication, cesareans, multiple, induction, attachment parenting, scheduled parenting, and breastfeeding. Labor services include on-call availability, emotional and physical support, and postpartum care. The practice also offers placenta encapsulation and lactation consulting. The center also provides childbirth education classes including information on creating a birth plan, positioning of mom and baby, the labor process, nonmedical pain relief options, medical pain relief options, delivery of the placenta, and postpartum expectations.

Brie'Denee Photography offers birth doula services in Independence. Photographer Brittney Brownell is a DONA-trained birth doula and a Stillbirthday-certified birth and bereavement doula. She assists with activities such as yoga, Spinning Babies, and labor practice. She works with expecting mothers in setting up a birth plan and shares with them relevant resources, such as books and articles. The package she offers also includes 24/7 phone support throughout the client's pregnancy, in-person labor and delivery support, and a post-partum visit. These services are provided through KC Women's Ministry, a nonprofit organization.

Home Holistic caters to clients in the Independence community and the surrounding areas. It offers doula services to mothers or expecting mothers who need assistance during pregnancy. It provides doula packages, including pre- and post-natal visits, postpartum support, yoga classes, and newborn prep sessions. Its team is also available for doula workshops focusing on placenta remedies, childbirth education and preparation, and birth photography. Home Holistic also has massage, acupuncture, physical therapy, chiropractic, lactation, and spiritual coaching services.

Mahina Birth Support serves individuals and families in Independence and nearby locations. Its team provides birth doula support, which covers the physical and emotional aspects of labor. The service includes a two-hour birth planning session, on-call support throughout pregnancy, and a two-hour postpartum follow-up visit. Charity Vazquez, one of Mahina Birth Support's staff members, is a Certified Labor Doula and a new doula mentor. She takes continuing education courses on PTSD awareness, infant loss, and breastfeeding basics.

Welcome Baby KC is a team of independent, trained birth, and postpartum professionals serving clients in and around the Independence metro. The company provides both birth and postpartum doula services, which include lactation support, private visits, and baby care. Clients can choose between sunrise, daytime, and overnight postpartum doula services. Welcome Baby KC's team also helps facilitate communication between clients and their medical team. Founder Lauren Letterman is also prenatal yoga instructor and birth educator.

Blissful Beginnings offers consultations and support to pregnant women in and around Independence. It provides physical comfort and teaches stress management techniques to mothers before, during, and after childbirth. It prepares childbirth preparation programs administered by a nurse and trained childbirth educator. In addition, the institution can take care of the siblings, ages 14 and under, during the mother's labor stage. Postpartum services are also offered. Its doula, Janice Ingram, is a certified childbirth educator and community health worker.

Heartfelt Dimensions is a professional doula in Kansas City. The practice was founded by Denise “Nadah” Cartmill, who earned her certification in 1997 from the Academy of Certified Birth Educators and Labor Support Professionals. She also has more than 30 years of experience in massage and assisted in establishing the massage program at Saint Luke’s Hospital. Professional doula services at Heartfelt Dimensions include facilitation of communication between the woman and healthcare providers, continuous support throughout birth, alternative pain relief measures, emotional support, prenatal massage therapy, postpartum massage, and aftercare work. The practice also offers personalized one-on-one childbirth education classes on the subjects of pregnancy, labor, comfort measures, and breastfeeding.

Bloc is a doula support service catering to pregnant women and families from Independence. It offers customized birth packages, which include two-hour meetings, 24/7 on-call care, and postpartum support. It conducts prenatal birth coaching, whether in person or virtually, to help families prepare comfort measures, advise on communicating with care providers, and choose from pain management options. Bloc also writes professional birth plans that medical staff can use as reference. Heidi Mills, its owner, is a birth doula certified through Childbirth International.