Doulas in California

I am Carmen Herlihy, a DONA-certified birth doula. I am also a postpartum doula trained by the San Francisco General Hospital doula program. While working as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the women's clinic at SFGH, I had the opportunity to become a doula in 2010, and it has been the most rewarding work ever imaginable. I am also a Massage Therapist.

I grew up in Barcelona and speak fluent Spanish, as well as Catalan and French. I feel strongly about wanting to support women, partners, and families in this process of welcoming babies to the world. If you are interested in my services, message or call me - I look forward to helping you.

I have received Covid vaccination and all vacines are up to date.

License, Certifications and/or Trainings

DONA Birth Doula Id # 10944
Licensed Vocational Nurse Id # 218073

Education and Experience

Massage Therapist - Trained at San Francisco School of Massage.
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Worked at SFGH in the women's clinic for 6 years. Worked with pregnant women as a main resource person in pregnancy centering groups with midwives. Also worked with high risk pregnancies, & breastfeeding classes.

Doula - DONA Birth Doula certified. Trained at San Francisco General Hospital Doula Course. I was a volunteer doula for 4 years at labor and delivery - San Francisco General Hospital. I speak fluent Spanish and grew up in Barcelona, Spain.

Breastfeeding Educator.

I am available for home visits.

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Carmen Herlihy Doula

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People who are pregnant have so many options for where and how to give birth in the California Bay Area and Central Valley. Whether you are choosing homebirth, community birth, or hospital birth, the Harmony Doula Group has a combined 40 years of experience training doulas and supporting births of all kinds, from low risk to high. When you hire us, you get a team of experts working together and dedicated to helping you have your best pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience. All our packages include childbirth, newborn care, postpartum recovery, and lactation education and support so that you can have your best start to parenting, whether it's your first time or your fifth time welcoming a baby.

We don't empower you. That power comes from within you. Our mission is to provide support and information, so you can make the choices you feel are right for you, respecting your individual birthing and parenting philosophies. No judgment, no agendas, just loving kindness and the consideration of you.... See More

Bix a beel! My name is Zuleima Jimenez. I was born and raised in Oxnard Ca, (Chumash Territory) and grew up a bit in the Bay Area. My family is native to Nayarit, Yucatan (Mexico) and Cuba. I share much love and deep gratitude for my ancestors, abuelas and antepasades who have passed down the wisdom of living in sacred time. Because of them, I am. And because of them I am able to perceive the world from my eyes within and listen to the language of silent knowledge. By paying attention to the pull of my inner senses through such experiences, I was granted a taste of the divine nectars of presence through Art, Birth work and Herbalism (The divine III for me). Patience, studying, experience and practice, manifested in how I am now able to support you with my highest presence and loving attention with respect to your true essence while in deep relationship to the universe, our earth and my heart. I am able to offer these services due to my life path and connections to the various sacred teachers, elders, mentors, family and friends who have opened my heart space along the way. I stay constantly connecting to the plants that surround my current space in time, in efforts to keep spreading the abundance of medicine that is within and around each of us.

Services are on a sliding scale basis. Please contact me for rates. All services can be modified to your needs. Packages are also available. All services are available in English and Spanish.

In all forms of support, I offer (as needed) consensual touch, breathing techniques, diet/meal suggestions, customized herbal support, yoni/vaginal/abdomen steaming, pain management techniques, goal and plan manifesting, and massage.

 .:I give thanks to my ancestors, spirit guides, our Lu'um, la Pachamama, the plants, the animals and you, beloved ONE:.... See More

Hi! My name is Shawna, the heart behind Mommy’s Helper Birth Services. My goals is always to provide Mommy (& dad too) with consistent, compassionate, continuous care from pregnancy through postpartum.

Services provided Birth Doula, Postpartum Care, Pregnancy and Postnatal Massage Therapy

In person and virtual support. Birth education, birth doula, postpartum doula, older child birth support, maternity, birth, and newborn photography.

From our initial meeting all the way through your pregnancy and delivery, I take the time to get to know you, your concerns and your needs.
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I’m always available to contact by phone/email throughout and will provide everything you require to make sure your experience is as calm and positive as possible. I will provide you with unwavering evidence-based information for you and your partner to be empowered to make your own decisions. I will assist you by being your advocate. I not only will be your advocate, but also help empower you to advocate for yourself! I will be there to make sure YOU are being heard by the people who are caring for you throughout your labor and delivery.
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As your postpartum doula, I believe in providing compassionate, evidence based support to your family in the first weeks and months postpartum. I want your family to thrive not just survive! I will help empower your family to have confidence in yourselves and in the choices that you make for your family.... See More

Respected experienced and nurturing

Birth & Postpartum Doula Support, Placenta Encapsulation, New Parent Guidance

I am a woman of color who speaks Spanish and would like to work with any client who needs emotional and educational support and guidance during their pregnancy and childbirth journey.

My name is Kara Edwards, I am a full spectrum doula, herbalist, student midwife and student of holistic nutrition. As a doula, I support people through all phases of pregnancy and birth, no matter the outcome, and through postpartum. With evidence based, non-biased, compassionate companionship at the center, my goal is to contribute to your feeling of safety & self empowerment on the journey to rebirth, pregnancy, labor and transition into parenthood. I serve San Joaquin and Stanislas counties.... See More

Doula and placenta encapsulation services

I have been a certified birth doula through DONA International for 7 years. I am also a certified doula with StillBirthday Doula.

DONA certified Birth Doula serving the San Francisco Bay Area.