doula database
Meet some of our collective members
Alexandra Gomez
Broadly, Los Angeles and Orange County in California. Some cities include Hawaiian gardens, Norwalk, Long Beach, Downey, Cerritos, South Gate, Santa Ana,
California
English, Spanish
Abortion Support, Grief/Loss Support, Homebirth, Labor/Birth Support, Prenatal Support
Regina Johnson
California/Southern/ Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire
California
English
Abortion Support, Fertility Support, IVF/IUI support, Childbirth Education, Prenatal Support, Postpartum Support, Labor/Birth Support, Lactation Support/Education
Christina Lares
Central Los Angeles/West LA/South LA
California
English, Spanish
Abortion Support, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Postpartum Support, Yoga/Movement, Lactation Support/Education, Bodywork, Fertility Support, IVF/IUI support, Childbirth Education, Doula Mentorship, Business Planning, Pole Dance, Chair Dance, Sensual Movement, Medi-Cal Approved
Samantha Turner
Detroit and South East Michigan region, including Wayne, Macomb, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties.
Michigan
English
Prenatal Support, Postpartum Support, Herbs/Tinctures, Gender Identity/Sexuality, Emotional/ Self-Expression through Art
Julia Graves
Downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena and surrounding areas, Inglewood, Compton, Santa Monica, East and West Hollywood,, Glendale, Atwater village, Silverlake, Antelope Valley
California
English
Priscilla Hsu
For births: Los Angeles City, Santa Monica, Culver City, Burbank, Glendale, San Gabriel Valley.
For postpartum and other care: Northeast LA (Los Feliz, Silverlake, Atwater Village, Echo Park), Burbank, Glendale, San Gabriel Valley.
California
English, Spanish, Mandarin, ASL
Abortion Support, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Postpartum Support, Miscarriage Support, Grief/Loss Support, Bodywork, Meals/Nutrition Support, Mental Health Support, Fertility Support, IVF/IUI support, Childbirth Education, zuo yue zi support; hypnobirthing support (as in I can help but not teach), (gender-affirming) transition/post-surgery support, Medi-Cal Approved
Luz Ticas
Long Beach and South Central LA
California
English, Spanish
Labor/Birth Support, Postpartum Support, Prenatal Support, Medi-Cal Approved
Maya G. Iyyani
Long Beach, Orange County, South Bay
California
English, Malayalam (limited)
Abortion Support, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Postpartum Support, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Childbirth Education, Legal Protections for Pregnant People (information only)
Andrea Howard
Long Beach, Orange County, South Bay, South LA
California
English
Abortion Support, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Postpartum Support, Miscarriage Support, Placenta Services, Lactation Support/Education, Childbirth Education, Medi-Cal Approved
Sofia Irvin
Los Angeles
California
English
Postpartum Support, Meals/Nutrition Support, Mental Health Support
Victoria Towns
Los Angeles
California
English
Belly Binding, Labor/Birth Support, Abortion Support, Perinatal Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Postpartum Support
Alexys Garcia
Los Angeles County
California
English, Spanish
Abortion Support, Lactation Support/Education, Health Education -STIs/HIV and birth control methods
Jasmine Godinez-Gomez
Los Angeles County, California + Virtual
California
English
Abortion Support, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Postpartum Support, Miscarriage Support, Grief/Loss Support, Placenta Services, Lactation Support/Education, Medi-Cal Approved
Miriam Torres
Los Angeles County, Orange County, Long Beach
California
English, Spanish
Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Postpartum Support, Bodywork, Energywork/Reiki/Sound Therapy, Steams, Herbs/Tinctures, Medi-Cal Approved
Mayra Trujillo
Los Angeles, Long Beach, Orange County & San Fernando Valley 
California
English, Spanish
Medi-Cal Approved, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Postpartum Support
London Mckoy
NY/ some NJ
New York
English
Abortion Support, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Postpartum Support
Ugo Edu
Palmdale, Pasadena, Virtual
California
English
Labor/Birth Support, Postpartum Support, Abortion Support, Religious/ Spiritual Communities
Cynthia Collazo Pacheco
Puerto Rico, Virtual
Puerto Rico
English, Spanish, Boricua Spanish
Abortion Support, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Postpartum Support, Miscarriage Support, Grief/Loss Support, Fertility Support, IVF/IUI support
Carina Gutierrez
Sacramento County/Bay Area
California
English
Additional support via astrology and analyzation of one’s cosmic makeup, Abortion Support, Prenatal Support, Labor/Birth Support, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Postpartum Support, Miscarriage Support, Grief/Loss Support, Herbs/Tinctures, Steams
Jasmin Olvera- Dena
Santa Clara County, CA, Virtual Support, California, From Hollister Ca to South San Francisco cities include: Hollister, Ridgemark, San Juan Bautista, Gilroy, San Martin, Morgan Hill, South San Jose, East San Jose, San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Fremont, Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, Newark, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont, Foster City, San Mateo, Burlingame, Milbrae, San Bruno, South San Francisco and all the small towns in between.
CA
English, Spanish
VBAC Support, Labor/Birth Support
Ayannah Peterson
Vallejo
California
English
Labor/Birth Support, Lactation Support/Education, Postpartum Support
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The Doulas on this page have been training through Birthworkers of Color Collective. However, when reaching out to them individually for doula for services, you are using your own due diligence. We recommend making sure they are a good fit for you and vetting them. Please use your intuition and better judgment when hiring a Doula or Birthworker. Any services received are at the discretion and consent of the client and individual business NOT the collective.