Full-spectrum doula care

Your Journey, Your Doula

Compassionate, personalized support for your birthing journey: emotional reassurance, physical comfort, and holistic care from pregnancy through postpartum.

In person in Dane & Rock Counties, WI
Doula care for Quartz Health patients
Umama doula supporting a pregnant clientPrenatal comfort session with a birthing ball
Let’s walk this path together
Prenatal, birth and postpartum care with one dedicated doula.
Powered by The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness
Umama is a program of the Foundation.
Offering full-spectrum doula care to Quartz Health patients
Our services

Holistic care for every moment of your birthing experience

Every birthing journey is unique. Your doula supports your body’s natural processes with non-invasive comfort techniques, then stays with you through recovery and the first weeks of parenthood.

Prenatal Support

Prepare for birth with confidence and calm. Education, emotional support, and personalized care tailored to your needs.

Postpartum Care

The early days and weeks after birth are full of changes. We support your recovery, bonding with your baby, and your new role as a parent.

Lactation Support

Breastfeeding, pumping, or bottle-feeding: gentle guidance and practical solutions so you and your baby thrive.

Grief Support

We honor the full spectrum of pregnancy experiences, including loss, with a safe space to process and ongoing care.

Maternal Mental Health Support

Your mental well-being matters as much as your physical health. Resources and personalized support, and someone who will listen.

Holistic Wellness Practices

Meditation, yoga, herbal remedies, massage therapy, and more, nurturing the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.

Why a doula

Having a doula by your side can make all the difference.

39%
fewer C-sections
25%
shorter labors
10–20%
less pain medication
10%
higher breastfeeding success
30%
lower postpartum depression risk
How it works

From your first call to the weeks after birth

One doula, a backup you’ve met, and a clear plan at every stage.

01

Request a doula

Tell us about you and your due date. It takes a few minutes.

Online form
02

Meet your doula

Your doula reaches out to schedule your first prenatal visit.

Within 24–48 hours
03

Prepare together

Education, birth planning, and a backup doula named in your plan.

Prenatal visits
04

Birth day

Continuous in-person support and advocacy through labor and delivery.

Labor & delivery
05

Settle in at home

Recovery, feeding, mental health check-ins, and bonding with your baby.

3 visits within 90 days
Amanda with her newborn and her doula

“Thanks to Umama Birthing Services and my doula, Tamisha, I felt truly supported, advocated for, and guided every step of the way. Because of her care, I was able to have a birth experience that honored my plan as closely as possible.”

Amanda
Client of Umama Birthing Services

“We know the powerful role doulas play in advancing quality maternal and infant care and better birth outcomes, and this partnership will make those benefits more accessible than ever.”

Lisa M. Peyton
Founder, CEO & President, The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness
Umama doulas together
13 doulas and growing
Our doulas

More than birth companions

Our doulas are your dedicated partners through every stage of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

SihKhemmes Akimat
Tamisha Binion
Maya Bracey
Kim Cronk
Brittney Payne
Tori Robbins
Tracey Russell, CD
Heather Schultz
Tea Seals
Javon “Jay” Spencer
Kay Spencer
Jillian Stacey
Bronwynn Ziemann
Meet Our Doulas

Let’s walk this path together.

Request a doula today, or write to us with any question about care, coverage or our team.