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Mother’s Helpers Doulas for Greater Boston

Finding a Certified Postpartum Doula Near You in Massachusetts

Where we provide certified postpartum doula care across Boston and Massachusetts, Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire, and how to get started.

By Karen, Certified Postpartum Doula

An expectant mother in a striped dress, one hand resting on her bump, holding her partner's arm

If you’re searching for a certified doula near you, here’s where we work and how to get started.

Where we work

We provide daytime and overnight postpartum doula care in Boston and 92 Massachusetts towns:

  • Boston, including the downtown neighborhoods
  • Greater Boston, including Newton, Brookline and Needham
  • MetroWest, where Mother’s Helpers started, including Wellesley and Lexington
  • The North Shore and the South Shore
  • Central and Western Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire

See every town we serve. If your town isn’t listed, reach out anyway. We may still be able to help.

Certified doulas

Our postpartum doulas are certified, trained professionals, kept up to date on best practice and certified in infant and child CPR. What a certified postpartum doula does.

You choose your doula

We introduce you to doulas whose experience and availability fit your family, and you choose. Most families reach out during the second trimester, which gives you the widest choice for your dates. We also place doulas on short notice after a baby has arrived.

Cost

Daytime and overnight care are $55 to $75 an hour. There are no extra fees, though a parking spot is needed. We’re an accepted provider for Carrot, Maven and Progyny, and postpartum care is reimbursable with an HSA or FSA.

Call 508-881-2200, text 508-766-0100, or tell us your town and due date.

Related questions

Do you have a certified postpartum doula near me?

We serve Boston and 92 Massachusetts towns, plus Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire. If your town isn't listed, reach out anyway; we may still be able to help.

Do you serve Connecticut?

No. We serve Massachusetts, Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire.

How do I get started?

Call 508-881-2200, text 508-766-0100, or send us your town and due date through our contact form.

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