Boston, MA
Postpartum Doulas in Boston, MA
We provide daytime and overnight postpartum doula care for families in Boston. You choose your doula, and we come to your home.
Call 508-881-2200, text 508-766-0100, or request a consultation.
Serving all of Boston
Our doulas come to families in Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Chestnut Hill, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, the Seaport, West Roxbury and the downtown neighborhoods.
Overnight care in Boston
Your doula arrives in the evening and takes the night. Your baby is brought to you for feeds or given bottles, settled back to sleep, and you wake up to notes on how the night went. Overnight care is $55–75 an hour, 8 to 12 hours. An 8 hour night is $440 to $600, and a 12 hour night is $660 to $900. More about our night doulas.
Daytime care in Boston
Daytime care is $55–75 an hour with a 4 hour minimum.
- Infant care and newborn education
- Bottle and pump part cleaning, milk storage
- Baby laundry
- Meal prep
- Feeding, soothing and sleep guidance
- A compassionate ear to listen
Looking for a night nurse or night doula in Boston?
Families search for all three when they want someone to care for their newborn overnight. With us, that’s overnight care from a certified postpartum doula. Night nurse in Boston and what it costs.
Who our doulas are
Karen, the owner, is a Certified Postpartum Doula. Our team is made up of experienced certified postpartum doulas and newborn care specialists, all certified in infant and child CPR. Mother’s Helpers has been licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1991 and is bonded and insured.
You choose your doula. Karen matches you with doulas who fit your family, and the choice is yours.
Also available
Lactation consultants (IBCLC) who come to your home in Boston for $60 an hour, plus sleep consulting and prenatal support, in person or virtual.
Paying for it
There are no extra fees, though a parking spot is needed. Postpartum care is reimbursable with an HSA or FSA, and we’re an accepted provider for Carrot, Maven and Progyny. How to use your benefit.
From a Boston family
“We moved to the Boston area and we're in desperate need for some help with our newborn baby! We absolutely loved Jen and all the help she was able to provide for our baby! She gave so many amazing tips and tricks and made me feel so comfortable leaving our baby with her. Would highly recommend!”
Alyssa T
Near Boston
We also serve Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, Milton and the rest of Greater Boston. See every town we serve.
Questions
Do you have postpartum doulas in Boston?
Yes. We provide daytime and overnight postpartum doula care in Boston.
How much is a postpartum doula in Boston?
Daytime and overnight care are $55–75 an hour. Daytime has a 4 hour minimum; overnight is 8 to 12 hours. There are no extra fees, though a parking spot is needed.
When should I book?
Most families reach out during the second trimester, which gives you the widest choice of doulas for your dates. We also place doulas on short notice after a baby has arrived.