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Mother’s Helpers Doulas for Greater Boston

Cambridge, MA

Postpartum Doulas in Cambridge, MA

We provide daytime and overnight postpartum doula care for families in Cambridge. You choose your doula, and we come to your home.

Call 508-881-2200, text 508-766-0100, or request a consultation.

A newborn swaddled in white, both hands tucked up beside their face, fast asleep

Serving all of Cambridge

Our doulas come to families in Harvard Square, Central Square, Kendall Square, Porter Square, Inman Square, East Cambridge, Cambridgeport, North Cambridge and West Cambridge. Whether you deliver at Mount Auburn Hospital or elsewhere, your doula comes to your home once you’re back.

Most Cambridge streets are resident-permit parking, so for overnight shifts plan a driveway spot or a visitor permit for your doula.

Overnight care in Cambridge

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 Cambridge

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

Also available

Lactation consultants (IBCLC) who come to your home in Cambridge 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.

Near Cambridge

We also serve Boston, Somerville, Belmont, Watertown and the rest of Greater Boston. See every town we serve.

Questions

Do you have postpartum doulas in Cambridge?

Yes. We provide daytime and overnight postpartum doula care in Cambridge.

How much is a postpartum doula in Cambridge?

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.

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Prefer to talk now? Call 508-881-2200.