Birth doula services

Hiring Heart Tones as our birth doula was the best decision and investment we made during pregnancy. Beth and her team are just incredible. Having our doula at our side for my very long and challenging labor made all of the difference. She offered advice, support, encouragement and direction. To be honest, I can’t say enough great things about Heart Tones - they have just been life changing to work with.
— Kelsey


prices start at $1475

You can read all of the doulas bios here. All of our doula services include the following support:

Before your birth

  • Free 30 minute consultation with your prospective doula(s) to get to know each other and see if it feels like a good fit. Partner(s) are very encouraged to attend this meeting.

  • Access to special birth photography + childbirth education discounts with community partners

  • 2 in-person prenatal visits. During these visits, we:
    - Discuss your hopes, fears and plans for your birth
    - Teach you techniques to cope with discomfort
    - Discuss ways your partner/birth support person(s) can help during labor
    - Do hands-on practice of laboring positions, massage techniques and guided relaxation

  • Up to 2 additional prenatal visits can be purchased for $75/visit

  • Unlimited access to our ever-growing lending library

During your birth

  • Unlimited phone, text and email support throughout your pregnancy and early labor

  • Your doula will be on-call 24/7 from 2 weeks prior to your due date until the baby is born. This could be up to a month of time depending on whether you go over your due date.

  • Your doula will provide continuous support throughout your entire labor and birth, including backup doula support for long labors (24+ hours)

  • Your doula will stay with you up to a few hours after birth to make sure your baby is eating (either body or bottle feeding), you and your partner/birth support person(s) have had something to eat, and you’re ready to rest and bond with your new baby

after your birth

  • Your doula will provide a detailed labor timeline of when key events happened in your birth

  • Your doula will provide 1 postpartum visit after your birth, during which they can:
    - Discuss your birth and help you begin to process the experience
    - Help you with basic baby education such as baby wearing, diapering, feeding and soothing

  • Up to 2 additional postpartum visits can be purchased for $75/visit

  • Access to SLC Parenting Friends, which is a group for past + current clients of Heart Tones Birth Services and Birthsmarter. This group has a Signal chat and also has regular in-person meetups.

optional add on services

  • You can always add on as much Postpartum Doula support as you’d like, too! See our Postpartum Doula info and pricing here.