Welcome to the website for the Whatadoula group practice • Doulas • Birth Advocates • Labor Support • 

Specializing in Normal Birth, Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC), Last-Minute Doula Services, Non-Judgmental Doula Care, Childbirth Education & Early Breastfeeding Support for expectant families in San Francisco & the East Bay

Testimonials

  • A Wonderful Connection Whatadoula's Doula Corps made my birth so special. Before I had a doula I was so nervous about having the support I needed during my birth. Rachel was there ...
    Posted Oct 10, 2017, 11:09 AM by Lisa Baracker
  • Has the "Magic Touch" Judy Behr has been working for our family as an overnight nanny/postpartum doula since our baby was born four months ago. She takes care of our son overnight and ...
    Posted Jun 18, 2017, 7:20 PM by Lisa Baracker
  • Genuinely Nonjudgmental Judy Behr was my birth doula for the birth of my baby at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley.After several years of fertility treatments, when I was finally pregnant via ...
    Posted Jun 17, 2017, 3:15 PM by Lisa Baracker
  • Down-to-earth, Kind & Steady Judy Behr was our birth doula on for our baby at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland.  We are so very glad that we decided to utilize Judy's help as our ...
    Posted Jun 17, 2017, 3:15 PM by Lisa Baracker
  • Straightforward Answers... No Judgement Whatadoula is an amazing practice. I love that they do home visits to go over the birth plan and see if there is anything specific that I felt needed to ...
    Posted Nov 19, 2015, 10:57 AM by Lisa Baracker
  • Caring & Informed About LGBT Issues My partner and I were extremely fortunate to have Whatadoula as our doulas and highly recommend their services. Their presence, knowledge and support were so critical during the pregnancy and ...
    Posted Nov 19, 2015, 10:45 AM by Lisa Baracker
  • Truly an Angel I am an orthodox muslim woman and trying to maintain my privacy and decency in a room full of people watching me give birth was so difficult. I lost track ...
    Posted Feb 24, 2015, 8:43 AM by Lisa Baracker
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We've worked all over the bay area. For more information on the hospitals we have experience working in click here!



Read our Blog

  • What is a Doula? A Guest Blog by Ana RapoportDoula : pronounced : "doo-la" A doula is a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before ...
    Posted Jun 28, 2014, 9:14 PM by Lisa Baracker
  • On The Road Again... As I  pack and prepare for another summer road trip  (traveling east to our mountain lake home in WV) I can't help but reflect on the first 6 months ...
    Posted Oct 5, 2012, 2:20 PM by Lisa Baracker
  • Disparities in Home Birth I present to you one of my MPH writing assignments for Health Disparities & Community Organizing which I completed with Felicia Dunlap in the Fall of 2011.Disparities in Home Birth ...
    Posted Mar 7, 2013, 3:12 PM by Lisa Baracker
  • First Assist It's funny how things just land in your lap, don't you think?  There I was talking to another student at school, when the midwife I work with at ...
    Posted Jan 11, 2012, 10:49 AM by Lisa Baracker
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth Education Policy I present to you one of my MPH writing assignments for Health Policy & Management Class which I completed in the Summer of 2011.Expanding & Adjusting CPSP: A National Policy Proposal ...
    Posted Jan 11, 2012, 10:53 AM by Lisa Baracker
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