Sierra Doula Collective

EMPOWERING FAMILIES IN THE MOTHER LODE THROUGH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY

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Supporting All Reproductive Experiences

Dedicated to providing inclusive and respectful care throughout pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy/infant loss, and the postpartum period

Labor & Birth Doula Support

Individualized support & evidence-based education for your pregnancy, labor and birth experience.

Postpartum Doula Support

Unbiased, compassionate support for you and your new baby to help you settle into this new way of being.

Breastfeeding Support

Breastfeeding is natural, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. We are here to listen and help you and your baby learn this new and valuable skill.

Pelvic Floor Education & Support

Learn how you can support a healthy and dynamic pelvic floor during pregnancy, the postpartum period, and beyond.

In-Person or Virtual Pregnancy/Infant Loss Support

Providing safe spaces for grieving parents to express their emotions and begin the healing process, as well as practical support to navigate the reality of loss.

Community Resource List

Get connect with local perinatal resources to help you along your journey.

The following services are now covered by Medi-Cal:

  • Full labor & delivery support including prenatal and postpartum visits
  • Doula support for vaginal, VBAC and Cesarean deliveries
  • Doula support during miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion
  • Extended postpartum support for anyone who has given birth in the last 12 months
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[My doula] was an incredible partner to me through labor and birth!  This being my first birth, I was very worried about what pain levels would be like.  [She] helped me develop a plan for unmedicated labor, but also let me know that she would be supportive of whatever decision I needed to make. She helped me find more comfortable positions, ran the hot shower over my back, gave massages, coached me on breathing, and provided someone to lean on when my husband had to leave the room. She is insightful, knowledgeable, and well-traveled and good company to boot! 

— S.S. Sonora, CA

Having [our doula’s] support for postpartum was a blessing. Her warm, calming presence and easy skill with babies was wonderful to have in our home, as was her ability to offer us insight and information, and practical help around the household. Those early days can be full of overwhelming emotions, uncertainty, and new challenges, and knowing we had [our doula’s] assistance, even for a few hours a week, was a relief and a valuable resource.

— Z.T. Mariposa, CA

[My doula} is such a sweet and happy soul. She’s very knowledgeable, caring, uplifting, and a strong advocate. Our experience with her as our doula for our first baby was everything we could have asked for. We couldn’t have done it without her.

— G.C. Sonora, CA

We aren’t meant to do life alone and we absolutely don’t have to do birth alone. I have two favorite moments with [my doula] from that day. When I was about 50 minutes from meeting my baby and I told myself out loud “I can do this”, [my doula] looked at me and said “you are doing this”…The second was looking [my doula] in the eyes at one point and the look [she] gave back to me. We didn’t say anything, but it was an understanding between a soon-to-be mom and an I’ve-been-there mom and it was full of compassion. I really felt held in that moment.

— R.S. Sonora, CA