Lucia Shepherd's Birth and Postpartum Doula Services

Providing professional assistance in the San Francisco Bay Area

Welcome to Lucia's Doula Services!

I provide emotional, physical, and informational support to mothers and their families during the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum periods.

As a birth doula, I can assist women who choose to birth in a hospital, in a birth center, or in their home. It is my philosophy that women should birth in an environment they feel safest and most comfortable while receiving continuous support throughout their labor and birth.

As a postpartum doula, I will assist you in your home by providing emotional support, infant care, and breastfeeding counseling. I see the postpartum period as an essential time for parents to receive professional care that will instill confidence and ease their transition into parenthood.

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The word “doula” comes from Ancient Greek, meaning "a woman who serves." "Doula" is now used to refer to “a trained and experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before, during, and just after birth; or who provides emotional and practical support during the postpartum period.”