Community Doulas
of Waco

Helping moms and helping those moms help themselves

Helping moms and helping those moms help themselves

VISION STATEMENT

Who We Are

Community Doulas of Waco is a 501c3 organization located in Waco, Texas who provides doula services and basic breastfeeding support to birthing or adoptive families of newborns through 12 weeks of age who could not otherwise afford them. Furthermore, we aim to create a pathway for mothers who have received these services to train and become community doulas themselves thus increasing their income earning potential and helping them to reach an economic status they currently cannot achieve.

Surrounding You With Care

Providing birth and postpartum doula services, breastfeeding support and job training to birthing mothers and adoptive families of newborns

Providing Care

*Statistics show that most birthing women who want and need a birth doula or postpartum doula cannot afford one and thus go without the vital support doulas provide. This lack of support increases the risks of not achieving desired and expected health outcomes associated with childbirth. According to March of Dimes research, knowledgeable and accessible support is one of the main keys to breastfeeding women reaching their breastfeeding goals.

We will provide birth doula and postpartum doula services to birthing mothers during pregnancy up to the first 3 months after giving birth. Moms who choose to breastfeed will be provided basic breastfeeding support to help them reach their breastfeeding goals or be given referrals to the appropriate lactation professional to address challenging breastfeeding concerns when needed.

If and when a client experiences postpartum depression within the first year of giving birth, we will provide doula support and provide referrals for appropriate counseling.

*March of Dimes, Jan 30, 2019

Providing Opportunity

We provide a pathway to varying levels of economic independence by helping those who receive services to become community doulas themselves.

Providing Opportunity

We provide a pathway to varying levels of economic independence by helping those who receive services to become community doulas themselves.

Are you expecting a baby? Is your baby due in 6-8 weeks and you are between 30 & 34 weeks pregnant? Are you just starting out on your breastfeeding journey and need a little help?

Please call us at 254-307-0377 to register for doula support services or to schedule a basic breastfeeding support appointment.