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The 10 Best Doulas in Brooklyn

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Compare 330 Brooklyn doulas by what they offer, what they charge, whether Medicaid covers them and the languages they speak. 89 take Medicaid, which pays for up to eight visits and labor support at no cost to you; a typical self-pay birth package here runs about $1,900. Besides English, local doulas speak Spanish, Yiddish, French and Haitian Creole.

How we ranked: Doulas are listed by what Mabel could verify about their practice, Medicaid enrollment, published fees, credentials, experience, languages and what families say about them. The order is editorial.

Showing where doulas are based, by ZIP code. Select a marker for details.
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11206Birth doulaPostpartum doulaLactation supportMedicaid
Portrait of Julie Morel

#1 Julie Morel

Certified Birth & Full Spectrum Doula (CFSD), Birthing Advocacy… · Honeysuckle Doula
$2,000–$3,000
Published birth package (self-pay)
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$2,000–$3,000
Postpartum help at home$45–$65/hr
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Sliding scale: clients choose a price within the range. Postpartum package is 12 hours in blocks of at least 3 hours.
Payment
Medicaid and Sliding scale
Languages
English, French, German, Hindi, Spanish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, and offers a sliding scale where you choose your price
  • Has supported 55 births and 75 postpartum families
  • Speaks English, French, German, Hindi and Spanish
  • Full-spectrum doula who also supports abortion, miscarriage and loss, plus LGBTQIA+ families
Other considerations
  • Solo practice that takes one to three births a month
Services: Birth doula, Postpartum doula, Lactation support, Childbirth education, Full-spectrum support and Virtual support
Supports births: Hospital, Home and Birth center
Doula since: 2019 · 55+ births attended
Client rating: 5.0 / 5 on Bornbir (1 review)
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11206 · Serves the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan
Phone: (347) 863-5832
Doula profile
Park Slope · 11217Birth doulaPostpartum doulaLactation supportMedicaid
Portrait of Shelly Louis

#2 Shelly Louis

Birth doula · Independent doula
$2,420–$3,630
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$2,420–$3,630 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$48–$61/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Hebrew
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Speaks English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish and Hebrew
  • Rated 5.0 by 19 families, who describe calm support with massage and counter pressure
  • Experienced with birth trauma and anxiety, and offers hypnobirthing and Reiki
Services: Birth doula, Postpartum doula, Lactation support, Hypnobirthing and Reiki
Supports births: Hospital
Doula since: 2017
Client rating: 5.0 / 5 on Bornbir (19 reviews)
Based in
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Serves Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens
Phone: (347) 334-1560
Doula profile
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11238Birth doulaPostpartum doulaChildbirth educationMedicaid
Portrait of Jessica Apfel

#3 Jessica Apfel

Birth Arts International Certified Birth Doula, 2024 · The Wealthy Apple
$4,000–$4,600
Published birth package (self-pay)
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$4,000–$4,600
Postpartum help at home$55/hr
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Transportation fee on the day of birth; postpartum care offered to her birth clients or Brooklyn-based clients.
Payment
Medicaid, Carrot and HSA/FSA
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Has supported 119 births, including VBACs, inductions, high-risk pregnancies and NICU stays
  • Covered by Medicaid, and also works with Carrot and HSA reimbursement
  • Prenatal yoga teacher and lactation specialist, so she helps with movement, birth prep and feeding
  • Clients describe calm, organized support and steady advocacy
Other considerations
  • Private fee of $4,000–$4,600 is at the top of the NYC range
  • Attends home births only when a midwife is present
Services: Birth doula, Postpartum doula, Childbirth education, Lactation support and Prenatal yoga
Supports births: Hospital, Birth center and Home
Doula since: 2019 · 119+ births attended
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11238 · Serves Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
Phone: (810) 333-5991
Doula profile
East New York · 11207Birth doulaPostpartum doulaChildbirth educationMedicaid

#4 Tanesha Clenkian

Certified Birth Doula (International Doula Institute) · Nurturingwomb Garden
$2,200–$2,500
Published birth package (self-pay)
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$2,200–$2,500
Postpartum help at home$45–$55/hr
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Postpartum rate listed without a unit; complimentary maternity/newborn photo shoot included.
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Has supported 50 births and 15 postpartum families
  • Attends births at any hospital, birth center or at home
  • Clients describe her as a strong advocate who speaks up for them with providers
Other considerations
  • Newer doula, certified in 2022
Services: Birth doula, Postpartum doula, Childbirth education, Full-spectrum support, Prenatal yoga and Surrogacy support
Supports births: Hospital, Home and Birth center
Doula since: 2022 · 50+ births attended
Based in
East New York, Brooklyn, NY 11207 · Serves Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
Phone: (347) 259-1665
Doula profile
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11213Birth doulaPostpartum doulaVirtual supportMedicaid
Portrait of Riveline Alexandre

#5 Riveline Alexandre

Birth doula, 2025 · New Age House of Life
$2,500
Published birth package (self-pay)
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$2,500
Postpartum help at home$38–$49/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Prenatal + birth + postpartum bundle $4,000; scheduled cesarean $1,350; 3 prenatal visits $1,000; virtual support $65/hr.
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, French, Haitian Creole
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Has supported more than 100 births
  • Speaks Haitian Creole, French and English
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Offers a dedicated package for scheduled cesarean births
Services: Birth doula, Postpartum doula, Virtual support and Cesarean support
Supports births: Hospital and Home
Doula since: 2025 · 100+ births attended
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11213 · Serves Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
Phone: (718) 810-5968
Doula profile
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11233Birth doulaPostpartum doulaLactation supportMedicaid
Portrait of Chatequa Campbell

#6 Chatequa Campbell

Manhattan Birth doula training, 2022 · Cam's Doula Care
$1,000
Published birth package (self-pay)
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,000
Postpartum help at home$35/hr
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Rates are a suggestion; sliding scale available. Birth package includes 2+ prenatal visits, on-call from 38 weeks, 1–2 postpartum visits and labor photos.
Payment
Medicaid and Sliding scale
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, and her private rates of $1,000 for birth and $35/hr postpartum are among the most affordable in NYC
  • Offers prenatal, labor and postpartum care, including lactation support
  • Birth package includes unlimited messaging and photos of your labor and delivery
  • Former special education teacher with a master's degree from Boston College
Other considerations
  • Serves Brooklyn and Manhattan only
Services: Birth doula, Postpartum doula and Lactation support
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2021
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11233 · Serves Brooklyn and Manhattan
Phone: (781) 244-7530
Doula profile
East Flatbush · 11203Birth doulaPostpartum doulaLactation supportMedicaid

#7 Aurella Beach-Leathers

CAPPA Certified Labor Doula · Independent doula
$1,920–$2,890
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,920–$2,890 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$43–$54/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for labor support and postpartum visits
  • Certified as both a labor doula and a postpartum doula, plus a certified lactation counselor
  • Trained newborn care specialist and Spinning Babies parent educator, helpful for positioning and baby's first weeks
  • Wrote a cookbook on feeding the postpartum family, and brings Ayurvedic postnatal practices
Other considerations
  • Medicaid-covered care focuses on labor and postpartum; prenatal visits are not part of it
  • Serves Brooklyn and Manhattan only
Services: Birth doula, Postpartum doula, Lactation support, Childbirth education, Infant massage and Multiples support
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2024
Based in
East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY 11203 · Serves Brooklyn and Manhattan
Phone: (347) 641-6617
Doula profile
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11238Birth doulaFull-spectrum supportMedicaid

#8 Alysia Dagrosa

Full Spectrum Doula (FSD), 2021 · Independent doula
$1,990–$2,990
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,990–$2,990 (estimate)
Postpartum help at homeNot offered
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits and labor support
  • Board-certified patient advocate, a strong ally when you need your voice heard in the hospital
  • Trained as a full-spectrum doula in 2021
  • Born and raised in Brooklyn; serves Brooklyn and Queens
Other considerations
  • Focuses on prenatal and labor support; postpartum care is not part of her services
Services: Birth doula and Full-spectrum support
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2021
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11238 · Serves Brooklyn and Queens
Phone: (718) 283-4757
Fort Greene · 11205Birth doulaPostpartum doulaMedicaid

#9 Esther Lichtenstein

DONA certified birth doula (CD(DONA)) · Independent doula
$1,900–$2,850
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,900–$2,850 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$43–$54/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, Yiddish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Speaks English and Yiddish
  • Serves families in Manhattan
Services: Birth doula and Postpartum doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2022
Based in
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY 11205 · Serves Manhattan
Phone: (718) 702-4204
Kensington · 11218Birth doulaMedicaid

#10 Chaya Neugarten

DONA certified birth doula (CD(DONA)) · Independent doula
$2,030–$3,050
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$2,030–$3,050 (estimate)
Postpartum help at homeNot offered
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, Yiddish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits and labor support
  • Speaks English and Yiddish
  • Serves families in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island
Services: Birth doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2021
Based in
Kensington, Brooklyn, NY 11218 · Serves Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island
Phone: (917) 209-9777

More doulas in Brooklyn

Ditmas Park · 11230Birth doulaPostpartum doulaMedicaid

Lifsha Kleinman

Certified Doula · Independent doula
$2,020–$3,030
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$2,020–$3,030 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$43–$54/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, Yiddish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Speaks Yiddish and English
  • Serves all five boroughs, plus families outside the city
Services: Birth doula and Postpartum doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2024
Based in
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY 11230 · Serves Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island
Phone: (718) 744-7135
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11213Birth doulaPostpartum doulaMedicaid

Snanobia Pack

CPD,LMP,MEDICAL LMA · Independent doula
$2,140–$3,210
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$2,140–$3,210 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$48–$61/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Offers prenatal, labor and postpartum care, so the same person is with you before and after the baby
  • Serves families in Brooklyn and Manhattan
Services: Birth doula and Postpartum doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2021
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11213 · Serves Brooklyn and Manhattan
Phone: (646) 659-8558
East Flatbush · 11203Birth doulaPostpartum doulaMedicaid

Aissata Abdoulaye

CLC · Independent doula
$1,540–$2,310
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,540–$2,310 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$38–$49/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, French, Bambara, Zarma
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Speaks English, French, Bambara and Zarma
  • Serves families in Manhattan and the Bronx
Services: Birth doula and Postpartum doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2025
Based in
East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY 11203 · Serves Manhattan and the Bronx
Phone: (929) 399-8070
Borough Park · 11204Birth doulaMedicaid

Teresa Huang

MPH · Independent doula
$1,780–$2,660
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,780–$2,660 (estimate)
Postpartum help at homeNot offered
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, Chinese, Cantonese
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits and labor support
  • Speaks Chinese, Cantonese and English
  • Serves Brooklyn and Manhattan
Services: Birth doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2024
Based in
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY 11204 · Serves Brooklyn and Manhattan
Phone: (917) 719-1097
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11213Birth doulaMedicaid

Musia Parnas

CD · Independent doula
$1,400–$2,100
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,400–$2,100 (estimate)
Postpartum help at homeNot offered
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, Russian
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for labor support
  • Speaks Russian and English
  • Serves families in Brooklyn
Services: Birth doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2026
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11213 · Serves Brooklyn
Phone: (347) 410-1096
Kensington · 11218Birth doulaPostpartum doulaMedicaid

Chaya Mandel

RN · Independent doula
$1,450–$2,170
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,450–$2,170 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$38–$49/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Serves families in Brooklyn
  • Supports you through pregnancy, labor and the weeks after birth
Services: Birth doula and Postpartum doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2025
Based in
Kensington, Brooklyn, NY 11218 · Serves Brooklyn
Phone: (718) 938-2915
Prospect Lefferts Gardens · 11225Birth doulaPostpartum doulaMedicaid

Devorah Cohen

CD · Independent doula
$1,500–$2,260
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,500–$2,260 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$38–$49/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Serves families in Brooklyn and Manhattan
  • Supports you through pregnancy, labor and the weeks after birth
Services: Birth doula and Postpartum doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2026
Based in
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY 11225 · Serves Brooklyn and Manhattan
Phone: (310) 484-9167
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11206Birth doulaMedicaid

Vickiana Pena

Doula · Independent doula
$2,000–$2,990
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$2,000–$2,990 (estimate)
Postpartum help at homeNot offered
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, Spanish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits and labor support
  • Speaks Spanish and English
  • Serves families in Brooklyn
Services: Birth doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2021
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11206 · Serves Brooklyn
Phone: (917) 396-9495
Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11213Birth doulaMedicaid

Mushka Newman

DONA certified birth doula (CD(DONA)) · Independent doula
$1,480–$2,220
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,480–$2,220 (estimate)
Postpartum help at homeNot offered
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits and labor support
  • Serves Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, plus families outside the city
  • Offers prenatal visits and labor support
Services: Birth doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2025
Based in
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11213 · Serves Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens
Phone: (310) 905-2149
Cypress Hills · 11208Birth doulaPostpartum doulaMedicaid

Ruth Guillaume

Doula · Independent doula
$1,910–$2,870
Mabel Estimate · birth package, self-pay
What you would pay, by how you pay
NY Medicaid$0 — Medicaid pays the doula directly
Self-pay birth package$1,910–$2,870 (estimate)
Postpartum help at home$40–$52/hr (estimate)
Private insurancePaid upfront; NY plans are not required to cover doulas
Payment
Medicaid
Languages
English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Covered by Medicaid, so eligible moms pay nothing for prenatal visits, labor support and postpartum visits
  • Speaks Haitian Creole, Spanish and English
  • Serves the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and families outside the city
Services: Birth doula and Postpartum doula
Supports births: Hospital, birth center and home births
Doula since: 2024
Based in
Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, NY 11208 · Serves the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
Phone: (343) 479-6837
Mabel Data · Brooklyn doula costs

Understanding doula costs and care choices

From what a doula costs to how many families use one, these comparisons bring together published fees, Medicaid rates, NYC Health Department data and Mabel’s Brooklyn market analysis.

Brooklyn: estimated doula costs

Medicaid
$0
Citywide Doula Initiative
$0
Budget doula (25th pct.)
$1,800
Typical birth package
$1,900
Experienced doula (75th pct.)
$2,200
Birth + 20 hrs postpartum
$2,800

Source: published doula fees, NY Medicaid doula fee schedule (NYC) and Mabel estimates for the 330 Brooklyn doulas listed.

Medicaid pays enrolled doulas up to $1,500 per pregnancy in NYC, at no cost to you; 89 of the 330 doulas here are Medicaid-enrolled.

Brooklyn vs. other boroughs: typical birth package

Bronx
$1,800
Brooklyn ★
$1,900
Manhattan
$2,400
Queens
$1,700
Staten Island
$1,600

Source: Mabel analysis of 727 NYC doulas (published fees and estimates).

Median self-pay birth package for doulas based in each borough. Most NYC doulas travel across boroughs, so you are not limited to your own.

How many families use a doula

Bronx
1.9%
Brooklyn
9.5%
Manhattan
6.8%
Queens
2.1%
Staten Island
1.7%
All NYC
5.5%

Source: NYC Health Department, doula care report (2023 births, provisional).

Share of births with doula support during pregnancy. In Brooklyn, 9.5% of births had a doula during pregnancy and 8.4% during childbirth.

Services offered by Brooklyn doulas

Birth doula
87 of 89
Postpartum doula
77 of 89
Lactation support
5 of 89
Childbirth education
4 of 89
Full-spectrum support
3 of 89

Among the 89 Brooklyn doulas whose services Mabel verified. A doula can offer several services; birth doulas support labor, postpartum doulas help at home after the baby arrives.

Languages besides English

Spanish
17
Yiddish
11
French
8
Haitian Creole
8
Hebrew
4
Chinese
2
Russian
2
German
1

Number of listed Brooklyn doulas who speak each language.

Experience among listed doulas

Certified or credentialed
45 of 330
5+ years supporting births
75 of 330
Started in 2024 or later
235 of 330

Many Brooklyn doulas began practicing after New York added doula care to Medicaid in March 2024.

Cesarean rates at Brooklyn hospitals

NYU Brooklyn
26%
Woodhull
27%
Kings County
30%
South Brooklyn Health
31%
Brookdale
32%
SUNY Downstate
38%
Wyckoff
40%

Source: NYS Department of Health hospital maternity data.

Continuous labor support from a doula is linked to fewer cesareans; among NYC Citywide Doula Initiative clients the cesarean rate was 28.1% in 2023.

Mabel Estimates are based on published doula fees in New York City, adjusted for each doula’s experience, credentials and services. Published fees are shown as listed by the doula.

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