Newborn Care & Postpartum Support
High-quality newborn care for your family
We provide expert, compassionate care for you, your baby, and your family: day, night, or live-in. Our highly trained postpartum doulas are professional, loving, helpful and supportive. Our doulas provide short term and long term support.
Daytime Doulas
Our daytime doulas provide nurturing support to families during the day as they adjust to life with a new baby. They assist with infant care, feeding, and soothing while also supporting the birthing parent’s physical and emotional recovery. During visits, they may help with light household tasks, prepare simple meals, and create space for parents to rest. They guide families in learning newborn cues and routines while offering reassurance and resources. The goal of our postpartum doulas is to ease the transition, build confidence, and ensure families feel cared for and supported.
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Overnight Doulas
Our team of overnight postpartum doulas provide families with rest and peace of mind during the night. They care for the baby overnight, bringing baby to the parent for feeding if needed or handling bottle feedings so parents can sleep. Our doulas soothe, change, and settle the baby back to sleep while keeping track of nighttime patterns, routines, and needs. They also do light cleaning up and chores as needed. The goal of our overnight doulas is to ensure parents wake up feeling rested, supported, and better able to enjoy the day with their newborn.
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Live-In Doulas
Our incredible live-in doulas provide full-time support for families in the first days, weeks, or months after bringing home baby. They stay in your home, helping with newborn care, feeding, and soothing while also supporting the birthing parent’s recovery. Our doulas assist with household tasks, meal prep, and creating routines so that you can rest and bond with baby. We offer guidance, reassurance, and practical help around the clock. Our goal is to make the transition home smoother, reduce stress, and ensure families feel fully supported.
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"We just felt very loved and very taken care of by Chicago Family Doulas."
It was more than just sleep, it was teaching us about our baby, about sleep routines, washing bottles, teaching us how to swaddle, a lot of education, and just a lot of support for us as parents.
— Mary and Ashton
Watch their testimonial video!
Our postpartum doulas will:
Care for your baby
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- Care for your baby throughout the day and night so you and your family can get your much needed rest and truly enjoy your time with your little one.
- Provide infant-focused care providing structure with healthy routines for your little one.
- Implement evidence-based sleep routines for your infant to ensure they develop healthy sleep habits.
- Provide your baby with all baby care including diapering, bathing and feeding needs.
- Interact with your baby in developmentally appropriate ways to help them meet their milestones and thrive.
Care for you
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- Support you in your new role.
- Help you gain confidence and trust in yourself.
- Help you implement your system and philosophies.
- Share with you a wealth of experience and ideas.
- Allow you to rest, heal, and care for your family and newborn so you can enjoy this precious time.
- Teach you about newborn cues, behaviors and feeding your baby.
Care for your family
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Light housework such as laundry, dishes, organizing and tidying up.
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Prep your family food and make you meals.
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Care for siblings.
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Help integrate all family members in helpful routines.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Why choose us for postpartum support?
Chicago Family Doulas is the most reputable and trusted doula agency in the nation. We support thousands of families each year, providing evidence-based, tailored, and infant-focused care.
What sets us apart from other agencies?
There are many things that set us apart from other agencies:
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Our dedicated admin team is available 24/7 to support your family.
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All of our processes are seamless and professional.
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We have hundreds of five-star reviews and thousands of satisfied clients.
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Our doula coordinators work diligently to match your family with the perfect doula.
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We have a long-standing reputation for kindness, compassion, professionalism, and reliability.
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We are fully insured.
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We proudly support Carrot and other workplace benefits recipients.
How will I be matched with my postpartum doula?
We will find you your perfect match. We have a team of over 200 postpartum doulas and newborn care specialists and we work diligently to match your family with the perfect fit.
What can I expect with your process?
Our process is simple. Send an inquiry through our website or email hello@chicagofamilydoulas.com. We will reply promptly and arrange a complimentary one-hour intake call with one of our family coordinators. After getting to know your family, our doula coordinator team will carefully consider your requests and match you with the perfect doula or doula team. You’ll have the opportunity to virtually meet your doula(s). If you choose to move forward, we’ll send you a virtual contract to sign. Payment for services begins once your support starts, and billing is done weekly.
If you already had your little one, please know that we absolutely can support your family, and we will rush this process for you. Never hesitate to reach out!
What if I already had my baby?
Reach out to us! We can support your family immediately. We will match you with all of the support you need as soon as you’d like. We typically can accommodate families within the same day.
Many of our clients reach out to us after the have their baby and evaluate their needs. We are available to support your family starting today.
Can I book both daytime and overnight support?
YES! You can book as little or as much support as you would like. This can include daytime support, as well as overnight support. We typically will match you with two separate doulas, one doula to support you during the day, and one doula who will support you overnight.
What if my doula gets sick or has an emergency?
Your doula is very committed to your family and it would be rare for her to be unavailable. In the rare circumstances that she is unavailable, you will never go without care! We understand that you rely heavily on your doula, and if your doula is facing a family emergency or is under the weather, we will always be available to find a substitute.
How does payment work?
We make it simple. Secure your doula with an online contract, and pay weekly after your care begins.
Katie
1/2022 via Yelp
“I am so incredibly grateful for the care our family received from our doulas! We contacted the agency when our twin boys were just 7 weeks old because we couldn’t do it on our own! They worked quickly to find us a doula who was a GREAT fit! I especially appreciate their flexible scheduling and the ability to work directly with the doula to schedule shifts (we started with one overnight and one daytime shift each week, then switched to 2 daytime shifts once we were a bit more caught up on sleep). Billing was easy, response times to questions was always very prompt, and everyone showed such compassion for our family. Would highly recommend!!!”
Aubyn
2/2021 via Google
“Plainly stated: We could NOT HAVE SURVIVED HAVING TWINS without the postpartum care and support we received from Chicago Family Doulas. Letting us sleep through the night (especially as I was recovering from a CSEC) was the most valuable gift we could have gotten. We loved the 2 doulas we were assigned, and still talk to them frequently!! And truly, the ability to get a good night’s sleep, and knowing our babies were in the best hands, gave us the ability to then ENJOY the days with them, rather than resenting or being overly tired. This is a MUST INVEST category for us. If we have more kids I cannot imagine not working with Anna and the team again.”
Toni
10/2020 via Google
“Incredibly lucky to have found CFD, they have made a world of difference in the first months of welcoming our third baby. Don’t be like me and wait until baby number three to realize how important sleep is! You are in good hands here! Thanks again Anna!”
Dana
7/2020 via Yelp
“We had an excellent experience with Chicago Family Doulas! They have supported our family for the past 9 months since our son was born, in which we had three incredible Doulas based on our schedule and needs. We are moving out of the country, otherwise we would keep using their services and we highly recommend them to anyone needing assistance with their baby.”
Jennifer
12/2019 via Google
“First of all, if you’re looking for a “night nurse” what you might actually want is a doula. You just don’t know it yet. It was news to me that doulas would also do overnights. At first I thought night nurses and doulas are the same thing, but they are not. Anna and her team has saved my families butts twice now during an unexpected hospitalization. We don’t have family nearby and we needed help, fast. Twice now they have pulled through with great quality people and little notice.”
Emily
11/2019 via Google
“After speaking with Annamarie Rodney over the phone I was confident that she was someone I could trust to pick the best postpartum doulas to help make the postpartum transition easier for my family and I. Katharine, Ashley, Andrea, Shelley and Alex did an exceptional job taking care of my 3 kids 5 and under, newborn and I that I couldn’t of asked for a better experience. My husband and I are very grateful for all the support they have given our family. They went above and beyond our expectations and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for postpartum care. They love what they do and are dedicated to providing the best care for families. Thank you Chicago Family Doulas”
Lindsey
11/2019 via Google
“I highly recommend Chicago Family Doulas! They helped us with daytime support in the early weeks/months after our daughter was born and as first time parents we were beyond grateful for their help and support. They taught us so much and were a calm and helpful presence to have in our home. Thank you thank you Anna and to the entire team we had the pleasure of working with!”
Jessica
6/2018 via Google
“All of the doulas from Chicago Family doulas who cared for me and my infant daughter were warm, caring, professional, and experienced. The support they offered was invaluable (especially since this was my first child!). I was able to get sleep knowing that my newborn was in excellent hands- such a blessing!”
Joe
2/2018 via Yelp
“We had a tremendous experience working with this amazing staff. Our son was not sleeping well and we needed extra support for both days & nights. Anna was incredibly supportive of our needs and was able to find highly qualified doulas on a short notice. There are no words to express our gratitude to Anna, Ashley & Melissa for their amazing support. Chicago Family Doulas genuinely cares about doing the right thing beyond just a business transaction and that’s what makes this place special. One that I’m sure we’ll come back to if we’re ever in need of their service in the future. Thank you!”
Freya
4/2017 via Yelp
“Chicago Family Doulas was a life saver for us. After some tough delivery complications, I knew I would need extra help. We called them the day before I was discharged, and they were able to have someone at our house the next day as soon as we arrived home from the hospital. They worked to ensure consistency — we had the same person most of the time and a second person subbed in a few times when she couldn’t make it. They accommodated the hours we needed (6pm – 6am). Our first couple weeks at home were so much less stressful thanks to them- I was able to recover, our newborn got excellent care and attention, and we had the bandwidth to tend to our toddler as well. About a month after we first used Chicago Family Doulas, we had another emergency situation and they were able to send the same person that night to help out.”
Nick
8/2018 via Facebook
“We welcomed twins into our lives recently and the postpartum care through Chicago Family Doulas was essential for supporting us in the transition from expectant parents into a family of four. Our doula was professional, knowledgeable and reliable, providing competent and compassionate care. We highly recommend Chicago Family Doulas, especially to families who are expecting twins.”
Rachel
“Emily was our postpartum doula/night nurse over the course of several nights when we had our second baby and that whole ‘sleep when the baby sleeps’ option was no longer. We started after I was not nursing, so it was amazing to go to bed at 8, and wake up at 6 with clean laundry, cooked food in the fridge, dishes done and a baby who was well cared for all night there to greet me. I could go to bed feeling confident that my little guy was in great care. Great investment for my mental health and sanity.”
Watch Mary + Ashton’s full testimonial on our Youtube channel here!
