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Doula-Friendly in California
147 facilities in California are tagged for doula-friendly — serving Agoura Hills, Albany, Anaheim, Apple Valley and 94 more communities. Families often travel further than expected for the right birth setting, so it's worth checking the options a town or two over as well.
Doula-Friendly in California, ranked by families
Inland Maternity Breastfeeding Center
5 ★★★★★ 301 reviews
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus
3.3 ★★★☆☆ 289 reviews
South Coast Midwifery & Women's Health Care
4.3 ★★★★☆ 154 reviews
Birth Education Center
5 ★★★★★ 96 reviews
Mind Body Birth Wellness and Birthing Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 84 reviews
Millie - Maternity and Gynecology
4.2 ★★★★☆ 90 reviews
Revelation Midwifery
4.8 ★★★★★ 78 reviews
Mommycare 마미케어 (미국 산후 조리 베이비 케어 전문)
4.9 ★★★★★ 66 reviews
Nature's Way Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 54 reviews
Sutter Davis Hospital Family Birthing Center
3.8 ★★★★☆ 64 reviews
The Natural Birth Place
4.9 ★★★★★ 47 reviews
Birth Local Midwifery Carlsbad
5 ★★★★★ 40 reviews
Next Generation Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 39 reviews
A Joy Birth Services, Inc.
5 ★★★★★ 35 reviews
Dara The Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
Birthing Rhythm, Inc
5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
Brooke Ray, Certified Nurse Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 33 reviews
Born With An Angell Midwifery Care
4.8 ★★★★★ 34 reviews
The Birth Companions
4.8 ★★★★★ 34 reviews
Sutter Roseville Medical Center Birth Center
3.2 ★★★☆☆ 50 reviews
East Bay Birth Collective
5 ★★★★★ 32 reviews
Kinship Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 32 reviews
The Nest & Company
4.9 ★★★★★ 32 reviews
Hoag Hospital - Labor and Delivery
3.8 ★★★★☆ 41 reviews
High Desert Birth Services
5 ★★★★★ 31 reviews
Dos Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 29 reviews
El Camino Health - Midwives
4.5 ★★★★★ 30 reviews
Ventura Birth Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 28 reviews
Informed birth and beyond
5 ★★★★★ 26 reviews
So Zen Birth Services
5 ★★★★★ 26 reviews
Birth & Baby University
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Welborn Baby Childbirth Services
5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews
Santa Barbara Birth Center
5 ★★★★★ 23 reviews
Midwife Brianna Joy
5 ★★★★★ 23 reviews
Sierra Natural Birth Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 23 reviews
Pacifica Family Birth Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 25 reviews
the mothership birth services.
5 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Mama Nurture Birth-Katie Hamilton LM, CPM
5 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Luna Madre Midwifery
4.8 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Rising Tide Midwifery
4.8 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Dr. Melissa Ko, Casa Natal Birth Center
5 ★★★★★ 21 reviews
Redding Midwifery Group
4.7 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
10 Moons Midwifery
4.8 ★★★★★ 21 reviews
Millie - Maternity and Gynecology
4.1 ★★★★☆ 22 reviews
Duolovedoula
5 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
Birth Spectrum
5 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
UCSD Labor And Delivery
3.2 ★★★☆☆ 27 reviews
The Women's Hospital - Saddleback Medical Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 20 reviews
Grace Laced Birth Services
5 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Nine Moonbeams Midwifery, Peggy Vetter, LM
5 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Birth Waves Midwifery
4.8 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Gea Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Modern Roots Birth and Mothering
4.7 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Ask A Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
A Family Affair Birth Center
5 ★★★★★ 13 reviews
Moxie Birth
4.8 ★★★★★ 13 reviews
Birth Story Midwifery
4.8 ★★★★★ 13 reviews
Natural Birth Center & Women's Wellness
4 ★★★★☆ 15 reviews
Manzanita Midwifery, Jennifer Oquendo, Licensed Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
MINE Maternity
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Mama Moonlight Birth Services
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Birth Journey Services
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Intuitive Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Bay Postpartum Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Labor of Love Birth & Postpartum
4.4 ★★★★☆ 13 reviews
Mama Baby Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
Wholistic Birth and Wellness
5 ★★★★★ 10 reviews
Experience Birth & Beyond
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Blossom Birth & Family
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Fabulous Birth
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Transformative Birth Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
My Little Light Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Casa Natal Birth & Wellness Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 10 reviews
CPMC Birth Center, Van Ness Campus
4.6 ★★★★★ 9 reviews
Mercy Oceans Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
Moto Midwife Birth and Lactation Services
5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews
Alpine Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Fruitful Birth Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Clinique Molière
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Gold Soul Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Kelly Olmstead, LM, CPM currently on sabbatical
4.9 ★★★★★ 7 reviews
Chula Vista - Sharp Mary Birch Center for Women & Newborns Chula Vista
3.2 ★★★☆☆ 10 reviews
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center - Torrance Maternity Center
3 ★★★☆☆ 10 reviews
Tree of Life: Celebrations and Support
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Obaatan Midwifery & Postpartum
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Citrus Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Stork & Sprout
3.9 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews
Alta Bates Campus Birth Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 6 reviews
Mother's Journey - Kymm Ann Wallin
5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews
Full Moon Birth and Family Wellness Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 5 reviews
Aquarius Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Orange County Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
South Bay Homebirth Collective
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Mothercraft Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Birthing Come True
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Mountain River Birth: Morgan Conway-O’Neill, LM, CPM
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Linda Lee, CNM
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Spa Phoenix
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Sacramento Valley Midwifery Care
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Willow Birth Village
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Ohana Midwifery at Lake Tahoe
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
A Celebration of Birth And Life
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Family Birth Center at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
2.7 ★★★☆☆ 3 reviews
Providence Saint John's Health Center Maternity Services
4 ★★★★☆ 2 reviews
Family Birth Center - Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
3.5 ★★★★☆ 2 reviews
Sutter Amador Hospital Birth Center
3.5 ★★★★☆ 2 reviews
Childbirth at Home
3 ★★★☆☆ 2 reviews
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka Childbirth Center
3 ★★★☆☆ 2 reviews
Home Birth Midwife, Davi Kaur Khalsa CNM, WHNP, MSN
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Nantzin Birth Medicine Midwifery Services
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Family Birth And Education Center
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
The Barefoot Midwife
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Oakland Better Birth Foundation
1 ★☆☆☆☆ 1 reviews
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley - Maternity
1 ★☆☆☆☆ 1 reviews
BioMama Birth and Mamacare
Le Gra Birth Services
Birthing Services
Roberta L. Frank, CNM
Green Birth
Chico Homebirth Midwifery
Monarch Birth Services
Gentle Womb Birth
Fruits of my Labor Birth Services
Birthing Adventures Midwifery
Nurture Santa Barbara
Comprehensive Perinatal Services
San Diego Babies
Mama Kawsay Birthing and Wellness
Alpine Midwifery
Heart Work Birth Services
A Celebration of Birth and Life
Jee-in Birth Services
Haumea Birth and Family Wellness
Choosing in California: what to confirm
Tour two or three facilities before deciding — most offer tours or intro calls at no charge, and an hour on site tells you more than any website. Confirm the specialty directly: tags on this page come from each facility's own materials and reviews, and policies change, so ask specifically what's offered today and what their eligibility criteria are. Ask who would attend your birth and what happens if your pregnancy's risk profile changes. And on money: verify your insurance or Medicaid coverage with the facility's billing office and your plan before you commit — facilities know California's current rules better than any website.
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