What is A Doula?

A Doula is someone who understands and trusts the process of birth, and who has experience and training in providing labor support.

A Doula offers assistance in many ways:

  • practical suggestions or comfort, pain management, and to enhance the progress of labor

  • ease the transition to the hospital, ensuring continuity of care through changing nursing shifts and alternating physician or midwife schedules

  • as a liaison between the laboring couple and their medical care providers to facilitate communication and decision making

  • with expectant couples during pregnancy to understand their plans for the birth and to offer resources and information

  • and supporting the informed choices of her clients and serves women giving birth in a variety of settings

  • with family to inspire confidence in a woman’s ability to give birth in her own best way

The following doulas have been trained through Southwest Technical College and/or Well-Rounded Maternity Services, under the instruction of Coral Slavin. They have met all of the requirement for certification through Well-Rounded Maternity Services.

Find a Doula

  • Amanda Silich

    Service Area: Southeastern Wisconsin

    Email: asilich13@gmail.com

    Phone: 262-744-0219

  • Angela Boisen

    Service Area: Western Wisconsin (Viroqua)

    Email: angieboisen@gmail.com

    Phone: 608-293-1081

  • Aubrey Wenger

    Service Area: SW WI & Stateline area

    Email: aubreydoula@gmail.com

    Phone: 262-203-6758

    Website: https://www.bellysproutsdoula.com

  • Gwen Alderks

    Service Area: SE WI & Northern IL

    Email: newlifedoulag@gmail.com

    Phone: 815-997-3493

    Website: https://clairvoux.wixsite.com/new-life-doula

  • Marcia Barritt

    Service Area: SE/SC WI & Northern IL

    Email: marciadoula_nurturingtransitions@yahoo.com

    Phone: 262-853-6267

    Website: http://www.nurturingtransitions.org/home.html

  • Martha Wasserman

    Service Area: SE WI & Northern IL

    Email: doulawoman@gmail.com

    Phone: 262-902-8714

    Website: https://doulawoman.com/

  • Rachel Crites

    Service Area: SE/SC WI & Northern IL

    Email: rcdoula@gmail.com

    Phone: 608-444-4992

  • Stacy Petersheim

    Service Area: SE WI

    Email: countyline@mwt.net

    Phone: 608-632-1139

  • Tonya Schieler

    Service Area: SE WI & Northern IL

    Email: tonya.schieler.doula@gmail.com

    Phone: 317-379-2505

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DawnDoulaServices/

  • Kristen Cotton

    Servie Area: Southeastern Wisconsin

    Email: ktherapyservices@gmail.com

    Phone: 414-425-2057

  • Morgan Farkas

    Service Area: Southeastern Wisconsin

    Email: morgan@milliebirthandwellness.com

    Phone: 513-616-0484