Free Doula Services
Interested in Having a Free Doula?
CCHN has funding from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York to support doulas to be trained and work with women of Cayuga County. The Health Foundation is an independent private foundation that advocates for continuous improvement in health and health care by investing in the people and organizations that serve young children and older adults.
The doula can provide three prenatal and three postnatal appointments with you to help you create a birth plan and help you adjust at home after birth. The doula will also be present at the hospital as your advocate during labor and delivery. All of these services are FREE.
Email Holly Beauchine to let her know you are pregnant and interested in being connected with a local doula.
*All of our doulas are DONA trained and working toward full certification. To achieve full certification a trained doula must attend three births.
What are the benefits to working with a doula?
Studies have shown that with a doula present during labor, women are less likely to need pain-relief medications and less likely to have a cesarean birth.
Women also reported having a more positive childbirth experience.
Check out DONA International’s page for more benefits of having a doula!
For more information about all of our programming, please contact us at (315) 252-4212.