Queer Affirming Doula CareIn Portland, Oregon
Families are made of love! And queer families often face challenges that require extra intention, resourcefulness, and planning. From your first prenatal visit through the transformative moments of birth and beyond, we’re dedicated to providing compassionate, inclusive care that respects your identity, your relationships, and your vision of parenthood. We’re ready to support your journey with open hearts and open minds with queer affirming doula care in Portland, Oregon.
What Is Queer Affirming Doula Care?
Doula care is all about having a trusted relationship with a birth professional who works just for you, helps ensure informed choice, and respects and celebrates your family each step of the way. Doulas in our Birth First community provide individualized emotional, informational, and physical support to families who feel they do not fit into the cis-hetero-monogamous-normative box. Queer-affirming doula care advocates for your family by placing extra emphasis on navigating medical systems and offering a counter-balance to the tendency for reproductive spaces to be heteronormative and strongly gendered. Queer inclusive doula care can look different depending on your family’s goals and the types of biases and assumptions you may face in birthing spaces. Your doula can also help to locate resources and practitioners for a variety of services that are inclusive and affirming during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Everyone has the right to feel supported and respected as their family grows!
We support everyone who wants to experience the gift of childbirth.
Birth First Doulas is committed to supporting and celebrating all families. Our diverse community of doulas includes proud members of the LGBTQ+ community who understand the specific challenges that queer and trans families may face in healthcare settings. Whether you’re a single parent, same-sex couple, transgender parent, or any other constellation of family, we’re committed to ensuring you feel seen, respected, and celebrated throughout your reproductive journey. We advocate for your needs, honor your choices, and create a supportive environment where you can feel confident being exactly who you are. In medical settings where LGBTQ+ families sometimes face uncertainty or misunderstanding, we stand with you as experienced advocates and allies.
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Kind Words From Our Lovely Clients
“If you’re looking for support, kindness, advocacy, and knowledge during your pregnancy/birth, look no further than the Birth First Doulas community. We paired with an amazing doula who provided resources during our pregnancy that made us feel prepared and reassured. Having a postpartum visit built into the doula services made us feel like we were supported throughout our entire parenting journey!”
Sara, Portland, Oregon
“I am so grateful that we had our doula’s support. From the first meeting to the weeks after my daughter’s birth, she was a huge support. When we got to the birth center she supported me both physically and emotionally. Through each contraction she was there. Wether it was providing counter pressure, breath work, suggesting movements, encouragements, or providing my partner with support, she was there.”
Michelle, Portland, Oregon
“We had a fantastic experience with our doula. She was a supportive presence before our baby was born, when we experienced some unexpected complications during the process and afterward, while we adjusted to the postpartum period. The classes were also really helpful before our babe came. We would highly, highly recommend the Birth First Doulas community to anyone expecting a baby.”