Student Postpartum Doulas

Below is the list of Birthingway student postpartum doulas. If you came straight to this page from a search or other site, you might want to read our Postpartum Doula FAQ first.

In the practicum portion of the training, our students offer their services as student postpartum doulas to families for free or at low cost. The purpose of this free/low cost service is two-fold. First, it is our hope that families who could not otherwise afford to employ a postpartum doula will get the support they need. Second, it allows student postpartum doulas an avenue in which to acquire the experience they need to be certified as a postpartum doula through Birthingway.

Before you peruse the following list of Student Postpartum Doulas in search of someone to assist you in your upcoming postpartum period, please read the following statement:

Birthingway College of Midwifery does not supervise student doulas and is not responsible for their conduct in their role as postpartum support for the mother and/or her supporters. Birthingway makes no claims regarding these students, other than that they have completed the classroom portion of their training. These students are now volunteering or charging low fees for their services in order to complete the number of births required for certification as a postpartum doula by Birthingway College of Midwifery. The students are not supervised when providing doula services to clients during this practicum period. Therefore, anyone contacting and engaging the services of the student doulas listed below do so voluntarily, and hold harmless Birthingway College of Midwifery for the conduct of these students. If you choose to work with a student doula, you are entering into a relationship with that doula, and not with Birthingway College of Midwifery.

Ann Obuchowski
Greater Portland Area

Phone:503-415-9334
Email: DoulaAdvantage@yahoo.com
Avail.: Call or email for availability
Other Skills/Services Provided:Many years of caring for newborns, infants and toddlers; Also becoming a Certified Labor Doula

Suzanne Wright
Eastside Portland; Gresham Area,Troutdale, Happy Valley Area

Phone:  503-784-7801cell
Email:smhwright@juno.com
Avail: Call or email for availability
Other Skills/Services Provided: Mother of three adult children that enjoys helping new moms, loves providing sibling support and loves dogs! Adult and Infant CPR certified.

Danielle K. Volk
Portland, Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Newberg, Beaverton, Washington County

Phone: 503-951-8657
Available: Monday-Friday : early morning-5pm and overnights during the week
Other Skills/Services Provided:
Currently working towards labor doula certification and childbirth educator practicum