We are a group of doulas who serve clients in Berkshire County, MA and Columbia County, NY (and surrounding areas). Some of us serve the Capital Region, some will travel to Bennington or Northampton. Some of us are postpartum doulas as well as labor and birth doulas. Our backgrounds and practice styles are different but our values are similar. We share a commitment to supporting birthing women and their families throughout the childbearing year, primarily by providing informational, physical, and emotional support. Our services are tailored to the needs and requests of our clients, and ideally we support husbands or partners in supporting the birthing woman.

If you are new to the idea of a doula, our What is a doula? and Finding your doula pages will give you some background and offer some pointers on when and how to choose a doula. Or listen to our radio interview explaining the benefits of doulas (and midwives) and how we practice.

Feel free to contact us at info@berkshiredoulas.com or through the contact information given in our individual profiles.

Events

• You can meet us at the 1st Annual Green and Healthy Living Expo at Butternut, July 12th and 13th! We will be exhibiting and you can experience a prenatal or postpartum massage "sample" as well. (More on the Expo)

• In February we co-sponsored a free sneak preview of "The Business of Being Born" documentary produced by Rikki Lake and Abby Epstein at the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington. About 100 people attended, and a lively panel/audience discussion followed the movie. (More about the movie and the issues it covers is in this PDF of our press release.) Thanks for attending!

• Let us know if you'd like to be notified of our future informational events about pregnancy and birth care, doulas and midwives. We hold these events 2 or 3 times per year.

• Listen to our interview on radio station WBCR in Great Barrington, MA, May 5, 2006 (International Midwives Day)