Alimus
Doulas Milwaukee
High quality doula care during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum – because your journey matters!
Our birth outcomes
We feel honored at Alimus Doulas Milwaukee to be part of your journey and are thrilled, we can support you to help create the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience you want
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C-section rate (vs. 33% US average)
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Premature birth (vs. 10% US wide)
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Use of forceps, vacuums, or episiotomy
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Client satisfaction
Data as of May 1, 2023
Our Philosophy
At Alimus Doulas Milwaukee, we believe that every family deserves support regardless of the birth they have chosen. Our personalized approach helps identify the right doula support in Milwaukee for you, so you don’t have to spend hours and days researching your options. Furthermore, every Milwaukee doula has undergone rigorous doula training, are highly experienced, vetted and community based.
All of the professionals at Alimus Doulas Milwaukee are guided by the same philosophy. We encourage the whole “Birth Team” to work together and understand that everyone on that team plays an important role. Above all, our number one goal as doulas is to support parents in their pregnancy, birth, and parenthood journey.
Choosing a birth coach to support your family is an important decision and we are so glad you have chosen us! We serve all hospitals, birth centers, and home births in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. We are Wisconsin’s largest, premier doula agency.
Why choose Alimus Doulas Milwaukee
All our Milwaukee doulas are vetted, have been certified by high quality doula trainings such as DONA, and bring significant experience. In addition, many of our doulas hold additional trainings such as ‘Spinning babies‘, yoga, or Reiki.
Alimus Doulas Milwaukee provides expecting families support to achieve healthier pregnancies, while reducing your administrative burden of finding a qualified birth coach. We discuss your wishes, preferences, and circumstances and identify a few doulas that meet your needs. Alimus Doulas Milwaukee leverages its matching expertise and experience to find the right birth companion for each family. You subsequently decide who is the perfect personality fit for your family. We are always available for questions and can offer additional support when needed.
Our services
Birth Doula Services
Alimus Doulas Milwaukee offers a standard birth doula service package to all clients regardless of fee level. Our doulas have shared ethical commitments and standards of professionalism and offer a consistent doula care package for all families. All our doulas have undergone rigorous doula training, a background check, and are highly experienced. Read below to learn about what our package includes:
Birth Doula Package
- Your doula provides unlimited phone and email support from time of hire throughout your pregnancy and immediate postpartum period. Your birth doula will be on call for you from week 37 of your pregnancy until your birth.
- Two prenatal meetings: These meetings offer the opportunity to get to know each other better. You will also discuss your birthing preferences, ask questions and plan for the big day.
- Your doula will have phone contact with you during early labor and will join you when you ask her, either at your home, birth center or hospital, depending on your preference. She will attend your labor continuously, provide physical comfort, emotional and mental support, and information to assist you in decision-making. Furthermore, your doula will help your partner and/or any other support people by offering suggestions, information, assistance, and reassurance. If you wish, your birth coach may also serve as a liaison between you and the staff. She will establish rapport, remind you of your preferences, and help you ask questions to make decisions. In addition, your doula will remain with you for about 1-2 hours postpartum to assist with initiating feeding and other needs.
- During the first couple of weeks of your postpartum time, your doula will be available to answer questions and answer questions via phone. She will offer you referrals for other resources as needed. You may also reach out to Alimus for additional referrals and/or resources.
- Your doula will also provide one follow-up visit at the hospital or your home within the first weeks postpartum. During this time, you will review your birth experience, ask any questions you have, and/or get assistance with feeding.
Childbirth education & more
Alimus Doulas Milwaukee works with many providers to offer you anything else you are looking for – from childbirth education to placenta encapsulation. Please let us know how we can support you further to help you create the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience you are looking for!
Postpartum Doula Services
The first couple of months after having a baby are wonderful, but also exhausting, sleep-deprived, and can make parents very nervous. We are here to support you during this special time and provide help. Our experienced and vetted postpartum doulas offer overnight as well as day care, help everyone in the family get sleep, support with newborn care and information, provide sibling care, and do light housekeeping. Get in touch with us today to discuss your needs and how we can best support you.
Meet some of our Alimus Doulas Milwaukee Team
All our doulas are certified, have a background check, and are personally vetted by us. Connect with us to receive a full list of all of our doulas and discuss who would be a great fit for you and your family!
Abby
Birth Doula, Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Therapist
Abby Inman is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in pelvic health. Through her experience in the clinic with patients, her own births, and teaching her childbirth education class, Labor like a Rockstar, it just seemed a natural addition to add birth support. Dr. Abby is trained in birth support by achieving a Certification in Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Therapy through the APTA-Academy of Pelvic Health. She is also a contributing author of Baby Got VBAC: A Collection of Wisdom for Better Birth After Cesarean and The Pelvic Floor which are great resources for expecting parents. She would be honored to be part of your birth team to welcome your little one!
Alecia
Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Holistic Nutrionist, Yoga teacher
My name’s Alecia. I am a certified Birth + Postpartum Doula focusing on treating the body as a whole. As a Holistic Nutritionist and Yoga Instructor, my goal and passion is to help lead women in focusing on the mind body aspect when it comes to health. The reason I became a Doula is because I was seeing so many clients who were struggling to get pregnant and felt lost when they found out they were. At the time, I could only educate them in a nutritional sense. Later on, as I learned more and more about what Doulas can do and offer, I found my passion in that as well. My services include being with clients throughout the entire pregnancy and after, providing nutritional support, physical support, and advocacy. I am excited to meet you and be alongside you on your journey!
Gwen
Birth Doula, Childbirth educator, Placenta encapsulation
I specialize in providing personalized support for you and your partner by encouraging communication throughout the pregnancy about your concerns, questions, and individual desires and preferences so that we can have a common goal of setting you up for the most positive and empowering birth experience possible, given each individual situation. I especially strive to help my client’s support person to feel knowledgeable and at ease with the birth process so they can be a calm and confident advocate.
Michelle
Birth Doula, Bereavement Doula, Aromatherapy
I strive to always provide a personal approach to pregnancy and birthing. My aspiration is to be one of the most supportive members of your birthing team, to always advocate for mom/baby wishes and desires and to always help uplift, create and promote a positive alignment during labor, delivery and postpartum. My birth work journey started with the lack of knowledge, support and positive energy fields during my own pregnancy in 2015 which has motived and inspired me to be exactly what I needed, for all moms to come.
Local resources
Diaper needs: Milwaukee Diaper mission
Perinatal Loss Support: Share Wisconsin
Perinatal and postpartum mental health: Moms Mental Health
Please don’t hesitate to reach out for additional resources or specific recommendation
