Compassionate Doula Support for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

Every pregnancy and birth journey is unique. Our doulas provide personalized emotional, physical, and informational support that respects your values, honors your choices, and helps you feel confident every step of the way.

Through Womb of Creation, you'll receive trauma-informed, culturally responsive care designed to ensure you feel supported, informed, and empowered throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period.

What's Included

  • Prenatal visits to prepare for birth, discuss your goals, create a personalized birth plan, and build a trusting relationship with your doula

  • Continuous labor and birth support with hands-on comfort measures, advocacy, and encouragement

  • Infant feeding and lactation support immediately after birth

  • Postpartum visits to support your recovery, newborn care, infant feeding, and adjustment to life with your baby

  • Resource navigation and connections to community programs and support services

Medicaid Coverage

District of Columbia Medicaid
Receive up to 12 covered doula visits throughout pregnancy and up to 6 months postpartum.

Maryland Medicaid
Receive up to 8 covered doula visits throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period.

Visits are available in person or by telehealth, depending on your needs and the type of support provided.

For covered visits, there are no out-of-pocket costs — Medicaid is billed directly, so you can focus on your health, your baby, and your growing family.

How It Works

1. Complete an interest form to request support for yourself‍ ‍or a client.

2. Our team will review your information, confirm insurance benefits, and follow up.

3. You’ll be asked to complete a few administrative intake forms through our client portal.

4. We’ll introduce you to your doula to get started.

Your doula will work with you to decide how to use your visits to best support your unique needs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • We are in network with the following plans:

    • Amerihealth Caritas

    • MedStar Family Health

    • Maryland Physicians Care

    • Aetna Better Health

    • Direct Medicaid

  • Unfortunately, we do not accept Virginia Medicaid plans at this time.

  • Doulas offer continuous support throughout labor and birth, including at home births. However, doulas cannot take the place of trained medical providers, such as OB/GYNs and midwives. Womb of Creation requires the attendance of a licensed midwife in order to support clients choosing to birth at home.

  • Our community support is exclusively focused on serving DC and Maryland Medicaid enrollees at this time. If you are ineligible for Medicaid but still have a need-based request, we encourage you to explore options through the Community Doula Network. 

  • Doula assignments depend heavily on availability for your specific due date. If you have a preferred provider, please note this when filling out the self-referral form in the ‘Notes/Comments’ section at the bottom of the form and we’ll do our best to accommodate your request.

  • Yes! While we cannot guarantee availability, we are always happy to explore working with clients referred by other community organizations. Simply fill out our HIPAA-compliant provider referral form and we’ll take it from there!