Medicaid Covered Doula Services

Did you know that Michigan Medicaid covers doulas?

The Michigan Medicaid Doula Initiative began in January 2023 and covers 12 visits with a doula during pregnancy and up to 12 months postpartum,
plus birth attendance in a hospital.

You get the prenatal, birth, and postpartum support you need, and your Medicaid Health Plan pays for it.

Prenatal Visits (1-7)

We will meet several times throughout your pregnancy to discuss your needs, goals, and desires.

  1. Getting Started: Building a Birth Plan & Understanding Medicaid Benefits

  2. Preparing for Labor: Signs, Stages & Coping Techniques

  3. Partner & Support Team Involvement

  4. Interventions & Informed Decision-Making

  5. Creating a Postpartum Plan

  6. Newborn Care & Soothing Techniques

  7. Lactation Basics & Newborn Feeding Prep

Postpartum Visits (5-12)

We’ll meet at your home within a few days of coming home from the hospital to help you adjust.

  1. Birth Story Processing & Emotional Well-Being

  2. Understanding the Body’s Healing Process

  3. Baby Care Basics

  4. Lactation & Infant Feeding Support

  5. Parenting Transitions & Relationship Shifts

Birth

I’ll join you at the hospital and support you through labor, delivery, and recovery.

  • Continuous Non-Medical Support

  • Hands-on Comfort, Relaxation, and Breathing Techniques

  • Emotional Support and Advocacy

  • Evidence-Based Information and Informed Decision Making

  • Partner Support

  • and more!

Already had your baby?

Postpartum care is still available for you!

Medicaid covers up to 12 postpartum visits for up to 12 months after the birth of the baby.

As a doula, I specialize in helping families transition to life with a new baby no matter when I join their journey.
Whether it’s additional emotional and informational support as you adjust to life with the new baby, lactation support, or taking care of baby so that you can eat, shower, and sleep - Postpartum visits are typically 2-3 hours and tailored to your needs and wishes.

Postpartum services are available to families living within 30 minutes of Redford Charter Township. My availability is typically Monday-Thursday 10am-2pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, and Sunday 10am-3pm. Exceptions may be made in special circumstances as my schedule allows.

Some of the postpartum services that I perform include:

  • Nursery design and set-up

  • Postpartum care can include general assistance with infant care so the birthing parent can nap, shower or get some fresh air

  • Help with self-care and recovery (sitz baths, assistance moving to bathroom and back) and comfort measures

  • Parenting information and infant care assistance and demonstration (learning to bathe, feed and bond with your baby, recognizing hunger cues, etc)

  • Assistance with breastfeeding/chestfeeding/alternative milk feeding, positions, latch, pumping, and referral to a lactation consultant if needed

  • General companionship and processing of your experiences during birth, with bonding and adjusting to parenting your newborn

  • Light cleaning (washing baby bottles, sweeping, tidying, washing and folding baby laundry)

  • Organization (creating and stocking nesting/feeding locations, etc)