Your Volunteer Doula

Birth doulas are expensive. Well, other than the doulas who are volunteering their time. So the question follows… How do I score a free doula in my area?!

Who doesn’t like free after all? I certainly do! Anywhere I can save a few dollars puts my family one step ahead.​

→ Let me tell you why you don’t want a free doula ←

I am a birth doula. A professionally trained, certified doula who does this work as my chosen career and there is quite a bit of sacrifice involved. ​
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Two words. ON CALL. ​

This limits me from working another job. When I commit to my clients I say “no” to other work. And that glass of wine. Dang. I hate that part.  
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Birth doulas almost always start off excited and passionate! Roaring to go! Then something in those first couple years shifts. They have to calculate the true cost of that ballet recital they missed.

That’s a tough pill to swallow.

​I don’t know about you, but I want to know that my doula has a solid paycheck coming her to lessen the blow of missing special moments.
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I have two young children at home and my husband works 40-50 hour weeks. With this type of work schedule, it is likely that I will get called in to a birth or a meeting while he is away at work.

Now childcare costs enter the picture. My kids are stinking adorable (not that I'm biased or anything) but the cost of childcare doesn't really care how cute my kids are. It's still incredibly expensive! 

Quality doulas are committed to continuing education. If you didn’t know, a doula training is typically only a couple days long. A couple days of drinking from a fire hydrant that is! We prioritize continued education so that our doulas stay up to date on the current trends in birth culture and new strategies in supporting labor progression. We are only able to do these courses with financial support. ​

So how do doulas sustain this work? The short answer… They charge a living wage.

At North Cascade Doulas our slogan is “Always there. Always professional.” We mean this! And we understand that in order for us to grow our team with the highest quality doulas in the area we need to pay them.  
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Each hand selected doula on our team is passionate about supporting women through birth.
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→ Our doulas are 100% committed to you ←
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They have placed a high value on their services and are going to deliver a highly valued service to you in return. ​
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​If you are looking for a high quality doula, contact us today to meet your carefully selected doula team. We are excited and ready to support you with the commitment that you deserve!