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The ABC Doula team serving Portland, OR families with newborn assembles in one beautiful place at Campbell Salgado Studio with 12 doulas present, first row sitting, second row standing, all smiling!
 

ABC Doula & Newborn Care is made up of a team of highly experienced postpartum doulas and newborn care specialists in Portland, OR!

We are a team of Postpartum Doulas and Newborn Care Specialists that serve PDX and the metro area of Vancouver. We are experts at welcoming new babies home while parents adjust to their new life. Each doula brings something special to the families they serve, including a depth of experience and talents they contribute to the team when they get to work together.

Our team of doulas and NCS have helped over 3000 Portland area families adjust to newborn life, supported them with breastfeeding and bottle feeding, assisted them with care of the home during the postpartum period, and helped them rest and recover after birth. Read on to learn more about the dedicated professionals that serve with us.

 
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All of our doulas are…

  • Trained in breastfeeding and bottle feeding support and instruction, including pumping/expressing milk

  • Trained in postpartum recovery including perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

  • Experts in infant care, particularly in how to set up optimal and healthy newborn sleep both day and night

  • CPR and First Aid certified

  • Covered by their own professional liability insurance

  • Gentle and supportive while providing customized care for families, adapting to their needs & wishes for their babies and children


 
 
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 Meet our doula team

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night nanny, overnight doula, certified postpartum doula, dula, birth doula

Meet Kimberly

Founder/Owner, Postpartum Doula, Lactation Consultant, New Parent Educator, Newborn Care Specialist

I am so glad you are here! I started ABC Doula & Newborn Care in 2001, and it is still the best job I can imagine. I have worked extensively with families providing professional newborn, lactation and parent support for the past 20+ years, and I still love running the day to day operations (including answering the phone and email requests) along with doing the Doula Matchmaking. I also teach many of our courses and offer problem solving New Baby Consults.

I have a huge heart for families to get supportive care, so I also train doulas and educators both in Portland and all around the US and Canada.

 
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Frequently Asked Questions

Over the course of providing postpartum care to more than 3000 families we have had lots of questions about our service. Here are the some of the most common questions regarding our services.

  • More than you can imagine!

    A postpartum doula is a woman trained to give in-home care to parents of newborns. Many parents discover that the challenges they face once they bring their newborn(s) home are more than they anticipated. Current research has shown that women who are nurtured during their early postpartum days, allowed to rest and bond with their infants, and taught the basics of newborn care experience:

    ✓ More success with breastfeeding

    ✓ Better postpartum adjustment

    ✓ Less postpartum depression

    ✓ More overall confidence in their parenting

  • While a postpartum doula specializes in newborn care, her ultimate goal is not just to care for the baby but to nurture the new parent and help them to nurture their baby most confidently.

  • They are! We care deeply about providing customized care for families, adapting to their needs and their wishes with their babies and children. Each of our doulas are CPR and First Aid Certified. They also carry their own professional liability insurance.

 
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