Warm Welcome Birth Services

11/21/2025

I sincerely mean this—I want there to be a good doula match for every single family who wants birth and postpartum support. This means we need true diversity and representation!
It might feel more or less important in certain settings to have someone who you feel shares a commonality with you.
Imagine what might feel important to you during a vulnerable time: Speaking the same language? Sharing cultural norms and traditions? Someone who is older than you or younger than you?
You can be that person for someone! Each and every person has something to contribute based off of their lived experiences.
Do you want to support families? Join me this January and February for four full days of in depth training, and leave ready to launch your practice!

11/21/2025

Very soon we will be welcoming a new year, and we already have lots on the calendar for Warm Welcome in 2026!
Is this the year you launch the doula practice you have been dreaming of? Continue or expand your doula education? Let’s do this!
Please note dates are subject to possible changes or additions, but you can use this timeline to loosely guide your planning!
Questions? Feel free to email warmwelcomedoulaworkshop@gmail.com, or for quickest replies text 413-858-5048 during business hours (9-5).
#2026

11/14/2025

☘️ Join me this March! Early Bird registration is open! ☘️
Postpartum doulas provide active support for parents in so many ways—especially those who don’t necessarily have familial support or close friendships to lean into in the wild tender early parenting days. Adding postpartum care to your birth doula practice can be extremely beneficial -or- solely offer scheduled postpartum care that doesn’t require you being on call. In Western Mass, rates typically range between $28-$50+ per hour.

10/31/2025

Want to loosen up your mind & your hips in labor?
This workshop is an inclusive, embodied, and practical experiential supplement to your childbirth ed class, or an inspiring refresher class for those who’ve birthed before! Learn & practice proven techniques to build your confidence going into labor. We conclude with a guided visualization of a healthy birth. All are welcome! This session enhanced by demonstrations by newly trained doulas.
$50 Single Attendee, $75 Pair of Attendees
Free for current clients and those in 1st trimester.
Scholarships available—inquire by email.

10/31/2025

🗣️ Say it with me: Birth by cesarean is not a passive event!
I often find that parents who are having planned cesarean births feel less empowered, and as if they have less choice or participation in welcoming their new baby. A huge piece of that is that their education about childbirth options may not cover planned cesareans (if it includes cesarean birth at all).
Warm Welcome offers a variety of trauma informed private childbirth education sessions for families, tailored to your hopes and concerns. Learn what is possible, what to expect, and how to prepare for your unique postpartum time.
Email, text, or call to inquire!

10/26/2025

🐦 Early bird registration🐦 for our January/February Birth Doula Workshop is open!
Are you feeling called to become a Birth Doula? Attend Warm Welcome’s robust, heart-centered 4 day workshop this winter! Immediately after the workshop you will be able to begin to build your practice. Take on clients independently and/or enroll as a MassHealth doula, increasing access to this vital care.

10/17/2025

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like from a baby’s perspective? What features they might make out on the people who surround them? What colors might look like to a newborn? 👀
I found this cool (and free!) app, “BabySee”, that lets us do just that! I thought it might be fun for some of you, doulas and parents alike, to check out and possibly share with people that you know.

09/19/2025

We’ve heard your feedback! Folks expressed the extended retreat was hard to make happen with busy fall schedules, so we condensed priority topics into a robust, in depth, one day event! You can still book a stay overnight at Temenos Retreat Center, but no need if you’d rather commute!
You love birth work, and you know it asks a lot from your body, heart, and spirit. This one-day gathering is designed for doulas with a few births under their belts who want to deepen skills, replenish energy, and connect with peers who understand the joys and challenges of this calling.
We’ll meet in the serene beauty of Temenos Retreat Center in Shutesbury, MA for a rich day of learning, practice, and connection. You’ll leave with new ideas you can bring straight to your clients and a renewed sense of purpose and community. Taught by Certified Professional Midwife, Michelle L’Esperance-Muñoz, with experience supporting 700+ births.
October 26, 2025, 10 am to 5:30 pm
Tuition: $250 early bird / $275 after October 1st

09/19/2025

📣 NEW DATES 📣
Dates for the October Postpartum Doula Workshop have shifted slightly. The new dates are October 11th, 12th & 18th, 19th in Greenfield, Ma. at Franklin Medical Center.
This means you still have time to register!
Postpartum doulas provide active support for parents in so many ways—especially those who don’t necessarily have familial support or close friendships to lean into in the wild tender early parenting days. Adding postpartum care to your birth doula practice can be extremely beneficial -or- solely offer scheduled postpartum care that doesn’t require you being on call. In Western Mass, rates typically range between $28-$50+ per hour.

Feminist doula training by a midwife. Become a birth doula or postpartum doula in these rigorous workshops.

09/19/2025

Happening this weekend!

Next week the Northampton Department of Health and Human Services will be hosting a car seat safety event.

Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 10 AM – 2 PM
Smith Vocational High School, Northampton
-Free car seat safety checkups
-Learn proper child passenger safety
-Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians on-site
-Car seat sign-offs for CPSTs available

For more information, visit the DHHS website here: https://www.northamptonma.gov/245/Health-Human-Services or call 413-587-1214.

09/12/2025

💫 Want to loosen up your mind & your hips in labor? 💫
This workshop is an inclusive, embodied, and practical experiential supplement to your childbirth ed class, or an inspiring refresher class for those who’ve birthed before! Learn & practice proven techniques to build your confidence going into labor. We conclude with a guided visualization of a healthy birth. All are welcome! This session enhanced by demonstrations by newly trained doulas.
$50 Single Attendee, $75 Pair of Attendees
Free for current clients and those in 1st trimester.
Scholarships available—inquire by email.

08/15/2025

You love birth work, and you know it asks a lot from your body, heart, and spirit. This one-day gathering is designed for doulas with a few births under their belts who want to deepen skills, replenish energy, and connect with peers who understand the highs and challenges of this calling.
We’ll meet in the serene beauty of Temenos Retreat Center in Shutesbury, MA for a rich day of learning, practice, and connection. You’ll leave with new ideas you can bring straight to your clients and a renewed sense of purpose and community.
October 26, 2025, 10 am to 5:30 pm
Tuition: $250 early bird / $275 after October 1st
Space limited to keep the circle intimate
Possible option of adding on a night in a peaceful cabin if you wish.