11/07/2025
Doulas + partners = 🤝
We get some iteration of this question all the time! Is a doula needed if a partner will be present? We have a couple answers to this:
• You love your partner in a way that will keep all the awesome oxytocin flowing! When you are moving through labor, partners keep the hormones and safe place feeling going, while doulas have your back (or hips!) We’re taking care of both of you so you can stay in your love bubble 🫶
• We want to set your partner up for success and help them support you the best way they can! This means prenatal education, swapping off physical support during the birth, giving partners a chance to eat and drink and rest to keep their energy up, being the barometer of normal for partners, quietly pointing out the ways they can show up for you, etc.
Doulas don’t replace partners and partners don’t replace doulas! We complement one another’s support.