Student Doula Teas
Inspired Birth & Families is pleased help connect parents in need of lower-cost doula support with student doulas seeking to gain experience and community ties. While we do have fabulous experienced doulas in Albuquerque, including , there is always a need for a larger, stronger doula community.
Doulas attend and support women in labor and birth, providing strength (physical, emotional, 
sometimes spiritual) from which women draw during this most difficult and powerful experience. They support the entire family, helping fathers participate in the birth of their child and showing all family members present how they can help the birthing mother.
Numerous clinical studies have found that a doula’s presence at birth results in shorter labors with fewer complications, reduces the need for pitocin and and other interventions, including cesarean sections, as well as the mother’s request for pain medication and produces an overall more positive feelings about the childbirth experience. Parents overall feel more secure, are more successful in adapting to their new family, have greater success breastfeeding, less postpartum depression and more self-confidence in the whole birthing process. So the benefits of more available doulas to birthing moms are numerous. We hope to support the growth of the doula community and to continue offering ongoing education for ALL doulas and pregnancy and birth professionals in the community.
Are you an Expecting Mom or Dad? Join us at the Student Doula Teas to learn if a student doula is a good match for you. Teas are held on the fourth Wednesday evening of each month, 5:30pm.
To hear from the current student doulas and find a match for you, fill out our inquiry form.
Please note: Student doulas work completely independently from Inspired. We provide the opportunity for the parents to find a student doula, but do not set their prices or guarantee their work or contracts.