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Robbinsdale, MN
United States

7636470461

At Tidal Doula, we're more than just photographers and birth supporters—we're storytellers, capturing the raw emotion, strength, and beauty of your journey into parenthood. Based in the heart of Robbinsdale, MN, and serving families throughout Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area, our mission is to empower you through every step of your childbirth experience. With personalized doula support and expert birth photography, we preserve the precious moments of your birth story, ensuring they're cherished for generations to come. Dive into our world of compassion, empowerment, and creativity at Tidal Doula—where every birth is world-changing.

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Birth Doula Services

The Tidal Doula offers compassionate and individualized birth doula packages to serve all families. Details and pricing are listed here.

Birth Doula Package-1700$

The Tidal Doula can accept HSA/FSA flex spending accounts for doula services. If you are on a state-funded insurance plan, I work with the non-profit Everyday Miracles to bill for my services at no cost to the family. I am happy to provide receipts for private insurance companies for clients who want to pursue reimbursement.

Prior to Birth

  • Access to my comprehensive online intake form, so you will have truly customized care from the time of booking

  • 2 prenatal appointments during which we’ll cover

    • Your ideas of birth

    • Personal and family history as necessary

    • Assistance in preparing a birth and postpartum plan if desired

    • A practice labor run-through where we’ll go through the many different comfort techniques we can use during your labor

    • Any additional questions or concerns clients have

  • 24 hours a day 7 days a week availability beginning at 38th week of pregnancy

  • Phone and email support upon time of booking

During Labor

  • Emotional support

  • Physical Support provided through use of non-medical comfort measures which may include but is not limited to

    • Comforting touch (foot/hand rub, acupressure, back pressure, etc)

    • Hot and cold compresses

    • Body Position suggestions

    • Education and guidance in breathing

  • Education and non-judgmental support during decision making

Delivery and Postpartum

  • Initial lactation assistance if desired by family

  • Staying with the family for first 2-4 hours to insure everyone is settled and comfortable

  • One postpartum appointment where we will process the birth experience and your transition into new (or newly again) parents, I also offer an optional early checkin within the first week of birth

  • Continuous contact by phone/email as much is desired by clients

A birthing person holding their newborn to their chest skin to skin. The newborn is holding the parents hands and the parent is gazing down at them.
“Emily was an absolute joy to have as our doula, and enhanced the entire pregnancy and birth experience. Having done the whole pregnancy and birth thing twice before sans doula, I didn’t even realize how much added support a doula could provide. She was a great resource, and happily provided evidence based research on various birth topics that I had any questions on (birthing positions, water birth, birth center birth, etc.). The actual birthing experience was incredible, and Emily surpassed what I expected from a doula. We also were amazed by the quality of maternity, and birth photos that she took for us. I would highly recommend Emily-one of the most genuinely kind and caring person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing!”
— Karen N

Additional Information

I have a great list of trusted backup doulas and if I am unable to attend your birth (if I am ill or at another birth) I will arrange for one of them to take my place until I am able to arrive. In the case of a backup doula, I will collect the entire fee from you and arrange payment for the backup doula myself.

A birthing person is holding their newborn on their chest skin to skin in a hospital bed. You can see the birthing persons rainbow butterfly tattooed chest as the gaze down at their newborn.