Toronto Birth Doula

Established in 2014, we have 10 + years of experience providing premium care for expectant & new parents in Toronto and GTA. We offer private childbirth education workshops, prenatal classes, and birth support for home birth, hospital birth, and birth at Toronto Birth Centre. We are dedicated to high quality maternal and family care and education from an evidence-based and mindful lens.

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Birth Doula, Waterbirth Facilitator & Childbirth Educator in Toronto

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    Prenatal Classes

    Toronto’s Private Prenatal and Childbirth Educator offering in home and online prenatal workshops for individuals and couples preparing for home birth or hospital birth in Toronto.

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    Labour & Birth Support

    Expert Childbirth Doula support for hospital birth and homebirth in Toronto. We also support birth at Toronto Birth Centre. We offer unbiased, holistic support for your labour & delivery or surgical birth.

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    Photography

    We offer intimate, 2 hour in-home maternity and newborn photography, as well as labour & birth photography in downtown Toronto. Hospital and home birth photography are both possible.

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    Birth Stool Rentals

    We have a Kaya birthing stool that is cleaned and delivered to clients in downtown Toronto. Rent our birth stool for your home or hospital birth. Submersible for use in the shower or tub.

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    Birth Pool Rentals

    We have a small birth pool business for families planning home delivery in downtown Toronto. Our kit includes birth-pool-in-a-box, liner, hoses, pumps, educational waterbirth resources, & more

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    Postpartum Support

    We support all families! Whether you’re looking for general postpartum doula support, education, lactation support, or night doula support. Postpartum doula with 15+ years experience with newborns in Toronto!

  • “Leah spent 24 hours supporting us during birth... From giving me different positions to try... to soothing massage... to supporting me heavily during the pushing stage, Leah was amazing at it all. The nurses at Mt. Sinai even complimented her and wanted to learn from her.”

  • “Hiring Leah was one of the best decisions that I made during my journey into motherhood…”

    - Ola Al-Bassam

  • “I was able to have the beautiful unmedicated, minimal intervention hospital birth I had dreamed of and I don’t think it would have been so perfect without Leah’s kind presence, supportive energy and guidance… I would HIGHLY recommend her…”

    - Sarah Forbes

  • “I felt so supported, respected and empowered my entire birth and pregnancy - with a photo taken by Toronto Birth Doula’s photographer showing just this when I’m seen first holding my daughter.”

    - Celia Johnson

Mindful Modalities

A mindful approach to Childbirth Education and Doula Services in Toronto and the GTA

Mindfulness

Mindfulness in birthing is an essential practice for expectant parents in Toronto. Using techniques such as breath awareness and body connection, parents can reduce anxiety, enhance relaxation, and foster a deeper bond with their baby even before birth. This holistic approach not only promotes a positive birthing experience but also empowers families to navigate their journey with confidence. As a professional doula and mindfulness meditation teacher in Toronto, we offer mindful-based support to enrich your experience as you welcome your little one into the world.

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Music and Sound

In the birthing process, music and sound are powerful tools. Listening to music, moving to moving, humming or chanting, rhythmic vocalizations, and deep breathing help create rhythm, focus, and relaxation. Toronto Birth Doula understands this and creates a custom birthing playlist for each client. Deep breath-work and vocalizations promote relaxation, manage discomfort, and maintain oxygen flow during contractions. Music has profound therapeutic effects, providing comfort, distraction, and inspiration. Scientifically, music triggers the release of oxytocin, stimulating contractions and strengthening the parent-child bond.

Water

Access to water in labour and birth is a right and we utilize water in birth to promote safer and happier births in Toronto. Water helps facilitate coping, reduce trauma, and help the fetal journey into the world and their transition to newborn breathing. As a Toronto’s waterbirth expert and birth pool rental hub, we offer specialty waterbirth support to facilitate safe waterbirth with evidence-based practice and a mindful, calm approach. We offer in home, in hospital and in Toronto Birth Center waterbirth doula support and offer complimentary drop-off and pick-up for birth tub and stool rentals.

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Yoga

Practicing yoga during pregnancy and childbirth offers many benefits. Firstly, it can be a key component to getting your baby in an optimal position for birth. It also increases flexibility, strengthens muscles, improves posture and balance, reduces discomfort, and promotes better alignment. During childbirth, yoga helps manage pain, enhances relaxation, and provides mental clarity. Overall, it supports a healthier and more positive experience for expectant individuals. That’s we offer custom, in home, private yoga classes in pregnancy and yoga birth doula services in Toronto.

Nature

Nature and modern medicine must work in together for optimal results for infants and parents. When in harmony with one another, and with nature as our guide, we can ensure safety and best possible outcomes. It is important to find solace and inspiration in the natural world and connect to primal instincts during pregnancy and birth. At the same time, it is important to be informed and make informed choices where medicine must work hand-in-hand with nature. Understanding your medical options and alternatives is key to having an informed birth in Toronto.

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Non-Violence

Non-violent communication is a powerful tool for new and expectant parents as they navigate the joys and challenges of welcoming a newborn into their family. By using this approach, parents can cultivate a compassionate and empathetic environment, fostering strong bonds and healthy communication patterns. It encourages active listening, expressing needs and emotions effectively, and resolving conflicts peacefully – all essential skills in creating a nurturing atmosphere for both parents and their newborn. We believe in non-violent communication skills and mindfulness to foster informed birth and to reduce trauma in Toronto births.

Let’s get started

Your support needs are specific to you, so you’ll have a free 30-minute phone or video consultation with Leah, the owner of Toronto Birth Doula

Leah spent 24 hours with us in the delivery room supporting us. From giving me different positions to try... to soothing massage... to supporting me heavily during the pushing stage, Leah was amazing at it all. The nurses at Mt. Sinai even complimented her and wanted to learn from her.
— Shilpa Mandhan
Hiring Toronto Birth Doula was one of the best decisions that I made during my journey into motherhood.
— Ola Al-Bassam
Leah’s peaceful presence, her know-how, and her confidence in my abilities lead us to have the medication-free homebirth of my dreams. I am proud of myself and my son for what we accomplished with Leah’s help!
— Sarah Waggott
Leah is a wise soul and her happiness is contagious, even during those long tiring sometimes stressful first baby days.
— Amy Gerling
We so appreciated Leah’s calm and nurturing personality, she was the perfect support for both me and my husband during our hospital labour and delivery, and we would highly recommend her to anyone.
— Jen Ferraro