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We’re 312Doulas,
Chicago’s premier doulas for
pregnancy, birth, postpartum,
& newborn care your way

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Prenatal, Birth,
and Postpartum Support

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Classes and Workshops

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Lactation Support and Placenta Encapsulation

Your advocates - delivery room & beyond

There’s no one way to give birth and  Chicago parents have  SO many options. As experienced midwives, doulas and birth educators, we help parents like you make informed decisions to support their growing families… and help you stand by those decisions in the moments that matter. Every step of the way, our alliance is with you. 

312Doulas believes every family deserves an empowering and respected birth experience. 

Expertise Across Every Birth Setting

You name it - we've been there.

Our experienced birth doulas bring deep knowledge and unwavering support to every scenario. From planned vaginal births to achieving a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean), supporting twin births, navigating planned or unplanned Cesarean sections, and facilitating beautiful home births—we have a compassionate understanding of it all.

We seamlessly work within any birthing environment across the greater Chicagoland area, including hospitals, birthing centers, and homes.

Your Dedicated Support System

We are more than just a presence; we are your trusted expert resources, professional advocates and your dedicated team player. We don’t replace your partner, we enhance their ability to support you and help them feel more confident.  We empower families to give birth with confidence by providing continuous support and robust education, including:

  • Private Community Membership: Access a supportive, judgment-free space with other expectant families. 
  • Unlimited Prenatal Video Calls: Connect with your doula via Zoom as often as you need for questions and reassurance.
  • Personalized Prenatal Visits: Dedicated time for hands-on comfort measure practice and in-depth preparation.
  • Comprehensive Childbirth Education & Baby Preparation Classes with Infant CPR: Access modern, evidence-based classes directly through our easy-to-use app.

After birth, we offer extensive postpartum support options to help parents adjust to their new family dynamic. Our postpartum doulas and newborn care team provide daytime and overnight support tailored to your needs! Our postpartum doulas are extra in-home (or in-hospital) assistance with caring hands. They provide breastfeeding, breast pump, bottle-feeding, formula feeding support and education. Our postpartum doulas (aka baby-whisperers) will support you with newborn care instruction, baby soothing and nursery management,  baby wearing,  and more. They can perform light household tasks, offer relief from the isolation of new parenting, support parents in getting more sleep and are infant CPR trained.

Research shows that benefits of having Postpartum Support are:

  • Lower rates of postpartum mood disorders, including depression
  • Higher breastfeeding success rate
  • Deeper bonds between parents and infants
  • More confidence in parenting skills and competence
  • A happier postpartum period

 312Doulas makes growing your family magical.

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The 312Doulas Education Bundle

Take a sneak peek at our virtual birth, breastfeeding,
and newborn care classes.

Evidence-Based Birth

6-Week Zoom Workshop

This comprehensive childbearing class introduces everything you need to know about giving birth! Discover your birth options, learn about partner advocacy,  and meet other expecting parents in this workshop.

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Body Ready Method®

4-Hour Live Workshop
and Practice Exercises

Expert BRM Pro and Teacher Heather offers families live moment classes, practice videos, and handouts for an active, pain-free pregnancy. Learn techniques that help prepare the body for a seamless, comfortable birth.

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Bringing Baby Home

Newborn Care and
Infant CPR Class

Feel 100% confident bringing your baby home. Ease into your new role with this all-in-one private parenting class on caring for newborns, including infant CPR, healthy sleep habits, feeding options, and more.

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Meet Your Doula Team

Expert doula team Heather McCullough, CPM, LM, Victoria Michonski, CD, and Brit Brackens, CD, have supported Chicagoland parents in Illinois and Wisconsin through over 4,000 births.

Over the last 27 years, the fearless leaders of 312Doulas have become certified in leading birth education programs. Heather and Victoria help families experience exceptional births as certified in GentleBirth®, BodyReadyMethod®, Spinning Babies® and Evidence-Based Birth®. 

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Meet Heather and Victoria

Expert doula team Heather McCullough, CPM, LM (IL & WI) and Victoria Michonski, CD, have supported Chicago parents through over 4,000 births.

Over the last 27 years, the fearless leaders of 312Doulas have become certified in leading birth education programs. Heather and Victoria help families experience exceptional births as certified in GentleBirth®, BodyReadyMethod®, Spinning Babies® and Evidence-Based Birth®. 

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Healthy mom, healthy baby

Postpartum Support with 312Doulas

Taking care of the birthing parent is a top priority at 312Doulas. We have helped moms recover faster and improve health outcomes with postpartum doulas support and placenta encapsulation for over 15 years.

A healthy mom is also a well-rested mom. Our postpartum doulas and newborn care team are available to help parents adjust to the fourth trimester with daytime care, overnight care, and breastfeeding consultation.

What to Expect When Expecting with 312Doulas

Mother holding newborn baby skin to skin after homebirth

1. Connection every step of the way

Working with 312Doulas means receiving prenatal and postpartum care designed to help your family thrive. A package with 312Doulas includes weekly prenatal group zooms, a 6-week childbirth class, a private prenatal meeting, unlimited connect and thrive Zoom meetings with the doulas, complementary birth plan through [M]otherboard, a free online breastfeeding course, and most importantly, in-person support on your big day. When you become a member of 312Doulas, you gain instant access to our online community space to access all our resources and connect with other families.  Families can add on additional appointments at any time, including postpartum newborn care and lactation counseling. 

Mother breastfeeding newborn baby in hospital

2. Learning and growth through childbirth education

Your package with 312Doulas includes a 6-week childbirth class and additional workshops taught by master doulas Heather and Victoria. Together we have 25+ years of experience teaching and attending births. Through our classes we help you discover your birthing philosophy, make informed choices, and develop a birth plan that works best for you. Classed include GentleBirth and Evidence Based Birth to help parents prepare for a wonderful birthing experience. We offer additional workshops on Advanced Comfort Measures, SpinningBabies, VBAC, Infant CPR & Bringing Baby Home, Natural Breastfeeding, and refresher classes for repeat parents - no matter what birth throws at you, you'll be ready. 

Mother and father in hospital with newborn baby

3. Advocating for your birth, your way

For the 312Doulas team, your birth plan is our north star. We work with you to outline the birth you've always wanted in a customized birth plan using our [M]otherboard Birth Plan App and Website. We present families with the options available to them and help them answer tough questions before labor, offering workshops and 1x1 discussions to decide what works best for your family. Together, we reinforce your birth plan throughout your birthing experience and advocate for you in the moments that matter most. 

Happy Family Testimonials for 312Doulas

 
 
I couldn't recommend 312 doulas more. The EBB class was so helpful in preparing my husband and I for birth and helping us think about the type of care that we wanted. We had Victoria as our doula on the day and she was invaluable in supporting us throughout the birth and coming up with different ideas to try for comfort and positioning. As someone who was always scared of childbirth, I am so glad that we had this additional support. I will definitely be using 312 doulas again.

Partnering with 312 Doulas was the best decision for our family as we prepared to welcome baby #3! As the birthing partner, I can only offer the highest recommendation for their services and how they supported my wife and me through the entire experience. Heather and Victoria were incredibly communicative, thorough, and nurturing. Most importantly, they listened to our story and met us where we were. 312 Doulas was an integral piece of our care team and with their constant guidance and encouragement we felt empowered throughout the pregnancy, labor, and postpartum periods. We are so grateful for Heather and Victoria!

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