The perinatal period is a critical window of vulnerability and opportunity. Research shows that up to 20% of women experience a mental health disorder during pregnancy or in the first year postpartum, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (Howard et al., 2014). Without timely intervention, these conditions can disrupt maternal-child bonding, impair long-term child development, and increase the likelihood of intergenerational transmission of psychiatric disorders (Stein et al., 2014).
“No one explained what I was feeling or what to expect after being diagnosed with postpartum depression as well as you did. No one took the time or was as patient with me as you were. Thank you.”
-Y., a mother experiencing postpartum depression for the first time following the birth of her fourth baby after working with MADRES founder.
Our pregnancy and postpartum services and rates
Birth & postpartum doula services and newborn care
Doula services are available in-person for both daytime and overnight support, serving families in San Francisco County and San Mateo County. MADRES doulas are highly experienced with many also being perinatal nurses and lactation consultants. All have CPR certificates, references, updated vaccinations and have passed thorough background checks. Some speak more than one language (please ask for more information). Non-refundable deposits accompany all signed contracts with the remaining balance due 24 hours before each first scheduled shift. Birth doula pricing: TBD, please contact
Daytime PP doula pricing: Minimum package available includes 7 sessions (shifts) and priced at $1050. Each shift is 3 hours, between 9am-6pm, and must be used over the course of one calendar month. Shifts can be doubled when/if needed (6 hours). Available for families in San Francisco County and San Mateo County only.Overnight PP doula/newborn care pricing: Overnight doula shifts are offered both 'as-needed' or in contract (minimum of 16 shifts), between the hours of 10pm-6am. Services are available to families in San Francisco County and San Mateo County only. Overnight prices determined by doula's experience, but start at $70 hourly.Breastfeeding and Lactation support
Online or in-person breastfeeding and lactation support available. Price will be determined by certification and experience of IBCLC, CLE, CLC and/or perinatal nurse, but average cost for one hour of individualized support is in the range of $250.
60 mins | varies
Holistic Perinatal Mental Health support
Holistic Perinatal Mental Health support is available virtually or in-person by the founder of MADRES, a doula, experienced maternal and child nurse, dual Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, certified in Perinatal Mental Health-Psychopharmacology track- by Postpartum Support International.
Mothers are provided with an individualized and supportive perinatal mental health session that is holistic-centered. Holistic perinatal mental health approaches include the physical, the emotional, the mental and the spiritual. Support during pregnancy and/or the postpartum can be consultative or coaching focused, depending on an individual’s mental health goals, objectives and/or past experiences. Session(s) offered virtually via Zoom or in-person for San Francisco or San Mateo County based families.
60 mins | $200
90 mins | $250
Perinatal/Pregnancy support
Need help with a birth plan? Not sure whether you need a doula or what they do? Is a home birth or hospital birth best? Feeling overwhelmed?
Perinatal/Pregnancy support offers mothers/parents with a comprehensive understanding of the pregnancy journey. Support is individualized to promote empowerment through wellness to achieve goals when navigating physiological, hormonal and emotional changes. Session(s) offered virtually by our experienced perinatal nurses/doulas via Zoom.
60 mins | $150
90 mins | $200
Additional Services
Maternal Wellness & Holistic Care Plan
Pregnancy pushes our bodies to beautiful, but often painful extremes as our babies grow inside of us. Holistic care approaches consider the WHOLE person including the physical, the emotional, the mental and the spiritual. Nutrition, sleep, mind-body approaches, mindfulness practices, natural remedies and botanical medicine are all explored explored to best support maternal well-being in the postpartum.
This service is focused on postpartum healing through an individualized holistic care plan. Offered virtually or in-person by MADRES founder, a highly trained and experienced perinatal nurse, doula and practitioner in women’s health and perinatal mental health, who will work with you 1:1.
60 mins | $175
Nurse/Nurse Practitioner Coaching
The Nurse/Nurse Practitioner Coaching service provides nurses and/or perspective nurse practitioners with the tools needed to thrive and pivot in the competitive and rapidly evolving nursing profession from RN to NP. Offered virtually via the Zoom platform, this session provides nurses with something that AI cannot offer: individualized and targeted mentoring and personalized career guidance from a doctorly prepared experienced nurse who is also a dual board-certified nurse practitioner in Women’s Health and Psychiatric Mental Health.
Session guided be you and your needs, whether it’s networking or successful approaches to NP preceptorships and/or shadowing opportunities, essay/statement support for competitive NP programs, mock interviews, nursing board exam techniques and/or guidance on sourcing and applying for nursing scholarships and sources of funding. Learn from someone who attended competitive nursing programs ranked nationally in the top 10 and was awarded over $150K in nursing funding.
60 mins | $100 for RNs and $150 for NPs
one complimentary 15 minute follow-up session available
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