UDAP Services · Birth Support
Your labor and delivery experience should feel safe, supported, and empowered. Our DONA-certified birth doulas provide continuous, uninterrupted presence during your birth — advocating for you, supporting your partner, and ensuring your voice is heard every step of the way. Serving Salt Lake City, Utah County, Ogden, and the Intermountain West.
Request Birth Doula SupportWhy a Birth Doula
Research consistently shows that continuous doula support during labor and delivery leads to significantly better birth outcomes. At UDAP, we believe every Utah family deserves these benefits — not just those who can afford private support. That's why we accept Medicaid, offer sliding-scale fees, and provide Birth Equity Fund grants to ensure access for all.
Doula-supported births show lower rates of cesarean delivery, use of forceps, and epidural requests, according to Cochrane Review data.
Unlike hospital staff who rotate shifts, your UDAP doula is with you from active labor through delivery — uninterrupted, unwavering presence.
Positioning support, massage, breathing guidance, hydrotherapy techniques, and comfort measures tailored to your body and preferences.
We help you understand your options, ask informed questions, and ensure your birth plan is communicated clearly to your care team.
We coach and guide your birth partner so they feel confident and connected — making birth a shared, empowering experience.
Our doulas are trained to support families with complex histories — including trauma, substance use recovery, and social complexity.
What to Expect
We'll meet to discuss your birth preferences, medical history, concerns, and goals. We'll also verify your Medicaid coverage or explore other funding options.
Two dedicated prenatal visits to build your birth plan, discuss comfort measures, and ensure you feel prepared and confident going into labor.
From 38 weeks, your doula is on-call 24/7. You can text or call anytime — day or night — when labor begins or questions arise.
Your doula joins you when active labor begins and stays with you through delivery — providing physical support, emotional grounding, and advocacy throughout.
After birth, your doula remains to support the first hour — skin-to-skin, initial feeding attempts, and emotional processing of your birth experience.
A dedicated check-in visit 1–2 weeks after birth to discuss your recovery, emotional wellbeing, feeding, and transition to parenthood.
No one is turned away due to cost. Medicaid accepted. Sliding scale and Birth Equity Fund scholarships available for families across Salt Lake City, Utah County, and the Wasatch Front.
Request Birth Doula Support