Birth Doula and Postpartum Doula Business Cards for Labor and Newborn Support

Birth doulas and postpartum doulas provide continuous non-medical support to families during one of life's most profound experiences — present through labor, birth, and the early postpartum weeks to offer emotional encouragement, physical comfort techniques, informational support, and practical newborn care assistance. Research consistently shows that continuous doula support is associated with shorter labors, reduced epidural requests, lower cesarean rates, and higher birth satisfaction scores. Doulas are not medical providers; they complement the medical team by filling the continuous presence and advocacy role that the clinical team cannot always maintain.

What Doula Cards Include

Your Certifications

Doula credentialing:

• DONA certified — DONA International (Doulas of North America) — the oldest and most recognized doula organization; requires training, birth attendance (for CD), postpartum care (for PCD), essays, and references
• CD/DONA (Certified Doula, DONA International) — birth doula
• PCD/DONA (Postpartum Certified Doula) — postpartum doula
• CAPPA certified — Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association
• CLD (Certified Labor Doula)
• CPD (Certified Postpartum Doula)
• CLE (Certified Lactation Educator)
• LAMAZE certified childbirth educator (LCCE)
• Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Educator
• ICEA (International Childbirth Education Association)
• Sacred Roots doula
• Full spectrum doula — supports birth, abortion, miscarriage, and loss

Additional credentials frequently held:

• Childbirth educator (Lamaze, HypnoBirthing, Bradley Method, Evidence Based Birth)
• IBCLC — lactation credential (some doulas also become IBCLCs)
• Placenta encapsulation specialist
• Reiki practitioner
• Yoga teacher — prenatal yoga

Your Services

Birth doula:

• Prenatal visits (typically 1–3 meetings before birth)
• On-call availability from 37–42 weeks
• Continuous labor support — presence through labor and birth
• Physical comfort techniques — massage, positioning, hydrotherapy, counterpressure
• Emotional encouragement and reassurance
• Informational support — help parents understand options, ask questions
• Partner support — coaching the partner
• Immediate postpartum — first hour after birth, breastfeeding initiation
• Postpartum follow-up visit

Postpartum doula:

• Newborn care instruction and support
• Infant feeding support (breastfeeding and formula)
• Sibling adjustment support
• Light household help (laundry, meals, tidying)
• Emotional support for postpartum recovery
• Infant soothing techniques
• Daytime and overnight support

Childbirth education:

• Group or private childbirth preparation classes
• HypnoBirthing (if certified)
• Bradley Method (if certified)
• Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class

Specialty:

• VBAC support (vaginal birth after cesarean)
• Induction support
• Cesarean birth support
• Surrogacy birth support
• Loss support (miscarriage, stillbirth, pregnancy loss)
• Teen parent support
• Adoption birth support

Your Style and Philosophy

• "Judgment-free support for your birth choices"
• "Honoring all birth plans — medicated, unmedicated, cesarean"
• "Evidence-based information, your decisions"
• "LGBTQ+ welcoming"
• "Body-positive and fat-positive care"

Design for Birth Doulas

Warm, Empowering, Community

Birth doula card design:

• Warmth and empowerment — families are entrusting you with an intimate experience
• Birth and motherhood imagery (floral, abstract warmth)
• Community and heart-centered

Color palette:

• Warm coral + cream: welcoming, birth warmth
• Blush + sage + cream: natural birth, botanical
• Deep teal + cream: calm strength
• Terracotta + white: earthy, grounded

Back of Card

1. "CD/DONA | CLD/CAPPA | Postpartum Certified Doula | Childbirth Educator"
2. "Birth support | Postpartum care | Newborn care | Overnight postpartum"
3. "VBAC | Induction | Cesarean | Surrogacy | Loss support | LGBTQ+ welcoming"
4. "Placenta encapsulation | Childbirth classes | HypnoBirthing | Lactation support"
5. "[phone/text] | [email] | [website QR] | @[Instagram] | [City] area"

Checklist

• [ ] DONA CD (birth doula)
• [ ] DONA PCD (postpartum doula)
• [ ] CAPPA CLD / CPD
• [ ] Childbirth educator certification
• [ ] Birth doula services
• [ ] Postpartum doula services (daytime and/or overnight)
• [ ] Newborn care instruction
• [ ] Specialty (VBAC, induction, cesarean, loss, surrogacy)
• [ ] LGBTQ+ welcoming (if practicing inclusively)
• [ ] Placenta encapsulation (if offered)
• [ ] Instagram handle (important for doula community)
• [ ] Warm, affirming language