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U.S. Hospital Doula Policies & Labor Support Access

Whether a certified birth doula is welcomed as a dedicated member of your care team in addition to your partner and family visitors, or counted against the strict Labor & Delivery visitor cap.

We only list hospitals whose official website we've reviewed (23 so far). If yours isn't here, ask Labor & Delivery: "Does my birth doula count against my Labor & Delivery visitor limit?"

Browse Doula Access Policy (Extra Support Person) by State

Matching Birthing Hospitals (14)

HospitalCity, StateDoula Access Policy (Extra Support Person)Source
Northside Hospital Atlanta Women’s Center Atlanta, GA Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital Chicago, IL Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Inova Fairfax Hospital Women’s Hospital Falls Church, VA Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Birth Center Pittsburgh, PA Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns San Diego, CA Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Northwell Health Katz Women’s Hospital at Long Island Jewish New Hyde Park, NY Doula is EXTRA (plus 2 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women Houston, TX Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
NewYork-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns New York, NY Doula is EXTRA (plus 2 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Swedish First Hill Campus Lytle Center for Pregnancy & Newborns Seattle, WA Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Maternity Center Columbus, OH Doula is EXTRA (plus 2 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Labor & Delivery Los Angeles, CA Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Connors Center for Women and Newborns Boston, MA Doula is EXTRA (plus 2 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
Mount Sinai West Obstetrics & Midwifery Birth Center New York, NY Doula is EXTRA (plus 2 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
UCSF Birth Center at Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital San Francisco, CA Doula is EXTRA (plus 3 L&D support visitors) Official page ↗
🌸 Before Your Due Date

Getting Ready to Deliver at your birthing hospital

Things worth sorting out in your third trimester. We don't collect your details; each link goes straight to the provider.

Breast pump through insurance

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Baby registry

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