About This Role
This role involves providing comprehensive non-medical support to families throughout the perinatal and postpartum period, including during labor and delivery. You will deliver home-based and community care, addressing the physical, emotional, and informational needs of families from pregnancy through the early weeks of parenthood.
Responsibilities
- Provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support during labor and delivery
- Offer emotional support and reassurance to expectant and new parents, helping them navigate the challenges of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period
- Assist with comfort measures during labor and physical recovery after childbirth, including providing opportunities for rest and personal care
- Demonstrate newborn care techniques, such as feeding, diapering, and soothing the baby
- Provide evidence-based information on pregnancy, birth options, infant care, breastfeeding, and postpartum recovery
- Act as an advocate for families, helping them communicate with healthcare providers and access necessary resources
- Assist with light household duties to allow parents to focus on their recovery and bonding with the baby
- Help older siblings adjust to the new family dynamics and provide care if needed
- Connect parents with additional resources and support services as needed
Requirements
- Fluent in English
- Completion of a full spectrum or postpartum doula training program and certification
- Enrolled as a PA Medicaid provider
- Reliable transportation required for home visits and birth support throughout service area
- Strong communication, empathy, and organizational skills
- Cultural competency and ability to work with diverse populations
- In-depth knowledge of pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, breastfeeding, and newborn health
- Positive attitude, compassionate, patient, and nurturing demeanor
- Empathetic and non-judgmental approach to supporting families
- Able to pass a background check
- PCB Doula certified or eligible
- CPR certification required
Nice to have:
- Fluency in a second language
- Birth doula certification
- Certification in lactation or breastfeeding consultation
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
Important Details
- Schedule: flexible hours, including on-call availability for births
About the Company
Empower Mama is a doula agency on a mission to ensure every family has access to skilled, compassionate doula care. They work directly with Medicaid-enrolled families across Pennsylvania, bringing evidence-based perinatal and postpartum support into their homes and communities.
