Trusted Birth Support & Childbirth Education in Chicago
Empowering expectant and new parents with compassionate, evidence-based doula care.
Welcome!
I’m Sarah Palmer, a certified DONA doula based in Hyde Park, serving families in person throughout Chicago, and virtually around the world. I offer personalized birth support, emotional guidance, and physical comfort measures designed to help you feel confident and cared for — whether you’re planning a hospital birth, birth center birth, home birth, medicated or unmedicated experience.
Why Choose Me?
I support clients where they are at, offering informational, emotional, and hands-on physical support from pregnancy through the postpartum period. My experience includes supporting planned and unplanned cesareans, unmedicated and medicated births, VBACs, clients age 26-50, LGBT+ families, single-parent families, clients who used IVF to conceive, clients with high-risk pregnancies, and clients with known fetal development differences. I empower clients with evidence-based information and guidance to make informed choices. My goal is to help clients navigate their journey with confidence and support.
What My Clients Say
“As a first-time parent, Sarah was an invaluable guide through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Her steady presence and deep knowledge helped me avoid unnecessary interventions and have the birth experience I didn’t even know I wanted.”
— Hillary, Chicago
“We took Sarah’s three-part class and felt so informed and prepared. She covered everything — birth stages, interventions, comfort tools, partner support and postpartum care — with warmth, clarity, and zero judgment.”
— Rebecca, Chicago
“Sarah is a wonderful doula, and a wonderful person. She made me and my partner feel comfortable, cared for, and calm. She has helped us with both of our babies, and we feel very grateful for her. She made the birth experiences so supportive and positive!”
— Lizzi, Chicago
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