You deserve the best support.
Boston's premium postpartum doula agency. Concierge care for new families across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Southern New Hampshire โ matched by Jodi, brought home by our team of 64+ vetted doulas.
Our team
64+ Doulas
Founded by
Jodi CongdonCare that meets you where you are.
Every family is different. Some want overnight hands so they can actually sleep. Some want daytime presence, a warm meal, and a chance to shower. Some want both. Some just want someone to answer the question they keep Googling at 2am.
A team built on experience.
Support, shaped around your family.
Antepartum Support
Antepartum doulas work much like postpartum doulas โ providing private, in-home care for expectant mothers who canโt fully care for themselves or manage their usual responsibilities. Your doula helps reduce stress and makes bed rest or activity restriction as comfortable as it can be.
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As your antepartum caretaker, we provide:
- Personalized prenatal support
- Constant monitoring of mom-to-beโs overall wellness
- Home organization
- All meal planning, grocery shopping and meal preparation
- Accompaniment to appointments
- Errands
- Local resources
Your antepartum doula can also help you prepare for what to expect in a complicated or premature delivery, procedures in the NICU, and for bringing home your premature baby or babies.
Labor & Birth Doula Support
Your doula is by your side through labor and delivery. Using a labor doula decreases your chance of a cesarean, has been known to shorten labor, and can reduce your need for medication.
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She meets with you before your baby is born to learn your hopes and expectations for labor, and is available throughout your pregnancy to address your questions, needs and concerns. Your doula is on-call for you 24 hours a day, two weeks before and after your due date (approximately weeks 38โ42).
Your Hip to Heart labor doula will support you by:
- Offering emotional support before, during and after labor and birth
- Helping you write a birth wish list according to your preferences, guided by our expertise
- Sharing physical comfort measures she or your partner can provide during labor and birth โ light-touch massage, breathing patterns and position changes
- Helping you advocate for yourself during birth
- Understanding the birth process and helping you see how labor is progressing
- Giving one-on-one attention
- Gently helping initiate breastfeeding within an hour after birth
Postpartum & Overnight Support
We use our knowledge and experience to help you transition seamlessly and confidently to life with your new baby. We care for you and your family while you heal and rest โ taking over meal prep, errands and light housework so you can spend those precious first weeks bonding with your baby.
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Weโre experts with multiples and can help you manage the logistics of caring for two or more babies. Your postpartum doula also helps you process the many emotions that come with pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum โ with compassion and competency. Your doula is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, text and email, for as long as you need her.
As your familyโs postpartum caretaker, we provide:
- Personalized postpartum support
- Constant monitoring of momโs overall wellness
- Extensive knowledge of breastfeeding and any issues that may arise
- Infant feeding support (breast, bottle, or formula)
- Evidence-based information about newborn care
- Infant soothing techniques
- Partner inclusion
- Education and demonstration on babywearing
- Full meal planning, grocery shopping and preparation
- Light housekeeping and organization
- Sibling inclusion and care
- Assistance with pets
Lactation Support
Breastfeeding is one of the greatest gifts you can give your baby and yourself โ but it isnโt always easy. Our certified lactation professionals are here to help.
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By watching you feed your baby and paying attention to every detail, we offer suggestions and techniques to help you and your baby get โ and stay โ on the right track.
Our lactation support includes a 2โ3 hour visit in your home for maximum comfort. Afterward, we provide a detailed care plan and unlimited phone and email support for as long as you need. Whether your baby is starting solids, getting a tooth, or youโre thinking about weaning, we remain committed to helping you.
Three steps to care at home.
Schedule your consultation
A 30-minute call with Jodi, our founder. Tell us what you need, when you need it, and what your home looks like. No pressure, no forms to figure out.
Meet your matched doula
Jodi personally matches you from our team of 64+ doulas. You'll meet your match before anything is confirmed โ a warm introduction, not a contract.
Welcome care into your home
Your doula starts when you're ready. Ongoing support that fits your rhythm โ day, night, or both โ for as long as your family needs it.
The heart and soul behind Hip to Heart.
families
since 2009
My journey into the world of pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding began with my own empowering experiences โ including welcoming two of my daughters right at home in the Boston area, where I live with my husband, our three incredible daughters, two cats, and a dog.
Driven by a passion for learning and excellence in the perinatal field, I am a certified Postpartum Doula and Lactation Educator. My commitment to elevating birth and postpartum care led me to the CAPPA Faculty, where I proudly serve as the Postpartum Doula and Lactation Educator Trainer for New England.
Hip to Heart grew from that calling. Today, our team of 64+ trained, vetted doulas carries the same heart and rigor into every family's home across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Southern New Hampshire.
Loved by families across New England.
Jodi was a lifesaver during the fourth trimester and beyond. Her calm support, patient listening, and flexible troubleshooting was so important to help our family adjust to our new rhythms, especially after a complicated labor. Jodi balances helping immediate needs and teaching and coaching to manage without her in the future. She taught us so much and we recommend post-partum doula support to all of our friends planning to grow their family.
I met Jodi at a networking event several months ago. I was so impressed by her warmth and obvious passion for her work that I hired her to provide Doula services for a close friend of mine who was struggling. Jodi has a gift for reaching women who feel scared and uncertain after childbirth. She offers a wonderful combination of teaching and coaching and a little cooking as well!
Every family is welcome here.
Whatever your family looks like โ first-time parents, same-sex couples, multi-generational households, multiples, adoption, surrogacy, teen pregnancy, postpartum recovery โ we match you with a doula who fits.
What to know before you call.
Everything overwhelmed parents tend to ask at 11pm โ answered in plain English, no jargon.
How quickly can someone start with my family?
What if my doula isn't the right fit?
Do you accept HSA/FSA or insurance?
What happens at the consultation?
How do you match us with a doula?
What areas do you serve?
When you're ready, we're ready.
Schedule a consultation. Tell us what you need. We'll take it from there.
Schedule a ConsultationA 30-minute call. No contracts. Just a conversation.
