Collective Care with Kim & Lauren
We’re Kim & Lauren, a doula team serving the Portland Metro area. Our desire is to help families feel confident and empowered on their journey to parenthood. We’ve poured our hearts, minds, and resources into this partnership to make sure that our clients get the BEST support possible!
As a partnership we have combined our specialties and passions to offer the best resources and support to meet each family’s individual needs. We love educating families, so they feel confident in making informed decisions based on evidence-based knowledge. Our shared philosophy and unique styles combined make the ideal dream team.
How the partnership model works:
Birth preparation: We both attend each of our doula prenatal meetings to cultivate our relationship, learn about your birth preferences and how we can best support you and your partner during birth
On-call at 38 weeks: When you hire us, you will be getting a Primary and Secondary Doula. You will have access to both doulas throughout your pregnancy. Your Primary Doula will be the one on call for your birth. The Secondary Doula will be available for backup support if it is needed.
Guaranteed back-up: This ensures that you will know and have a relationship with both doulas incase back-up is needed.
Postpartum support: The doula who attends the birth will also come to your house for the postpartum visit to help with birth story processing, newborn care questions, feeding and recovery tips. Both doulas are available to you for 6 weeks postpartum.
Read more about us on our individual bio pages: Kim & Lauren
Our Qualifications:
Between us, we share the experience of ~10 years of experience and 150+ births attended
Certified Labor & Birth Doulas
Certified Postpartum Doulas
Childbirth Educators
Certified Hypno-Babies/Birthing Doulas
Breast/Chest-feeding Consultants
Adult & Pediatric CPR/First Aid/AED Certification
Sleep Training/Consultant
Spinning Babies
High Risk Pregnancy Training
Waterbirth Experience
Pre & Postpartum Nutrition
Bereavement Doulas