Backup Birth Doula

Job Description:

We are seeking a compassionate, dependable, and knowledgeable Backup Birth Doula to provide temporary birth support coverage for clients when their primary doula is unavailable. The Backup Birth Doula will help ensure continuity of care by providing emotional reassurance, physical comfort, childbirth education, and non-medical labor support to expectant mothers and their families throughout labor, childbirth, and the immediate postpartum period.

The ideal candidate will be flexible, professional, and prepared to respond to on-call assignments with limited notice. This role requires the ability to quickly establish trust with clients, understand their birth preferences, and provide individualized, culturally sensitive support that aligns with their established birth plans. The Backup Birth Doula will work collaboratively with the primary doula, when appropriate, and the healthcare team to help clients feel safe, informed, respected, and empowered throughout their birth experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide backup coverage for scheduled birth doula clients when the primary doula is unavailable due to scheduling conflicts, illness, emergencies, or other circumstances.
• Respond promptly to on-call requests and attend labor and birth assignments as needed.
• Review relevant client information, birth preferences, and support plans provided by the primary doula, consistent with client consent and confidentiality requirements.
• Establish rapport with clients and their families quickly to provide reassurance, trust, and continuity of support.
• Provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support during labor and childbirth.
• Assist with non-medical comfort measures, including breathing techniques, relaxation exercises, massage, positioning, movement, and other comfort strategies.
• Provide evidence-based information about labor progression, childbirth options, and non-medical pain management techniques.
• Respect each client's birth preferences, cultural beliefs, personal values, and informed decisions.
• Support clients in communicating their questions, concerns, and preferences to healthcare providers.
• Collaborate respectfully with physicians, midwives, nurses, lactation consultants, and other healthcare professionals while maintaining the non-clinical scope of doula services.
• Communicate significant concerns about a client's well-being to the appropriate healthcare professionals without performing medical assessments or procedures outside the doula's role.
• Provide basic information and referrals related to breastfeeding support, newborn care, postpartum recovery, and community resources.
• Complete required documentation and communicate relevant updates to the primary doula or designated team member in accordance with organizational policies and confidentiality requirements.
• Maintain professional boundaries and protect all client information.
• Participate in required training, team communication, and professional development activities to maintain high-quality backup coverage.

Required Qualifications and Criteria

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least one year of experience in childbirth education, labor support, breastfeeding education, or related maternal support services.
• Doula certification from a recognized doula training program.
• Current CPR certification.
• Basic computer literacy and ability to complete required documentation.
• Flexible availability for on-call assignments, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and overnight hours as needed.
• Ability to respond reliably to backup requests, including assignments with limited advance notice.
• Availability to work day, night, and overnight shifts as required.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with the primary doula and other team members.
• Understanding of diverse cultural practices, beliefs, and traditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care.
• Ability to adapt quickly to different client needs, birth preferences, and care environments.
• Strong organizational skills, dependability, professionalism, and compassionate client-centered care.
• Commitment to confidentiality, ethical practice, and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

Job Type

Contract.

Benefits

• On-the-job training.
• Professional development assistance.

Medical Specialty

Labor & Delivery.

Schedule

On call.

Shift Availability

• Day shift (required).
• Night shift (required).
• Overnight shift (required).

Location Requirements

Ability to commute: Brooklyn, NY 11235 (required).

Relocation: Relocation to Brooklyn, NY 11235 before starting work is preferred, if applicable.

Work location: In person.

Pay: $300.00 per day

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person

Salary : $300