Labor Doula
Continuous reassurance, comfort measures, position suggestions, breathing support, and a calm presence for you and your birth partner.
Birth-day supportDoula care · San Diego
Held through every beginning.
Calm, informed, non-medical support for birth, recovery, feeding, and the tender first days of parenthood—centered on your choices and your family.
Serving families across San Diego, California
Your pace. Your voice.Steady presence before, during, and after birth.
How we support you
Care that meets the moment.
A doula brings continuous emotional, physical, and practical support. Every family is different, so care is shaped around your preferences, questions, and season of parenthood.
Postpartum Doula
Practical care after birth, including recovery support, newborn routines, rest planning, nourishment, and confidence-building at home.
Gentle fourth-trimester careBreastfeeding Support
One-to-one guidance for positioning, latch, feeding comfort, and common questions—always centered on your goals and your baby's needs.
Feeding confidencePregnancy & Infant Loss Support
A calm, compassionate presence for families navigating pregnancy loss, stillbirth, neonatal loss, infant loss, or a life-limiting diagnosis.
Every baby’s story mattersNon-medical supportFamily-centered careRespectful communicationContinuous presence
Support belongs around the whole family.
Let's connect
You do not have to do this alone.
Tell us where you are in your journey and what kind of support would feel most helpful. We will start with a calm, no-pressure conversation.
Doula de corazón provides non-medical
doula support and does not replace
care or advice from licensed medical professionals.
Doula services & rates
Compassionate care through every chapter.
Every family’s journey is different. My goal is to provide compassionate, respectful, nonjudgmental support so you feel informed, empowered, and cared for throughout pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborn care, and times of loss.
Birth doulaFrom $1,500Varies by package and support level
Postpartum doulaFrom $45/hrRecovery and newborn support
Lactation support$65/hrWithin doula training and scope
Loss supportContact for pricingComplimentary consultation available
Personalized preparation and continuous emotional and physical support throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and immediate postpartum.
- Free initial consultation/interview
- Prenatal visit(s) for labor, birth, and newborn preparation
- Personalized birth plan assistance
- Telephone/text support during pregnancy and immediate postpartum
- Comfort suggestions throughout pregnancy
- Continuous labor and birth support
- Massage and non-medical comfort techniques
- Labor and birth positioning suggestions
- Birth ball available during labor
- Support for natural births, water births, epidurals, and VBAC births
- Breathing and relaxation techniques
- Guidance for partners and family
- Photos or video when requested and permitted
- Backup doula support
- Professional referrals
Your support does not end when your baby arrives. Services help you recover, adjust to newborn life, and build confidence in your new routine.
- Newborn care education
- Diapering and baby-care support
- Understanding your baby’s cues
- Sleep education and support
- Lactation and feeding support
- Emotional support during recovery
- Confidence-building for parents
- Practical support during family transitions
- Breastfeeding education and preparation
- Latch and positioning support
- Feeding guidance
- Pumping education
- Breast milk storage education
- General breastfeeding and newborn-feeding support
Lactation services are provided within my training and scope of practice. Medical or complex feeding concerns may require referral to an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) or healthcare provider.
Gentle support when every moment matters. Compassionate care for families facing pregnancy loss, a life-limiting diagnosis, stillbirth, or the loss of a newborn or infant.
- Emotional and non-medical family support
- Support following a life-limiting or terminal diagnosis
- Support during miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss, or infant loss
- Birth and labor support when a baby is not expected to survive
- Bedside presence for families with a critically ill or dying newborn
- Help communicating wishes with the healthcare team
- Birth, comfort, or remembrance planning
- Memory-making: photos, footprints, handprints, keepsakes, letters, or memory boxes
- Meaningful rituals to honor your baby
- Support for partners, siblings, and loved ones
- Immediate postpartum support following loss
- Referrals to grief, hospice, palliative-care, and bereavement resources
My role does not replace doctors, nurses, hospice or palliative-care teams, or mental-health professionals. I provide compassionate, non-medical emotional and practical support while honoring your baby’s life and your family’s wishes.
Every baby matters. Every family deserves support. Every story deserves to be honored.
- Review of childbirth education
- Accompaniment to prenatal exercise classes
- Accompaniment to childbirth classes with or in place of your partner
- Emotional and informational support at doctor or midwife appointments
- Placenta encapsulation, when available and within applicable requirements
- Referrals to trusted maternity, birth, postpartum, and newborn professionals
We help connect families with childcare support. The placement fee is based on a percentage of the nanny’s salary. Please contact us for screening, availability, current fees, and placement details.
Insurance accepted
- Community Health Group Medi-Cal
- Blue Shield Promise Medi-Cal
- Kaiser Medi-Cal
- Medi-Cal
- In-Network TRICARE
- Kaiser Commercial
- Health Net Commercial
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial
- Anthem Blue Cross Commercial — certain plans
CARROT applications are accepted for labor and postpartum services.
Complimentary consultation
Your initial consultation is FREE. We will discuss your family’s needs and preferences, answer your questions, and determine which services are the best fit.
Pregnancy · Birth · Postpartum · Lactation · Newborn Care · Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
Supporting you. Empowering you. Walking beside you — through every chapter.
Meet your doula
Support rooted in lived experience.
Hi, I’m Karina Cuevas, and I believe every mother deserves to feel supported, heard, informed, and empowered throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
My passion for becoming a doula comes from my own journey through motherhood, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery.
These experiences have shown me just how important it is to have someone by your side who listens, advocates for your needs, and provides compassionate, judgment-free support.
As a military spouse, I also understand the unique challenges military families can experience—especially when loved ones are deployed or family support is far away. I have a special place in my heart for families who may need an extra source of encouragement during this life-changing chapter.
First-time mothersSingle mothersMilitary families
My doula services include birth support, postpartum support, lactation support, and birth planning. My goal is to help you feel confident in your choices while providing emotional, educational, and practical support tailored to you and your family.
It would be an honor to be part of your journey. I would love to connect with you in person or virtually to learn about your needs, answer your questions, and discuss how I can support you through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
You deserve to feel supported
