Bentonville birth services | Northwest Arkansas doula
Welcome to Bentonville Birth Services — Northwest Arkansas’ premier provider of doula services! We are a team committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based support to pregnant and postpartum people in NWA and beyond. We have a lot to offer pregnant families and are so glad you found us.
Is a doula right for me?
Whoever you are. Wherever you give birth. Your family is growing and you deserve excellent support!
There is no one-size fits all for birth and newborn life. Whichever path you are walking on your way to parenthood, Bentonville Birth Services doulas are here for YOU. We provide education, compassionate listening, physical and emotional support, effective tools for communication and decision-making and so much more.
Our work is not just about the day of the birth. It’s about ensuring you are heard and held and celebrated long before and far after the day your child enters the world. It’s about supporting your family so you emerge from your birth experience EMPOWERED to you begin the next stage of life together.
All photos by Whitney Hardie | Bentonville Birth Services
Why Hire a doula?
Studies show a doula’s continuous support during childbirth is associated with a decrease in C-sections, a slightly shorter labor, and better health outcomes for mothers and babies. Families who work with a doula consistently report more positive experiences around their birth than those who did not receive continuous labor support. This sets mothers and babies off to a better start for breastfeeding, bonding, and adjusting to their new lives together.
Some of our doula “superpowers” include:
helping you name your values around birth and parenthood - creating a plan that best aligns with your family culture
listening (REALLY listening) to the hopes and fears that arise in this tender time
providing education and context for what to expect during your birth, and how we navigate the unexpected
assisting you with positive, collaborative and effective communication with your healthcare team
facilitating Spinning Babies techniques to reduce discomfort in pregnancy and promote optimal fetal positioning for delivery
reassuring presence to help you find your calm and centered place in labor — even when shit hits the fan
advanced breastfeeding education to assist you and your baby in your feeding journey
years of experience supporting families in the postpartum period — we ARE the baby whisperers you’re looking for
Yes, We’re a team —
but you choose your own doula!
Our clients choose their doula and have the benefits of this one-on-one relationship throughout their prenatal and birth experience. As a team, we also have the ability to back each other up in case of illness. We utilize our combined years of knowledge to support each family under our care — ensuring YOU have adequate support for all your needs.
With different personalities and skill sets, we remain united in our commitment to helping you have the best birth possible!
Postpartum Doulas
The compassionate support and guidance of a doula extends beyond birth itself. Our postpartum doulas are ready to assist in easing your newborn days (and nights!) Hands-on help with baby-feeding, lessons in how to care for your little one, laundry folding and meal prep — postpartum doulas provide excellent support along your journey to parenthood.
Hands-on support, comfort strategies for labor, effective positions for pushing — these are the things people expect from their doula. What’s harder to name is that heart connection when someone truly sees you in your powerful, vulnerable glory and speaks right to your core. “You are doing this and I am so damn proud of you.”
We are here for that.
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Whitney Hardie is an Award-Winning birth doula and photographer in Bentonville, AR
Birth support available at Willow Creek Women’s Hospital, Northwest Medical Center, Mercy Rogers, Washington Regional and homes throughout Benton and Washington County. Your birth matters — your story matters.
“You’re already in our birth plan for our second hopeful baby, and I’d recommend you to everyone I know. Your presence was a very positive and comforting factor. I’m so grateful we found you!”
“We cannot recommend Whitney and her team of experts enough!! Is there a 6th star?! From doula services to childbirth classes and everything in between, we were beyond grateful to have caring, evidence-based care to help guide us through our 2nd pregnancy and birth. Whitney’s presence at our birth was the perfect partnership of steady encouragement to my husband and I and advocacy for our care”
Detailed steps for how to petition your insurance company to cover doula care.