DOULA SUPPORT IN MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA
Evidence-based doula care that meets you where you are and grows with your family
UP Family Doula provides expert labor, postpartum, and childbirth education through pregnancy and into postpartum, supporting families across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Trusted Doula Care for Marquette, Houghton & Dickinson FamilIES
Guiding, uplifting, and supporting UP families since 2019
Our approach begins with listening - really listening - to your hopes, concerns, and goals for this season of life. We believe families thrive when they feel informed, supported, and free to make the choices that are right for them.
Through compassionate, evidence-based birth doula care, we support:
Unmedicated and medicated births
Hospital, home, and birth center deliveries
Cesarean and VBAC experiences
First-time parents and growing families
After birth, our postpartum doula support continues with newborn care, feeding support, emotional check-ins, and hands-on help, easing the transition into life with a new baby during the fourth trimester and beyond. Every family deserves care that feels steady, respectful, and judgment-free.
Set up a free meet and greet call today to discover how we can best support you!
DOULA SERVICES IN UPPER PENINSULA, MI
DOULA SERVICES IN UPPER PENINSULA, MI
Birth Doula Support
Compassionate birth support that honors your choices and your voice. Our Marquette Birth Doula support focuses on helping you feel informed, cared for, and empowered as you move through pregnancy and birth. With steady guidance and continuous presence, we walk beside you through each moment, offering calm reassurance, advocacy, and care you can truly lean on.
Postpartum Doula Care
Our Postpartum Doula care helps families in Marquette settle in, recover, and step into the early weeks after birth with ease and confidence. From newborn care and feeding support to emotional check-ins and practical help, we’re there to offer guidance, reassurance, and a calm presence as you find your rhythm in the fourth trimester and through the first year postpartum!
Educational Courses
“Evidence-based, super conversational and fun!” That’s how families describe our childbirth education classes. Our in-person and virtual classes create a welcoming space to learn, connect, and gain confidence - helping you feel prepared and supported as you navigate pregnancy, childbirth, and the early postpartum months.
Certified Doula and educator - Lacy Anderson
From One Mom To Another
As a doula, educator, and homeschooling mom of three, I deeply understand how beautiful and overwhelming pregnancy and early parenthood can feel. I’ve been there - the endless questions, late night Googling, and moments of excitement.
That’s why I’m so passionate about providing doula support that truly makes a difference. My heart for birth work comes from lived experience, extensive training, and a deep belief that families deserve perinatal support that is respectful, informed, unbiased, and rooted in compassion.
My mission is to spread love and education, helping one UP family at a time to have a positive pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience.
Learn More about our DOULA Services
Common Questions Other Expecting Parents Ask
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Families usually reach out during the second trimester, but I welcome inquiries anytime in pregnancy. The earlier we connect, the more time we have to build trust, prepare for birth, and make sure you feel supported every step of the way.
See what the journey looks like from the first conversation to the postpartum visit on the Birth Doula Page.
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Every family’s postpartum journey look a little different. Some days our support could mean providing newborn care tips or feeding support; other days we help parents take a nap, we prep a meal, or create space to talk through how things are going.
Explore more about how our Postpartum Doula Services support the whole family.
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Yes! UP Family Doula is proud to be the Upper Peninsula’s first Medicaid-enrolled Doula provider. Additionally we accept HSA/FSA and qualifying employer insurance.
We accept Medicaid and offer flexible payment plans so support is available for every family.
Accessibility matters deeply to us, every family deserves quality support, regardless of their coverage or circumstances.
This is why we offer flexible payment plans, call Lacy discuss the payment method that works best for your family.
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Our childbirth education courses are interactive and designed around your real-life questions and goals. We cover labor comfort techniques, prenatal wellness, partner roles, and what to expect from both physiological and medical birth options. Each class is designed to help you feel informed, confident, and empowered as you prepare for birth - not overwhelmed.
Check out our upcoming Educational Course Dates! Don't hesitate to ask about our private class options.
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Yes! We also offer prenatal fitness, placenta art keepsakes, and child passenger safety education - all designed to help families feel informed and supported through every stage of the journey.
Outside of these services, we also host a monthly moms group, Nurtured Mama's Meet-UP.Discover our full service offerings.
Let’s Discuss the Support That Feels Right for You
Schedule a FREE meet & greet call to explore how our expert birth and postpartum doulas can support your unique pregnancy, birth, or postpartum journey.
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