EMMA BIALECKI

CHICAGO EVIDENCE-BASED LABOR DOULA

Now booking May to November 2025 due dates!

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Now booking May to November 2025 due dates! 〰️

I’m Emma Bialecki (she/her), a CAPPA-trained and Birth & Baby University certified birth doula and a scientist at heart. Prior to becoming a doula, I spent a decade as a forest ecologist. I studied tree growth, forest ecosystem dynamics, and environmental change across North America. Then I had babies, became enamored with birth, and now I surround myself with growth and development in humans instead! 

Though I am a recovering academic, I maintain a good dose of science in my doula work and seek to provide families with informational support that is rooted in evidence and practice. But I am also acutely aware of the emotional and spiritual sides of pregnancy, labor, and birth, and the amazing transformations that happen throughout. I strive to provide an inclusive environment free of judgement, wherein each birthing person feels secure and uplifted in their choices. 

I love living in Chicago and am overjoyed to be serving the pregnant people and growing families of my home city. On any given day you can find me biking along the river, visiting all the neighborhood parks, playing tennis, reading, and cuddling my humans and 4 backyard chickens.

Who am I?

Services

I passionately believe that every birthing person deserves a doula. Whether you’re planning to birth at a hospital, at home, or at a birthing center, my goal is to help you feel prepared and empowered. I will honor you and the birth that you want, through information, encouragement, and advocacy. I provide safe, respectful, and evidence-based care, support, and guidance for you and your loved ones.

$1000

Includes:

-Free initial consultation

-One 2-3 hr prenatal visit to discuss goals, expectations, and preparations for birth 

-Text, phone, and email support throughout pregnancy

-Continuous on-call labor support

-Immediate postpartum availability for 1-2 hours after birth

-Additional prenatal or postpartum visits for $30/hr

Need something different? Additional prenatal meetings? Virtual-only support? Postpartum visits? Contact me and let’s see how I can support you.

FAQs

  • A doula offers physical, emotional, and informational support throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. A doula will be there with you every step of the way, and will be the person on your birth team that works for you. A doula will make sure that your needs are met and your questions are answered.

  • A doula maintains the emotional and physical wellbeing of the birthing person. Research indicates that continuous support during birth, such as that provided by a doula, reduces cesarean rates, increases the likelihood of spontaneous vaginal birth, decreases the use of medication, and can result in an increase in the overall satisfaction with the birth experience.

  • I doula for everyone at your birth! I provide support for your people as well, to ensure that they feel useful and confident in their role. If the partner(s) feel capable, that lessens the load for you, the birthing person.

  • Anytime! It is never too early or too late in your pregnancy, as long as you are not yet laboring :) Often people will begin to reach out to a doula between 20-30 weeks, but earlier or later is just fine.

Reach out to schedule a free consult to discuss your needs and support options. I look forward to hearing from you!

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