Empowering Birth Experiences
Guided by Professionals
Welcome to Intuitive Birth Doula Agency
Birth is unpredictable. Your support shouldn’t be. Our doulas bring experience, intuition, and a steady presence to pregnancy and birth, helping you understand your options and feel confident as your birth unfolds.
Meet Our Founder, Merrie
Intuitive Birth was founded from a deep calling to birth work—long before I even knew what a doula was. Growing up, I was always drawn to birth and naturally became the person friends and family called to support them during labor. What started instinctively eventually became the foundation of Intuitive Birth.
Originally on the path toward midwifery, I spent years working as a student midwife in a free-standing birth center. That experience shaped the philosophy behind our agency and gave me a deep respect for both the physiological and emotional aspects of birth.
Intuitive Birth is not a collective of independently operating doulas. We are an agency built on shared standards, philosophy, and approach. Every doula on our team is personally handpicked and extensively trained by me, both inside and outside the birth room.
Our philosophy differs from many traditional doula models. We believe birth support should be intuitive, grounded, and medically informed. We do not demonize hospitals, providers, medications, or interventions. Sometimes they are necessary and lifesaving. A skilled doula understands how to support physiologic birth while also recognizing when medical support is appropriate.
We believe a good doula does more than provide comfort. She reads the room, anticipates needs, helps families stay grounded emotionally and mentally, explains what may be happening medically, supports physical comfort and positioning during labor, and helps families navigate birth with confidence and clarity.
At Intuitive Birth, we honor all kinds of birth experiences. Our goal is never to push one agenda, but to help women feel informed, supported, and deeply cared for throughout one of the most transformative experiences of their lives.
Ways We Support You.
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Birth Doula Care
Experienced support before, during, and after birth. Your doula helps you prepare, understand your options, work through labor, find effective positions and comfort measures, and stay grounded when birth takes an unexpected turn.
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Childbirth Education
Learn how birth actually works. We'll cover labor, hormones, positioning, comfort techniques, interventions, pushing, postpartum, and what your partner can do when things get real.
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Nursing & Newborn
Because eventually they hand you the baby and send you home. Learn the basics of breastfeeding, newborn care, soothing, feeding, recovery, and those first blurry days together.
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Doula Training
Training for doulas who want more than a certification. Build the knowledge, instincts, hands-on skills, and confidence to become the kind of doula families trust in the birth room.
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A professionally trained and experienced labor companion, a doula offers continuous mental, emotional, and physical support before, during, and after labor. They assist and support the mother and her partner achieve their birthing goals. Consider them akin to a specialized massage therapist for women in labor, a trusted birth advisor, and a compassionate therapist all rolled into one!
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Giving birth can be stressful and unpredictable, especially for first-time mothers. Having a doula by your side is like having your best friend, an expert in birth, ensuring you feel comfortable and supported throughout the process.Here are some compelling statistics: Births attended by doulas reduce the risk of Cesarean section by 50%, shorten labor duration by 25%, decrease the use of pitocin by 40%, lower epidural requests by 60%, and reduce forceps or vacuum deliveries by 40%. Women supported by doulas also experience lower rates of postpartum depression, report higher satisfaction with their birth experiences, find the transition into motherhood smoother, and are more successful at breastfeeding.
Doulas provide support once active labor begins, helping parents recognize the right time to go to the hospital. This guidance is precious for first-time parents needing advice on when to seek medical assistance. -
Absolutely not! A doula doesn't replace the birth partner; instead, they complement each other. Doulas offer invaluable support to partners by guiding them on how to assist the mother best and providing them with opportunities to rest and recharge. Working closely with the birth partner, doulas leverage their training and expertise to actively empower partners to participate in the labor and birth process. After all, it takes teamwork to ensure a mother's comfort and well-being during labor!
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Regardless of the circumstances leading up to the birth, a doula is steadfast in providing unwavering support to parents. Even in planned or unplanned situations requiring a trip to the Operating Room, doulas are often permitted to accompany parents. And don't fret—while we're there, we'll capture those priceless moments of meeting your baby, ensuring you have beautiful memories to cherish forever!
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No, doulas are there to support parents in achieving their birthing preferences, regardless of whether they desire a medicated or unmedicated birth or whether they have an at-home or in-hospital setting.
Meet the Doulas Behind Intuitive Birth
The right doula isn't just someone with birth knowledge. It's someone you trust in the room. Our Denver-area doulas are trained under the same Intuitive Birth philosophy while bringing their own personalities, strengths, and experience to the families they support.
We serve families throughout the Denver metro area, including Boulder, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Evergreen, Castle Rock, Brighton, and surrounding communities.h
Unlock your confidence in childbirth with us.
Intuitive Birth | Childbirth Education — $199
Gain the knowledge and confidence to navigate any birthing scenario in a hospital, home, or birth center. Trust your body and embrace parenthood with ease.* Includes Nursing & Newborn course.
Nursing & Newborn Care — $50
This class is for parents who prefer nursing and newborn care education without the entire childbirth course. Learn to nurse and care for your newborn with ease and confidence.
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