Want to become an HPC doula?

Applications for the 20-hour per week, all-expense paid Fellowship beginning February 1, 2012 (until August 1, 2012) will be available starting November 1, 2011.

Click here to download the application.

*Applications will be accepted for women living in Hudson County, who have reliable transportation, and can clearly commit to the 20-hour per week all-expense paid program requirements.

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“Birth is not only about making babies.
Birth is about making mothers…
strong, competent, capable mothers
who trust themselves and know their inner strength.”
-Barbara Katz Rothman

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Whether you’re an HPC doula or fellowship applicant, a family looking to find a free doula for your birth, or a birth care colleague, welcome to our website!

Start by learning more about the HPC doula program, upcoming doula fellowship trainings, and local resources for childbearing families. If you have questions that still aren’t answered, please get in touch!

HPC doulas are trained to serve expectant families in need throughout Jersey City and Hudson County, New Jersey. Our doulas work in partnership with local federally funded health clinics and birthing hospitals.

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We are part of the Hudson Perinatal Consortium, a 501(c)3 non profit maternal-infant health agency serving the needs of childbearing families in Hudson County, NJ. HPC Community Doulas are an initiative of the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services’ Access to Care Program.