The best doulas in California
Ranked by real parents — rating weighted by review volume across 9,839 Google reviews. Only doulas with 10+ reviews qualify (families leave far fewer reviews for doulas than for shops, so each one counts). Updated 2026.
#1 Honey Midwifery Holistic Birth Center & Home Birth
5 ★★★★★ 134 reviews · Mission Viejo, CA
“Working with Christy was such a supportive, encouraging, and empowering experience for our VBAC home birth. From the beginning she was kind, full of warmth, and truly believed in s…” — Sarah
#2 Bay Area Night Doulas Collective
5 ★★★★★ 130 reviews · San Francisco, CA
“We worked with Kaylyn G. during the first 6 weeks with our newborn, and had a really positive experience. She was punctual, reliable, and made scheduling and billing paperwork very…” — Katrina
#3 Joyful Roots
5 ★★★★★ 126 reviews · San Diego, CA
“There are simply no words that will ever begin to fully express the gratitude, love, and respect for the wonderful women behind Joyful Roots Doulas. Our sweet girl was delivered on…” — Jennifer
#4 OC Newborn Nanny
5 ★★★★★ 120 reviews · Tustin, CA
“To start, I have a 4year old + 1 year old twins. So now, where do I even begin with Suzi?! She is the most generous, kind hearted, knowledgeable and well connected woman I've met! …” — Manali
#5 Beach Baby Prenatal Massage & Skin
5 ★★★★★ 113 reviews · Huntington Beach, CA
“I can’t say enough good things about Sarah. She is exactly who I was looking for in a prenatal massage therapist. I went in at 37 weeks pregnant feeling all the usual third-trimest…” — Claudia
#6 The Breezy Doula
5 ★★★★★ 110 reviews · Anaheim, CA
“I started my search for a doula towards the end of my second trimester and since I wanted an unmedicated birth, I realized it was important for me to get support through the birth …” — Jamie
#7 Birth Education Center
5 ★★★★★ 96 reviews · San Diego, CA
“Wow, I am so glad I did this. It was hands down the best thing I did for myself during pregnancy. I knew I wanted to take a birth class, and I am SO GLAD I did a more in depth one …” — Taylor
#8 Om Baby Doula Services Los Angeles
5 ★★★★★ 89 reviews · Los Angeles, CA
“It would be an understatement to say that working with Sheri was the most impactful and beneficial thing we did before and after our little guy was born. She helped prepare us with…” — Javier
#9 Divine Journey, LLC
5 ★★★★★ 85 reviews · Fremont, CA
“Working with Viji was one of the best decisions I took in the 23rd week of my pregnancy. One of the very first recommendations from Viji was to change my OBGYN. Although my husband…” — Sandhiya
#10 DOULAS by the BAY LLC
4.8 ★★★★★ 99 reviews · El Cerrito, CA
“Where do I begin?! I am currently 3.5 months PP and still think about how helpful our doula was. We matched with Agnes as she helped us 4 nights a week for 6 weeks. I cannot expres…” — Anais