Better Birth
Outcomes Begin
With Better
Support.
Evidence-informed, culturally responsive doula care through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Adotena Birth Services provides individualized care that brings together evidence-based education, cultural understanding, continuity of support, and practical preparation — helping families feel informed, respected, and supported as they navigate pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
Rooted in service to African, Black, immigrant, and historically underserved communities while welcoming every family, Adotena is working toward a model of maternal care where high-quality doula support is not a luxury — it is part of a stronger, more equitable birth experience.
Minnesota Registered Doula · Medicaid / MinnesotaCare Accepted · English · Amharic · Ethiopian Sign Language
Private-pay, virtual, in-home, and limited traveling services are also available.
Childbirth & Lactation Educator
Evidence-Informed Education
Education designed to help you navigate pregnancy, birth, feeding and early postpartum with confidence — never to replace your medical team.
Accessibility
MN Medicaid & MinnesotaCare accepted*
*Eligibility and coverage must be verified before care.
Evidence-Informed
Research-backed birth advocacy
Currently accepting clients
Openings change by month and service.
September birth support is fully booked. October and November birth support has limited availability. Other services are open by arrangement.
September · Birth Doula Support
September birth support is currently fully booked.
September · In-Home Postpartum Support
September · Virtual Postpartum Support
September · Prenatal / Birth Preparation Visits
The doula difference
An evidence-based approach to birth support.
Every recommendation is anchored to current perinatal research and to your own care plan — not to trends. Continuous labor support is one of the most consistently studied interventions in maternity care.
Figures describe research populations, not a guarantee of any individual outcome.
Supported by leading maternal health research
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) states that strong evidence demonstrates that continuous birth support is associated with shorter labor, fewer cesarean births, higher birth satisfaction and higher breastfeeding initiation. ACOG recognizes doulas as an important part of collaborative maternity care and states that doula involvement can improve patient experiences and outcomes.³
47%
Lower risk of C-section
Among Medicaid-enrolled mothers studied, doula care was associated with a 47% lower risk of cesarean delivery.¹
29%
Lower risk of preterm birth
Medicaid-enrolled mothers receiving doula care had a 29% lower risk of preterm birth in a large U.S. observational study.¹
46%
More likely to attend postpartum care
Mothers supported by doulas were 46% more likely to attend a postpartum checkup — an important opportunity to identify physical, feeding, recovery and postpartum concerns.¹
31%
Less likely to report a negative birth experience
Continuous labor support was associated with a 31% reduction in negative feelings about the childbirth experience.²
38%
Lower risk of a low 5-minute Apgar score
Babies whose mothers received continuous labor support were 38% less likely to have a low Apgar score at five minutes.²
25%
Lower likelihood of cesarean birth
Across randomized trials, continuous one-to-one labor support was associated with a 25% lower likelihood of cesarean birth.²
1. Falconi AM, et al. Role of Doulas in Improving Maternal Health and Health Equity Among Medicaid Enrollees, 2014–2023. American Journal of Public Health, 2024.
2. Bohren MA, et al. Continuous Support for Women During Childbirth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017. Review included 26 trials and 15,858 women.
3. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Partnering With Doulas in Clinical Settings. ACOG Committee Statement No. 31, August 2026.
Doula care is non-medical support. It complements — and never replaces — care from your physician, midwife or medical team.
About
Meet Egeziharya
Egg-Zi-ha-ree-ya
Hey there! My name is Egeziharya, and I am a proud Ethiopian-American doula and childbirth educator with over six years of experience supporting births locally and across Sub-Saharan Africa.
My work is rooted in culturally aligned care, shaped by years of supporting African and immigrant communities and navigating the intersection of tradition, healthcare systems, and lived experience.
I bring a strong foundation of experience alongside a deeply intuitive and grounded presence, centering empathy-based care while honoring the cultural, physical and personal needs that each birth experience holds.
Minnesota State Doula Registry
Registry Number DOUL-352
Childbirth Educator
Evidence-informed pregnancy, labor and birth education
Lactation Educator
Feeding and latch education within doula scope
6+ Years of Birth Support
Continuous practice supporting families
Minnesota & Sub-Saharan Africa
Local and global birth experience
Community Bodywork Experience
Non-medical comfort techniques
Packages
Prenatal. Birth. Postpartum.
Stage 01
Prenatal Package
Structured preparation across your third trimester so you arrive at labor informed and ready.
$750starting
Stage 02
Birth Package
Continuous doula support from early labor through the first hours after your baby arrives.
$1,500starting
Stage 03
Postpartum Package
Practical, steady support through the fourth trimester while you recover and settle in.
$900starting
Choose your care
Individualized care across pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester.
The birth journey
Core doula care
The continuous pathway most families begin with — prenatal preparation, labor support and postpartum recovery.
Prenatal
Prenatal Doula Care
Structured preparation for labor, birth and the early weeks — education, planning and practical readiness.
Birth
Birth Doula Care
Continuous, informed support before and during labor, in hospital, birth center or home settings.
Postpartum
Postpartum Doula Care
Recovery education, feeding education, newborn care guidance and practical daytime support.
Added support, added rest
Add-on & extended support
Services that layer onto any pathway: in-home wellness, overnight care, virtual sessions and education.
Signature
In-Home Prenatal Wellness Experience
A 60-minute signature in-home prenatal wellness session. $150. Limited appointments.
Overnight
Overnight Postpartum Support
Structured nighttime postpartum doula care from birth through approximately three months.
Virtual
Virtual Doula Care
Adotena From Home — individualized prenatal and postpartum sessions, wherever you are.
Coming Soon
Childbirth & Lactation Education
Evidence-informed classes on pregnancy, birth, feeding and early postpartum. Coming soon — join the waitlist.
Fly Adotena to your birth
Traveling & international
A very limited number of private-pay traveling clients across the United States and internationally.
Insurance & coverage
Minnesota Medicaid / MinnesotaCare Accepted
Adotena Birth Services works with eligible Minnesota public-insurance members for covered doula services. Eligible members may currently receive up to 18 doula sessions across pregnancy, birth and postpartum without prior authorization, subject to current Minnesota program rules, eligibility and benefit requirements.
Private-pay wellness and extended services — including the prenatal wellness experience, travel expenses and extended overnight packages — are separate from potentially covered doula services. Coverage must be verified before services are represented as covered.
Traveling & international · Private pay
Adotena, Wherever Birth Takes You.
A very limited number of private-pay traveling clients are accepted throughout the United States and internationally, subject to availability, destination requirements, legal scope and travel arrangements.
- Travel across the U.S. and abroad
- Custom quote — no fixed online price
- Client covers airfare, lodging and transport
- Virtual care bridges the weeks between
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