Birth Doula Support in Madison County, Indiana

Birth Doula Support

Continuous, grounded support from early pregnancy through your first week home, in person across Madison County.

Duration

Early pregnancy through first postpartum week

Format

In person across Madison County, within about a 90-minute drive of Anderson

Typical engagement

$1,500–$2,050

Continuous, grounded support from early pregnancy through your first week home. Choose the level of preparation that fits your family, in person across Madison County.

Packages

Foundational Birth Package, $1,500

Grounded, supportive care through pregnancy, labor, and the early postpartum days.

Childbirth education (comfort measures and labor positioning)
Two prenatal visits, including birth planning
Continuous labor support
Phone and text support throughout pregnancy
Immediate postpartum support
One postpartum follow-up visit

Ideal for families looking for essential emotional, physical, and informational support.

Woven Birth Experience, $2,050

A holistic mind-body-spirit preparation designed to help you feel deeply supported and empowered.

Everything in the Foundational Birth Package
Three Prenatal Body Prep sessions (movement and alignment)
Two Release & Rise mindset sessions (nervous system and emotional preparation)
Two Fascial Release sessions

Ideal for families wanting deeper preparation, nervous system support, and holistic body alignment work.

Who this is for

First-time parents who want someone alongside them who has done this hundreds of times
Families planning a hospital, birth-center, or home birth and want continuity of support across whichever direction the labor turns
Parents whose previous birth left questions, grief, or a sense that they weren’t heard
Anyone who wants a guide who can speak the language of the obstetric team without being part of it

Who this isn’t for

Anyone looking for a doula who will arrive only at labor and leave at delivery. I can’t do you justice on that timeline.
Families who want a medical decision-maker. That’s your obstetrician or your midwife. I don’t replace them.
Pregnancies where induction or surgical birth is already scheduled with no flexibility and no client preference to discuss. I can support, but the work shrinks to a kind of bedside companionship; we should talk first about whether that’s what you actually want.

What you bring, what I bring

You bring your preferences and your willingness to change them as labor unfolds. You bring your partner if you have one. You bring the questions you’re afraid to ask your provider.

I bring years of attending births in Madison County and the surrounding hospitals. I bring patience for the hours that feel longest. I bring referrals if we need them. I bring my homeopathic kit for the postpartum visit, used only if you want it. I bring continuity. I don’t leave to attend another birth in the middle of yours.

Common questions about birth doula support

What does a birth doula do?

A birth doula provides continuous, non-clinical physical, emotional, and informational support across pregnancy, labor, birth, and the first postpartum days. A doula does not perform medical assessments or catch the baby. Susan attends about ten births a year so that each family gets that continuous attention.

How much does a birth doula cost in Madison County, Indiana?

Susan Naftzger offers two birth doula packages. The Foundational Birth Package is $1,500 and the Woven Birth Experience is $2,050. Travel beyond a 30-mile radius from Anderson may add a small fee.

Does insurance cover doula care?

Most insurance plans in Indiana do not cover doula care. Some HSA and FSA accounts reimburse it; Susan provides a receipt for that. Families who cannot pay can reach the Woven Womb Foundation (a separate 501(c)(3) Susan founded) for free community programs.

What is the difference between a birth doula and a midwife?

A midwife is a clinical care provider who manages prenatal care, labor, and delivery, and catches the baby. A birth doula is non-clinical continuous support. A midwife replaces an obstetrician's role; a doula does not replace anyone. Susan is a birth doula, not a midwife.

What hospitals does Susan attend births at?

Susan attends births at Ascension St. Vincent Anderson, Community Hospital Anderson, and Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis. She also supports planned home births across Madison County, Indiana. If your provider is at a hospital not listed here, the free call is the place to ask.

Where Susan works

Susan Naftzger works with families across Madison County, Indiana, Anderson, Pendleton, Elwood, and the Indianapolis suburbs. She attends births at Ascension St. Vincent Anderson, Community Hospital Anderson, and supports planned home births across the county.

Susan founded the Woven Womb Foundation in 2026, a separate 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 41-3497163) offering free community programs in Madison County. If private-pay is not possible, the foundation is the door.