Free Doula Support Through Medi-Cal

What Is the Medi-Cal Doula Benefit?

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) now covers doula services for Medi-Cal members.
This means you can receive doula support at no cost to you during:

  • Pregnancy

  • Labor and birth (hospital, birth center, or home)

  • Postpartum recovery (up to 12 months)

  • Miscarriage, abortion, or stillbirth

Medi-Cal covers doula support to help improve birth outcomes, emotional wellbeing, and recovery after pregnancy.

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Are you pregnant, postpartum, or healing from loss?
If you have Medi-Cal, you may qualify for FREE doula services to guide you through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

At Melancentric, we specialize in providing Medi-Cal-covered doula care to women across California.
We are here to walk beside you — with compassion, professionalism, and understanding.

What Services Are Covered?

Through Medi-Cal, you can receive:

  • 1 Welcome Visit (early pregnancy or postpartum check-in)

  • Up to 8 Prenatal and Postpartum Visits

  • Labor and Birth Support (in hospital or at home)

  • 2 Extended Postpartum Sessions (up to 3 hours each)

  • Additional postpartum visits if needed (with provider approval)

Our doulas are trained in:

  • Pregnancy education and comfort techniques

  • Birth planning and advocacy

  • C-section, VBAC, and high-risk support

  • Postpartum healing, lactation guidance, and infant care

  • Grief support after loss, miscarriage, or abortion

Melancentric proudly serves Medi-Cal members across:

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