Melissa Reinhardt, CD

Riverbend Doula Services LLC

Denver, CO   Service range 25 miles

https://www.riverbenddoula.com/

Birth Fee

$1600 to $2500

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Birth Fee

$1600 to $2500

Doula Training

• Rocky Mountain Doula, September 2025

Type of practice: Solo practice

Clients per month: 1 to 4

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
In a hospital setting, I work alongside your medical providers to create a collaborative team focused on your well-being. I provide continuous emotional and physical support, offering hands-on comfort measures such as massage, counterpressure, position changes, and breath coaching. I also help your partner feel confident and engaged, while guiding you through interventions, monitoring, or procedures so you feel informed and supported in every decision. Hospital births can be both powerful and beautiful—I’ll help you align your unique goals with the resources available, stacking the deck for a positive, empowering birth experience.

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
At a birth center, I work in harmony with your CNM, CPM, and the rest of your care team to create a supportive, non-clinical experience. My role is to provide steady encouragement and hands-on comfort measures such as massage, movement, breath work, and the use of water. I help both you and your partner make the most of the natural tools available, while fostering a calm environment that keeps you focused and confident. At every stage, I prioritize your goals and desires, offering evidence-based guidance on what may help in the moment and what to expect as your labor unfolds.

Attends home births? Some Home Births
*Birth must be attended by licensed and insured CNM, CPM or other credentialed medical provider.* During a home birth, I help create a calm, nurturing environment tailored to your space. I provide comfort measures such as massage, counterpressure, movement, and breath guidance, while also tending to small details that ease your experience. I support both you and your partner so you can remain fully present, while working seamlessly with your midwifery team to ensure your care feels safe, supported, and deeply personal.

Training Documentation

Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

Volunteer Doula with Colorado Volunteer Doulas @ Swedish Hospital

Fee Details

**I accept Carrot insurance.** I am a Certified Birth Doula who provides steady, compassionate support, practical tools, and evidence-based guidance so you feel grounded, confident, and cared for. With a special interest in high-risk pregnancies, fertility journeys, birth after loss, and nontraditional paths, I honor your choices and guide you through each stage with strength and assurance. I believe everyone deserves to feel informed, respected, and empowered to welcome their baby in their own unique way. Support includes prenatal visits to build birth preferences and review comfort measures, partner coaching, 24/7 on-call support from 37 wks, continuous labor support through 1–2 hours postpartum, evidence-based guidance, TENS for labor and birth, advocacy, back-up doula access, postpartum visits, birth notes, referrals to resources, and add-on options for extra support. Birth photography available (add-on).