DOULA PROFILE 
BIRTH AVAILABILITY 
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Nadia Mercado
Orchid Birth
Pittsburgh, PA 
Service range 30 miles
Birth Fee
$1500
Postpartum Rate
$30
Availability Remarks: I don't currently accept any insurance, however I am willing to create flexible payment arrangements if we are a good match!
Birth Fee
$1500
Postpartum Rate
$30
Birth Doula Experience
5 years and 54 births attended
Postpartum Doula Experience
1 years and 3 families served
Doula Training
- DONA International-Approved Workshop, April 2021
- Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings, November 2022
- Birth Becomes You Doula Course, August 2026
Type of practice: Solo practice
Clients per month: 0 to 3 births and 0 to 3 postpartum families
Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Some Home Births
Will attend if there is a CPM/CM present
Special Services Offered
- Abortion support
- Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
- Full spectrum doula services
- Miscarriage support
- Photography - Birth
- Photography - Maternity
- Photography - Newborn
- Stillbirth and infant loss support
- Twins and multiples birth support
Relevant volunteer or advocacy work
I contribute to the Allegheny County Fetal-Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Board as a member of the Community Action Team and Clinical Action Collaborative. I'm able to provide input that feeds into our healthcare system, along with other providers, researchers, and advocates, to improve the care we provide to families and reduce the maternal-child mortality. I provide free birth and postpartum doula services, as well as photography, to bereaved families in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas through Pittsburgh Bereavement Doulas. Since October 2025, I have been supporting families at the bedside through TFMR, IUFD, and other unimaginable diagnoses. This is what has drawn me into focus on Pregnancy After Loss (PAL) and fertility support, specifically for those affected by infertility or repeated pregnancy loss. In August 2026, I hosted the EMBRACE Today podcast which brought together researchers and community care providers from diverse backgrounds to discuss issues pertinent to improving Black maternal-child health. EMBRACE is an NIH-funded center of excellence that uses bidirectional learning, training and development, and community engagement to improve Black maternal-child health outcomes in Allegheny County. From December 2024 until August 2026, I coordinated the Community Component of the center, using my experience to connect with families across our region and help co-design a new model of postpartum care to be implemented in the future.
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Fee Details
I don't currently accept any insurance, however I am willing to create flexible payment arrangements if we are a good match!
Service Area
Pittsburgh, PA Service range 30 miles
Client Testimonials for Nadia Mercado
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Peyton Brooks
9/12/2026
Nadia was a perfect companion to my birthing experience. In every planning effort leading up to my birth, I knew she was the one I wanted to be there to capture the moment. I trusted her natural talents to lead the creative direction, and with my trust in her, all I had to do was show up as I am and focus on the most important task of the night, which was to deliver my baby safely.
Not only did Nadia capture the most sacred moments of my labor and delivery, she made sure to capture the people I had present with me throughout the experience. I was so impressed when I received my photos back. Nadia went above and beyond when developing my photo album. She included storytelling in her photo album arrangement, which made the entire collection feel like she was telling the story of my birth through her eyes.
Being that she also has a background in doula work and has accompanied many women on this special journey, the energy she brought just by being present at my birth was amazing. She understood the space, the emotions, and the importance of each moment without ever taking away from the experience itself.
I will hold onto these photos forever. They are near and dear to my heart. I look back at the photos and reflect on the entire natural birth experience, and I’m so grateful that I have these memories captured the way that I do.
If you don’t think you need a birth photographer, think again. I can’t place a value on what Nadia has delivered to me. These are memories I will have forever, and I’m so thankful she was there to capture them.
Lily Steiner
8/25/2026
We had an amazing experience with Nadia. She was a huge support for us during our sons early months. Nadia was extremely professional and warm. She came in to help us out after our original doula had a contract start l, which was stressful on our end having established a relationship and trust with our previous doula. However, from the moment she walked in it was easy to place trust in Nadia. She was very engaged and provided helpful feedback to troubleshoot our son's gassiness and wakes. She even made a video for me on how to do baby massage to relieve gas after she found it helped our baby significantly. Both my husband and I wished we had been working with Nadia from the beginning because of how wonderful our experience was with her. I can't recommend her enough!
Birth Availability for Nadia Mercado
= Available. Calendar last updated: 09-03-2026
Postpartum Availability for Nadia Mercado
= Available. Calendar last updated: 09-03-2026
