Hi there, and congratulations! I am honored to be a part of your journey and look forward to connecting with you again, or for the first time, to support you wherever you are on your journey.
New Clients
(or returning clients with a new pregnancy)
You can browse my service offerings below my booking sections. Schedule a consultation when you’re ready to take the first step towards having a nurtured and empowered journey!
Current Clients
If you are a current client (we have had an appointment or consultation in the past 9 months), you can use the booking pages below to schedule with me. No need to message or text me beforehand, but I’m always happy to hear from you!
Medi-Cal/Partnership Health Plan clients, please use the booking pages below.
Private pay clients, scroll down to use the booking pages in the next section
Virtual Consultation
We’ll talk about your needs, my services, and make sure we’re a good fit! A consultation is a chance for us to meet face-to-face (screen-to-screen!) and explore how I can best support you on your pregnancy, birth, or postpartum journey. We’ll chat through your questions, your preferences, and what you’re hoping for in a doula relationship. You’ll learn more about my approach and available services, and if I think there is another doula who can better support you, I will connect you with her! This is your space to feel heard, supported, and confident in the next steps of your care.
Prenatal Visit
We focus on preparing mind, body, and support team for birth with personalized education and hands-on practice. Topics may include comfort techniques, labor positions, partner involvement, birth plan refinement, mental and emotional preparation, and navigating choices as they unfold. Each session is tailored to where you are in your pregnancy journey, ensuring you feel informed, empowered, and truly supported as your birth day approaches.
Postpartum Visit
The early days of parenthood are a beautiful blend of joy, discovery, and big transitions. Postpartum doula care offers steady, compassionate support as you heal, bond, and find your rhythm with your new baby. Together, we’ll focus on nurturing the whole family: practical newborn care, nourishing meals, emotional support, lactation guidance, rest strategies, and evidence-based answers to the countless questions that arrive with a tiny human. My role is to help you feel confident, cared for, and never alone as you step into this new chapter.
Private pay clients, please use the booking pages below.
Virtual Consultation
We’ll talk about your needs, my services, and make sure we’re a good fit!
Prenatal Visit
We focus on preparing mind, body, and support team for birth with personalized education and hands-on practice. Topics may include comfort techniques, labor positions, partner involvement, birth plan refinement, mental and emotional preparation, and navigating choices as they unfold. Each session is tailored to where you are in your pregnancy journey, ensuring you feel informed, empowered, and truly supported as your birth day approaches.
Postpartum Visit
The early days of parenthood are a beautiful blend of joy, discovery, and big transitions. Postpartum doula care offers steady, compassionate support as you heal, bond, and find your rhythm with your new baby. Together, we’ll focus on nurturing the whole family: practical newborn care, nourishing meals, emotional support, lactation guidance, rest strategies, and evidence-based answers to the countless questions that arrive with a tiny human. My role is to help you feel confident, cared for, and never alone as you step into this new chapter.
Sydney’s Doula Service Offerings
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Medi-Cal & Partnership Health Plan Doula Support Package
Comprehensive care for birthing families at no cost to you!
If you have Medi-Cal, you may qualify for free doula support throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. Click here to read more about doula services covered by medi-cal. Our Medi-Cal Doula Support Package is designed to meet state-covered benefits, ensuring you receive the highest level of care at no out-of-pocket cost.
What’s Included:
✔ Prenatal Support – Birth education, comfort measures, and emotional guidance to help you feel confident and prepared.
✔ Continuous Labor & Birth Support – In-person care from early labor through delivery, offering hands-on comfort, advocacy, and reassurance.
✔ Postpartum Support – Personalized recovery support, newborn care education, and lactation guidance to help ease your transition into parenthood.Medi-Cal and Managed Care Plans Under Medi-Cal outline doula support as follows:
- One initial visit.
- Up to eight additional visits that can be provided in any combination of prenatal and
postpartum visits.
- Support during labor and delivery (including labor and delivery resulting in a stillbirth), abortion,
or miscarriage.
- Up to two three-hour postpartum visits after the end of pregnancyCovered by Medi-Cal | $0 Cost to You
Want Additional Support?
Medi-Cal & Partnership also covers additional visits available depending on our doula availability. Extra prenatal or postpartum visits can be covered with additional recommendation from your primary care provider if needed. Ask us about adding more sessions to your care plan or for the Doula Recommendation form.
Serving Butte, Glenn, Sutter, & Tehama Counties.
Contact us today to book your free consultation and verify your coverage!
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Essential Support Package
Perfect for families who want essential guidance and care during pregnancy and postpartum. Ideal for families who have welcomed children together before and had positive previous experiences.
2 Prenatal Visits (90 min)Continuous Labor & Birth Support
1 Postpartum Visit (2 hrs)
Unlimited Text & Email Support
Investment: $2,000
Payment Plan Available:$500 deposit + 3 monthly payments of $500
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Comprehensive Care Package
Ideal for those wanting in-depth, continuous support throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. Ideal for first-time parents who feel they have had solid previous exposure and education around birth and early postpartum. Also suitable for parents who have had negative past birth experiences.
3 Prenatal Visits (90 min each)
Postpartum Planning Session (60 mins)
Continuous Labor & Birth Support
2 Postpartum Visits (2 hrs)
1 Lactation Support Session (60 min)
Unlimited Text & Email SupportPayment Plan: $500 deposit + 4 monthly payments of $500
Investment: $2,500
Payment Plan Available:
$500 deposit + 4 monthly payments of $500
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Complete Doula Package
The ultimate package for families who want frequent care, support, and reassurance from pregnancy through early postpartum. Excellent for first-time parents or parents welcoming their first child together. A great package for parents with previous family, birth or postpartum-related trauma.
4 Prenatal Visits (90 min each)
Continuous Labor & Birth Support
4 Postpartum Visits (2 hrs each)
2 Lactation Support Sessions (60 min)
Postpartum Planning Session (60 min)Unlimited Text & Email Support
Investment: $4,000
Payment Plan Available: $1,000 deposit + 4 monthly payments of $750 -
Childbirth Education & Postpartum Support Package
Comprehensive education and postpartum care without birth attendance.
Services may be offered virtually or in-person
This package is designed for families who reach out close to their due date when birth support availability is limited, or for those who prefer education and postpartum guidance without birth attendance from a doula. It ensures you still receive compassionate, personalized care before and after birth.
For Partnership HealthPlan & Medi-Cal Clients
These visits are fully covered by insurance—no out-of-pocket cost to you. Families can choose to work with one or multiple doulas who are contracted with Partnership HealthPlan. For example, you may:
• Have prenatal education with one doula and postpartum support with another.
• Rotate between two or more doulas for consistent coverage and availability.
This shared-care approach allows families to receive well-rounded support from trusted doulas within the same collaborative network.
Covered services include:
• Childbirth Education Appointment (2 hours) – Learn what to expect in labor, comfort measures, partner roles, and birth preparation tailored to your preferences. You will walk away with a plan feeling informed and empowered.
• Newborn Care & Feeding Basics Appointment (90 minutes) – Covers newborn cues, soothing, safe sleep, diapering, and early feeding support.
• Up to 8 Postpartum Appointments (2 hours each) – Personalized care focused on recovery, lactation education, emotional well-being, and family adjustment. An additional 9 postpartum visits can be authorized with a provider recommendation form.
• Visits may be scheduled with one or multiple doulas depending on your family’s needs and each doula’s availability.
Families are also encouraged to reach out to their doula between visits for additional support, such as:
• Guidance while navigating OB or midwife appointments
• Discussing pregnancy complications, risk factors, or medical recommendations
Virtual check-ins or phone support if questions arise during labor or in the immediate postpartum period
Private Pay Option
For families not using insurance or outside of the coverage area:
Includes:
• Three Prenatal Appointments (2 hours each)
• Five Postpartum Appointments (2 hours each)
Investment: $1,300
Payment plans are available if booked before 36 weeks of gestation.
(save $100 when booking as a package)
or $175 per visit if booked individually
Perfect For:
• Families within one month of their due date
• Those seeking education and postpartum care without on-call labor/birth support
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Rest & Recover: Newborn Night Care Packages
Overnight Postpartum Support
Overnight postpartum care packages are designed for families who want consistent, compassionate support during the most tender weeks after birth. With professional overnight care in your home, parents are able to rest, recover, and feel confident knowing their newborn is nurtured through the night.
These packages are ideal for families recovering from birth, navigating feeding transitions, welcoming multiples, or simply wanting extra support as they adjust to life with a newborn. Overnight care also makes a meaningful and practical gift for expecting and new parents.
What’s Included
Each 8 hour overnight shift includes:
• Newborn care including feeding support, diapering, soothing, and gentle settling
• Parent rest support including assistance with feedings or bottle preparation
• Light household support such as bottle cleaning, nursery tidying, and light baby laundry
• Infant sleep guidance using gentle, developmentally appropriate techniques
• Support, reassurance, and attentive care from a certified newborn care specialist, certified lactation education specialist, and postpartum doula
6 Week Package Options (8-Hour Overnight Shifts)
Overnight postpartum doula care is provided in 8-hour overnight shifts from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM and is designed to support families during the early postpartum period. All packages are structured to align with common employer-sponsored fertility and postpartum benefits.
Package Options
2 Nights per Week (12 Total Nights)
Total Fee: $7,200
($600 per overnight shift)3 Nights per Week (18 Total Nights)
Total Fee: $10,800
($600 per overnight shift)4 Nights per Week (24 Total Nights)
Total Fee: $14,400
($600 per overnight shift)5 Nights per Week (30 Total Nights – Premium Intensive Support)
Total Fee: $18,600
($620 per overnight shift)Support requests for more than three nights per week are limited and subject to availability. When applicable, care may be shared between two certified doulas within the collective to ensure continuity, quality of care, and sustainability. Families will meet all supporting doulas prior to contract signing.Insurance & Reimbursement
Many families utilize super billing and employer reimbursement benefits to cover postpartum doula services. We provide detailed invoices and documentation for reimbursement submission.
Medi-Cal Coverage
Medi-Cal does not currently cover overnight postpartum care. Payment plans may be available for 6-week packages.
Booking
Overnight care is limited and typically books months in advance. Early inquiry is strongly encouraged.
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A La Carte Services
Individual Services
Initial Prenatal Education Visit (90 min) – $200
Standard Prenatal Education Visit (60 min) - $150
Labor & Birth SupportOnly– $850 (Best for experienced parents who only need birth support.)
Immediate Postpartum Support (2 hrs) – $150
Extended Postpartum Visit (3 hrs) – $300
Lactation Consultation (60 min) – $100
Overnight Postpartum Doula Support (7 hrs) – $450
Newborn Care Education Visit- $125
Cesarean Support Visit (Emotional & Physical Recovery Focus, 60 min) – $200
Virtual Services:
Prenatal Support
Initial Consultation (90 minutes)– $125
Virtual Prenatal Visit (60 minutes) – $100 each
Bundle of 3 visits: $275Virtual Birth Support
On-call access + Continuous virtual labor support – $400
Includes phone/text/video support during labor and up to 2 hours after birthVirtual Postpartum Support
Extended Virtual Postpartum Visit (3 hours) – $250
Standard Virtual Postpartum Visit (60 minutes) – $100
Bundle of 3 visits: $275Loss or Abortion Support(miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth)
Single 90-minute Support Session – $125
Follow-up Support Call (60 minutes) – $75
Fertility Support Sessions
Initial Session (60 minutes) – $100
Follow-up (30 minutes) – $60
Bundle & Save!
Postpartum Recovery Bundle – $500
(3 postpartum visits + unlimited text support for 1 month)(A wonderful gift for new parents!)
Lactation Support Bundle – $300
(2 lactation consultations + follow-up support for 2 weeks)Complete Virtual Care Package
(For clients seeking full prenatal, birth, and postpartum support)
Includes:
Initial consultation, 2 prenatal visits, On-call access and virtual birth support, 2 postpartum visits
Total package price: $500 (save $300)
Sydney Pepper
Founder/Birth Worker/Doula Educator/Lactation Education SpecialistHi! I’m Sydney, the founder of The Village Doula Collective, LLC. My journey into birth work began nearly a decade ago while working as a nanny. What started as childcare evolved into something deeper—I found myself supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and I realized how much I loved being part of that transformative time.
That experience led me to become a doula, and since then, I’ve dedicated my career to providing compassionate, informed, and inclusive care. I am a certified full-spectrum doula, trained through the Somatic Arts & Sciences Institute, with additional education from organizations such as Cornerstone Doula Trainings, and Birth Advocacy Doula Training. I also received my Lactation Education Specialist training from Santiago Canyon College. I’ve had the honor of attending births and supporting families through postpartum recovery, and my passion for this work continues to grow.
With a bachelor’s degree in sociology, I understand that birth support is not just about physical care—it’s about addressing the systemic disparities that impact birthing people, particularly in BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities. My mission is to make doula care accessible and equitable, ensuring that every family—regardless of income, background, or identity—has the support they need.
At The Village Doula Collective, we believe in the power of community. Whether through direct support, education, or advocacy, we’re here to uplift birthing people and the doulas who serve them.
Why I Created The Village Doula Certification Course
As a doula, I quickly realized that my community lacked the support it truly needed—specifically, there were too few doulas, even fewer BIPOC doulas, and almost none who were committed to an accessible care model through accepting insurance. I knew that families in my area deserved better.
Beyond supporting birthing people, I believe deeply in the power of community. We thrive when we feel supported, and that includes doulas, too. I wanted to create a collective of doulas who work well together, share aligned values, and are dedicated to serving our community in a way that is both culturally competent and financially accessible.
While I’ve been fortunate to connect with some incredible doulas whose training aligned with my vision, I also encountered many who lacked the well-rounded, self-aware, culturally competent approach I believe is essential. That’s when I had a realization—if I wanted to work alongside doulas who shared my standards of care, why not train them myself?
In developing this course, I also reflected on my own doula training experiences and found that many existing programs either skipped over or barely touched on critical topics that I consider essential. Issues like navigating racism within healthcare, implicit bias, supporting physically disabled birthing people, comprehensive C-section support, trauma-informed care, and the role socioeconomic status plays in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum were often missing from the conversation. These are not just side topics—they are fundamental to providing equitable, informed, and effective doula support.
This course is my way of filling those gaps, ensuring that doulas receive the training they need to serve a diverse range of clients with confidence, competence, and care.
This course was born from a desire to cultivate a strong, skilled, and compassionate doula community—one that not only uplifts birthing people but also supports doulas in their own professional growth. It’s more than just training; it’s about creating a movement of doulas who are prepared, connected, and ready to make real change.
Fun facts about me-
I was a traveling nanny/newborn care specialist for 8 years.
I am former foster youth.
My previous occupations have included: Market Research Interviewer for NBCUniversal Studios, ABA therapist in schools in South Central Los Angeles, Photographer, Case Worker, Executive Assistant, and Marketing Coordinator. I am currently still a Grant Writer for nonprofit organizations with missions benefiting at-risk youth.
I am a Gemini (which might explain the previous bullet point).
I am a mother to a toddler and twins, and I have a wonderful partner!