Monthly Meetings

Upcoming meeting details can be found below. Please pay attention to whether meetings will be hosted:

  • online (via Zoom or other virtual platform), which are usually ~2 hour meetings

  • in person, which are usually ~ 3 hour meetings and potluck

Meeting reminders with web link or address are emailed to the BADN listserv prior to the upcoming open meeting.

While we have some events for SFDG members only, Guest Speaker meetings are open to all Doulas in our community. Interested in becoming a SFDG member? Check out our MEMBERSHIP PAGE

Upcoming Meetings & Other Events

— Before the event, please refer back to this page for any updates. —

  • Tues., Jan. 28, 2025, 1-3pm — online (w/ Doulas of East Bay) w/ Terri Anne Cooper, Doula re: Homeopathy

Past Meetings & Events

  • 2024

    • Thurs., Jan. 25, 2024 12pm - 3pm - online + in-person MEMBERS-Only BUSINESS Meeting

    • Thurs., Feb. 1, 2024 @ 2pm - Elimination Communication with Breann

    • Tues., March 26, 2024 @ 2pm - Active & passive placenta management discussion with Michelle Welborn

    • Sun., July 21, 2024, time TBB — Unlearning Obesity, Learning Fatness: Caring for your Fat Client with Respect with Kristin Cavuto, in partnership with Natural Resources

    • Tuesday, Aug 6th, 2024 10am-12:30pm — SFDG Members Only, Zoom & IN-PERSON, SFDG Business Meeting

    • Friday, September 20th, 2024 12-2pm- IN-PERSON Sharing Meeting - Mother’s Meadow

    • Thurs., Oct. 17th, 2024 3-5pm, in-person, POT LUCK, at Dolores Park (see BADN email for details)

    • Wed., Nov. 20, 2024 11am-1pm - online (w/ Doulas of East Bay) w/ Serena Saeed-Winn, CNM, NP and IBCLC

    • Thurs., Dec. 12, 2024 5-8pm — in-person (Outer Sunset*, San Francisco) HOLIDAY gathering POT LUCK & “White Elephant” GIFT exchange

      • * see BADN listserv announcement for exact address

  • 2023

    • Fri., Aug. 11, 2023 2pm - 4pm — “Pregnancy at the Border” w/ Juliana Birnbaum (Marin County doula, midwife assistant, and singer in a '70s cover band), who will share her recent experience as a volunteer in the U.S./Mexico border to serve pregnant asylum seekers.

    • Mon., Sept. 26, 2023 1-3pm - joining the East Bay Doulas for their meeting with Rachel Yellin, creator of the Yes to Birth childbirth course.   

    • Thurs., Oct. 12, 2023 6-8pm - online + in-person Meeting - Chiropractic in pregnancy & childcare with Laura Sheehan, DC — Laura will show us practices how to ease labor.

    • Tues., Nov. 14, 2023 11am-1pm - online - Nile Nash, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, CNM, Fourth Trimester Midwife

    • Wed., Dec. 13, 2023 2pm — IN PERSON POT LUCK* HOLIDAY Party & OPTIONAL White Elephant Gift Exchange! All Doulas in the Bay Area are welcome!

  • Mon., April 29, 2023 6pm - 8pm