About Mary.
Mary Friedman Allstead is a certified Labor Doula with ProDoula where she has studied extensively in labor doula practices, basics of lactation management and childbirth and has attended numerous births. She is also a certified Postpartum and Infant Care Doula through ProDoula. She is a business owner and a mom to two grown boys. Mary has a true passion for helping families feel cared for and supported in their birth and postpartum journey. After experiencing a greater desire for support at her own births, Mary understands firsthand the value of and need for education and support before and during labor.
“Having had a child before, experiencing it with Mary this time around was such a better experience. If I ever had any questions, she always made me feel really comfortable and never judged. Definitely that momma bear/ soul sister feeling. The nice thing was that at the point of being in labor and just wanting to be held by my husband, she was never forceful about how I should try positions, or pushy in any way. She was gentle with the recommendations and very comforting in a really hectic time. She was there to give my husband a break, supporting me and supporting him while he was supporting me, which is exactly what I needed and wanted. Definitely thankful to have had her at our birth and would do it again in a heartbeat! Definitely recommend her to anyone expecting a baby❤️”—Maddi V.
I hired Mary to doula my second birth. I wanted an epidural free vaginal birth. I could not have gone through my birth without her. She was my rock. My labor progressed really fast and she was the calm in the storm once we were at the hospital. I will always remember Mary and the immense support she gave me and my husband. —Teresa B.