The policies are ever changing at the moment but this is a snap shot of doula status as of 3/29/22 in Twin Cities area hospitals. *There are times when doulas are allowed in the OR for surgical births at hospitals that do not have it in the written policy, but we felt that consumers and birthing people were best served when they knew what each hospitals official policy stated. If you are a hospital administrator and see an error in our list please contact us at president@childbirthcollective.org. Each hospital name contains a hyperlink to their publicly posted visitor policy.
| Updated 10/5/22 |
SUPPORT PEOPLE ALLOWED FOR NON COVID BIRTHING PERSON |
DOULA ALLOWED IN TRIAGE | DOULA ALLOWED IN OR AS WRITTEN IN POLICY* |
DOULA BADGE OR NAMETAG REQUIRED |
| Abbott Northwestern (Minneapolis) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | ✓ |
✓ |
| Fairview Ridges (Burnsville) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| Fairview Riverside/ M Health (Minneapolis) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| Fairview Southdale (Edina) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| HCMC (Minneapolis) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| Lakeview (Stillwater) |
1 + Trained Doula |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| Maple Grove (Maple Grove) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| Mercy (Coon Rapids) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | ✓ |
✓ |
| Methodist (St. Louis Park) |
2 |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| Northfield (Northfield) |
2 |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| North Memorial (Robbinsdale) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| Regions (St. Paul) | 2 | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ |
| Ridgeview (Waconia) |
2 |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| St. Francis (Shakopee) |
2 |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
| St. John’s (Maplewood) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | ✓ |
✓ |
| United (St. Paul) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | ✓ |
✓ |
| Woodwinds (Woodbury) |
2+ Professional Doula |
✓ | NO |
✓ |
If you a hospital representative and would like to provide official policy updates to us please contact us: president@childbirthcollective.org Prepared by Liz Hochman FACCE, LCCE, CLC, CD(DONA) for the Childbirth Collective
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