Book a Consultation with Leah Jackson, Toronto Birth Doula
Leah is a Certified Childbirth Educator (PDCCE), Birth & Postpartum Doula, and Birth & Newborn Photographer. She also offers grief and death doula offerings, birth pool rentals, and personalized care by request.
Our Expert Doula Services are offered across downtown Toronto, including Little Italy, the Junction, Bloor West Village, Yorkville, Trinity Bellwoods, and beyond. We drive to families all over the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and up to 2-hours outside Toronto, including Peterborough, Barrie, Collingwood, Muskoka, Hamilton, Mississauga, Etobicoke.
Fill out this form to book a FREE 15-30 minute phone or video consultation with Leah; or e-mail us directly at mindful.sprouts.doula@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @mindful.sprouts.doula
"Working with Leah was the best decision we could have made for ourselves as we navigated our first pregnancy to welcoming our baby... Leah is incredibly calm, wise and insightful. Her wholesome approach - aligning mind, body and spirit, was exactly what we needed. Labour was difficult, but I felt safer knowing Leah was by our side every step of the way. She's also an incredible photographer, what a perk!"- Kimberly Sue Murray
Ask us about a community discount for BIPOC, LGBTQ+ & low-income families
Frequently Asked Questions
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We recommend reaching out in your early second trimester (around 12 to 20 weeks) or sooner to ensure availability around your estimated due date, though we occasionally accept last-minute bookings.
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Leah regularly supports births at Mount Sinai Hospital, St. Joseph's Health Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, as well as the Toronto Birth Centre (TBC) and home births across the GTA. She has also supported many labour & deliveries at Collingwood General & Marine Hospital, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, and several others.
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Yes! Leah works seamlessly alongside both Registered Midwives and hospital OB teams. Whether you are under midwifery care planning a home birth or birthing at Mount Sinai, or receiving care from an OB team at St. Joe’s, your doula care is tailored to complement your medical team’s clinical practice.
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Absolutely. Beyond birth doula care, We provide overnight postpartum care, newborn sleep support, and documentary-style birth & Fresh 48 hospital photography across the Annex, Little Italy, Trinity Bellwoods, Bloor West Village, and surrounding GTA neighbourhoods. We also travel for newborn night care in Richmond Hill, Aurora, Pickering, Collingwood, Muskoka, and beyond.
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We provide a full continuum of holistic, evidence-based care from pregnancy through early parenthood. Our services include birth doula advocacy, overnight postpartum care and infant sleep support, private 1-on-1 childbirth classes, birth pool rentals, death & grief doula support, and candid, documentary-style birth and newborn photography.
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Yes! We offer complete birth pool rental kits with seamless pickup and drop-off, detailed setup instructions, and all sanitized accessories needed for a comfortable, hygienic water birth experience at home. Since Leah is a specially trained Waterbirth Support Person, an educational binder and on-call availability to answer questions is included in all birth pool kit rentals!
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We are based in Downtown West Toronto (Trinity Bellwoods / Little Italy) and serve the surrounding neighbourhoods—including The Annex, Yorkville, Roncesvalles, High Park, Bloor West Village, and Etobicoke. We also support families across the broader GTA, Barrie, Collingwood, Muskoka, Peterborough, Hamilton, and beyond.
We travel at most 2-hours (from Ossington/Little Portugal, Toronto) for multips and 3-hours for primips.
We also have screened and qualified back-up Doulas in Muskoka, Collingwood, Mississauga and Toronto.
Birth Support | Overnight Care | Prenatal Classes
Waterbirth | Twin Birth | VBAC
HBAC | LGBTQ + | Trauma-Informed
Grief & Bereavement Support
Documentary Photography