Certified Birth Doula in Port Huron & the Blue Water Area

Tiffany Kahofer is a ProDoula Certified Labor and Postpartum & Infant Care Doula and Certified VBAC Specialist serving Port Huron and the Blue Water Area of Michigan. Black River Birth Services is an approved Michigan Medicaid doula provider. What follows is the story of how a teen mom became one of the most trusted birth advocates in Southeast Michigan and why she built her practice specifically to serve the families who need support most.

You've decided you want a doula. Or maybe you're almost there. You've been reading, researching, asking friends, and somewhere between the birth stories and the Google searches you've landed here wondering the same thing most families wonder at this stage.

You've probably heard that having a doula makes a difference. Maybe a friend swears by it. Maybe your partner is skeptical. Maybe you're somewhere in the middle — curious, open, but wanting to know whether the research actually backs it up before you make a decision.

You're pregnant. You're local. And somewhere between your prenatal appointments and your ever-growing list of things to figure out, you've started wondering what giving birth in Port Huron actually looks like.

You've had a C-section. And now, with a new pregnancy, you're wondering if there's another way. Maybe your provider mentioned VBAC. Maybe you've been researching on your own at midnight, reading birth stories, trying to figure out if this is even possible for you.

Michigan Medicaid may cover your doula care at no cost but most families don't know how to access it. In this post, Tiffany Kahofer of Black River Birth Services breaks down exactly how Michigan Medicaid doula coverage works, whether you qualify, and how to use your HSA or FSA if Medicaid isn't your path. Clear answers, no confusion.