Doula & Lactation Counselor
Kim Lockwood
Experienced, family-centered support for birth, preparation, and early feeding.
Kim Lockwood is a Humboldt County doula and lactation counselor supporting families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and early feeding with warmth, practical guidance, and steady care. Her approach helps clients feel prepared, connected, and supported as they move through one of life’s biggest transitions.
- Birth Doula
- Lactation Counselor
- Childbirth Preparation
- Postpartum Support
- Feeding Support
- Family-Centered Care
- Humboldt County
- Nueva Vida Doula
Meet Kim
Warm, experienced support for pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.
Kim brings a calm, family-centered presence to doula care. She supports clients as they prepare for labor, ask questions, understand their options, and move through birth and postpartum with more confidence. Her work is grounded in practical education, emotional reassurance, and connection, helping families feel less overwhelmed and more supported.
Why This Work Matters
Families deserve support that is clear, calm, and personal.
Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum can bring a lot of questions: what to expect, how to prepare, how to communicate preferences, how to cope during labor, and how to get feeding off to a good start.
Kim’s work helps families feel more grounded and less alone. Her support is practical and relationship-centered, helping clients understand their options, prepare for the experience ahead, and feel connected to care that respects their family’s needs.
How I Support Families
Doula care with preparation, reassurance, and feeding support.
Kim supports families before, during, and after birth. Her care may include prenatal preparation, birth planning, comfort measures, labor support, emotional reassurance, partner support, postpartum transition care, and lactation guidance.
As part of Nueva Vida Doula, Kim also fits into a team-based model where families can access support across pregnancy, birth, postpartum, baby bonding, feeding questions, and care coordination.
Specialties
Kim’s areas of support
Kim supports families through birth, childbirth preparation, postpartum transition, lactation counseling, and early feeding guidance.
Birth Doula Support
Warm, steady emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, labor, and birth.
Childbirth Preparation
Support with expectations, questions, birth preferences, comfort tools, and preparing the family for labor.
Lactation Counseling
Guidance for breastfeeding, chestfeeding, feeding questions, and early feeding confidence.
Postpartum Transition
Support as families recover, adjust, ask questions, feed, bond, and settle into life with baby.
Partner & Family Support
Encouragement and practical guidance for partners and support people so the whole family feels included.
Care Navigation
Help understanding next steps, resources, appointments, support options, and care pathways through Nueva Vida.
Confidence & Connection
A family-centered approach that helps clients feel cared for, prepared, and connected.
Local Humboldt Birth Support
Community-rooted doula and lactation support for families in Humboldt County and the surrounding area.
Community Served
Local care for Humboldt families.
- Birth support for pregnant people and families
- Prenatal preparation and childbirth preparation
- Labor support and comfort measures
- Partner and family support
- Postpartum transition care
- Lactation counseling and feeding guidance
- Care through Nueva Vida’s Eureka-based team model
Focus Areas
A foundation in birth, preparation, and feeding support.
- Doula with Nueva Vida Doula
- Lactation Counselor
- Birth doula support
- Childbirth preparation
- Postpartum transition support
- Early feeding guidance
- Family-centered doula care
- Humboldt County birth and lactation support
Beyond Birth Work
Education, reassurance, and early feeding support.
Kim’s work is not only about being present at birth. Her support reaches across preparation, labor, postpartum adjustment, lactation, and early feeding questions.
Families can come to Kim with questions, uncertainty, feeding concerns, birth preferences, and the need for calm guidance. Her care helps make each step feel more understandable, more supported, and more connected.
Experienced, family-centered care for birth, feeding, and the transition into parenthood.
- Experienced doula
- Lactation support
- Birth preparation
- Warm reassurance
The Heart of Kim’s Work
Helping families feel prepared, cared for, and connected.
Kim’s support centers on making pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and feeding feel less overwhelming. She helps families understand what to expect, prepare for what matters to them, and feel supported through each step of the transition.
Ready to feel supported?
Schedule a free consultation with Nueva Vida Doula.
Meet with Kim and the Nueva Vida Doula team to ask questions, explore birth support, and learn what kind of care may be right for your pregnancy, birth, postpartum, or feeding journey.