Monthly Meetings

Upcoming meeting details can be found below. Please pay attention to whether meetings will be hosted:

  • online (via Zoom or other virtual platform), which are usually ~2 hour meetings

  • in person, which are usually ~ 3 hour meetings and potluck

Meeting reminders with web link or address are emailed to the BADN listserv prior to the upcoming open meeting.

While we have some events for SFDG members only, Guest Speaker meetings are open to all Doulas in our community. Interested in becoming a SFDG member? Check out our MEMBERSHIP PAGE

Upcoming Meetings & Other Events

— Before the event, please refer back to this page for any updates. —

2026

2/26: 5:30-7:30pm Host: Root & Branch/Denise Bowden 

CTM/Acupuncture 

3/26: 5-7pm Doula Verena Rueckert's Home 

Discussion Topic TBD

 

4/30: 11-1 SF+EB Zoom Speaker meeting: 

Jessica Sirias / Therapist 

Mental health considerations when supporting people with birth preferences and postpartum planning/support. 

Zoom Link Coming Soon

5/28: 5-7pm Need Home/Office and Discussion Topic

6/25: 1-3pm Need Home/Office and Discussion Topic

7/31: 11-1 SF+EB Zoom Speaker meeting: 

Dr. Brianna Darcey, DAIM, LAc, RN

Support Tips/ Why cesarean-specific care matters (expectations, nervous system support, early recovery, and how doulas can support clients in a really practical way). Actionable takeaways doulas can use right away (so it’s not just “here’s what I do,” but also “here’s something useful for your practice”).

Zoom Link Coming Soon

8/27: 1-3pm TBA


9/24: 5-7pm TBA


10/29: 1-3pm SF+EB Zoom meeting: Speaker TBA

11/19: 5-7pm  Breech Birth : Suzannah Weening & Jinny Pagle 

Location: Esther Gallagher's Home

12/10: 5-7pm Holiday Party!!

Past Meetings & Events

  • 2024

    • Thurs., Jan. 25, 2024 12pm - 3pm - online + in-person MEMBERS-Only BUSINESS Meeting

    • Thurs., Feb. 1, 2024 @ 2pm - Elimination Communication with Breann

    • Tues., March 26, 2024 @ 2pm - Active & passive placenta management discussion with Michelle Welborn

    • Sun., July 21, 2024, time TBB — Unlearning Obesity, Learning Fatness: Caring for your Fat Client with Respect with Kristin Cavuto, in partnership with Natural Resources

    • Tuesday, Aug 6th, 2024 10am-12:30pm — SFDG Members Only, Zoom & IN-PERSON, SFDG Business Meeting

    • Friday, September 20th, 2024 12-2pm- IN-PERSON Sharing Meeting - Mother’s Meadow

    • Thurs., Oct. 17th, 2024 3-5pm, in-person, POT LUCK, at Dolores Park (see BADN email for details)

    • Wed., Nov. 20, 2024 11am-1pm - online (w/ Doulas of East Bay) w/ Serena Saeed-Winn, CNM, NP and IBCLC

    • Thurs., Dec. 12, 2024 5-8pm — in-person (Outer Sunset*, San Francisco) HOLIDAY gathering POT LUCK & “White Elephant” GIFT exchange

      • * see BADN listserv announcement for exact address