Sela

    • 3 hr visits, $55/hr

    • 18hrs minimum package when booked as a standalone service

    • Trained Postpartum Doula

    • Trained in Herbalism

    • Certified Lactation Counselor

    • Trained in Bengkung belly binding

    • Trained in babywearing

    • People with mood disorders

    • Preemies

    • High risk families

    • Single Parents

Sela (pronounced Say-lah) is a passionate and caring postpartum doula and certified lactation counselor dedicated to supporting families through the most tender stages of parenthood. With extensive experience from her work with Boram Postnatal Retreat in Manhattan, Sela has cared for hundreds of families, bringing expertise in postpartum recovery, lactation, and newborn care.

Working with Sela means being supported not only with newborn care and house chores, but it also means having access to her wealth of knowledge on babywearing, perineal and womb care, sleep scheduling, meal preparation, feeding and pumping routines, traditional Bengkung belly binding, herbalism, and more. Drawing on her background as a birth doula for several years, Sela provides holistic care that centers the emotional well-being of both mother and baby to ensure that their focus can be on bonding and recovery.

Sela is known for her calm presence, adaptability, and superb professionalism to create a nurturing environment where families feel confident, cared for, and empowered every step of the way.

  • "Sela, a postpartum doula who felt like a lifeline from the moment she walked in,…showed me how to recognize my baby’s feeding cues, helped me troubleshoot latch issues, and most importantly, she gave me permission to rest. She’d gently remind me to eat, encouraged me to nap while she watched the baby, and held space for me to talk about the emotional rollercoaster I was on. What I didn’t expect was how healing it would feel to have someone care for me. Not just the baby, but me, as a new mom who was learning everything in real time. My husband felt supported, too, because Sela helped him understand how he could help (without waiting to be asked). We both felt more confident and connected as parents because of her presence. Looking back now, I can't imagine those early weeks without the support we got... Every new mom deserves this kind of care."

    Sam

  • "Sela Patrice is a consummate professional. She was very present during my pregnancy with my second son and was flexible as my birth plan had to change from a vaginal delivery to a c-section due to my son’s breech presentation. She provided great advice and recommendations for my husband and me to prepare for delivery and recovery. Sela also provided great tips on how to labor at home (which I used as my body did go into spontaneous labor a week before my scheduled c-section). As a postpartum doula she spent quality time with me and my newborn son at home, providing home remedies, advocacy strategies, belly binding assistance to encourage healing, etc.”

    Yurida

  • “My breastfeeding journey turned out to be more challenging than I anticipated. I tried to find a lactation consultant but many of them were booked, thankfully [Sela] came up in my 2am Google search. We booked sessions...with Sela who is a certified postpartum doula and CLC. Sela helped me SO much to get in a flow with breastfeeding, which made me and my baby happier, and led to our entire family sleeping easier. Sela, thank you SO much!”

    Noel

  • "Our doula, Sela W., was a wonderful advocate and calm presence throughout our experience. Sela is knowledgeable, patient, and a clear communicator. She set clear goals, provided detailed summaries after each visit and was an invaluable care provider during postpartum complication. Her calm presence and expertise helped keep my partner and I calm during a very stressful time. Her confident knowledge application helped to enforce key aspects of our birth plan and maintain a healthy balance between my desires as a patient and the physicians’ recommendations. Highly recommend NYC Birth Village and Doula SELA! Will absolutely hire Sela again if we desire to have another child. She is a very special, insightful, and caring doula.”

    Rachel