Errin Bald, Co-Owner

Errin Bald is a birth and postpartum doula, educator and consultant with over a decade immersed in the study of birth and professional experience supporting families since 2019. Based in the western suburbs of Chicago, she is the co-owner of Holistic Family Doulas, a collective rooted in nurturing care and mother-led wisdom. Her experience spans hospital, home and birth center births, with a particular focus on the postpartum window.

Her path into birthwork began with her first pregnancy in 2014, when she committed deeply to studying birth and postpartum while being supported by a midwife and doula. Despite extensive preparation, her first birth ended in an unexpected and unnecessary cesarean. In 2017, she prepared intentionally for a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and welcomed her first son in a hospital setting. In 2024, she experienced a deeply healing homebirth after cesarean (HBAC) under the care of midwife Shelli Mullins. These distinctly different births continue to shape the empathetic, evidence-informed care she offers families.

Errin specializes in holistic postpartum care that centers on nourishing and restoring the mother. Her offerings include traditional Malay bellybinding (trained by The Birth Matron), herbal support, Reiki, yoni steaming, sitz and herbal baths, floral footbaths and healing meal preparation. She weaves together ancestral practices and modern understanding to support physical, emotional and spiritual healing.

A natural teacher and consultant, Errin equips families with knowledge and confidence through private and group classes offered both in person and virtually. Topics include childbirth education, induction preparation, cesarean birth preparation, postpartum planning, newborn and twin care. Her consultations are collaborative, warm and tailored to each family’s needs.

Since beginning her professional doula work, Errin has supported more than 100 families and completed extensive training in birth and postpartum care, including study with holistic midwives Whapio Diane Bartlett and Mayar Moondragon. She holds a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse.

Outside of work, Errin is raising her children alongside her supportive partner while running a growing business and doing her best to keep everyone fed. She finds joy where she can—slow mornings, good music, cooking from scratch—and accepts that most days are held together by coffee, deep breaths and a sense of humor.

Libby Deutsch, Co-Owner

Libby Deutsch is the co-owner of Holistic Family Doulas, a certified birth and postpartum doula and private childbirth educator.

Libby is known for her grounded, steady presence and her ability to fully surrender to the person giving birth. Her care is deeply mother-led, rooted in listening, attunement and meeting each client exactly where they are. She is steady without being passive and encouraging without overpowering the moment. A core part of Libby’s work is empowering mothers through education—helping them understand what is happening in their body and brain during labor so they can trust the process and feel more confident in their decisions. Mothers often share that they feel calmer, more grounded and more trusting of themselves after time together.

Her foundation in physiologic birth is informed by both training and lived experience, including birthing her own children at home. She supports all types of birth with equal respect and works seamlessly across home, birth center and hospital settings. She is especially skilled at supporting mothers navigating complex emotions, previous trauma or a desire to reclaim and rewrite their birth experience—gently reminding them of their inherent strength.

Libby’s postpartum care is intentional and nurturing, centered on restoration, nourishment and emotional steadiness. Drawing from global postpartum traditions, including Malay bellybinding (trained by The Birth Matron), vaginal steaming and Ayurvedic principles, she offers slow, thoughtful care that prioritizes the mother’s recovery. Through her training in yoga and Reiki, she brings a calming presence that supports mothers as they reconnect with their bodies and trust themselves in this new season.

Libby’s role is not to lead your experience, but to walk beside you—offering steadiness, encouragement and trust as you move through birth and into motherhood, reminding you of your strength every step of the way.