# Doula Contract Template

> A free doula contract template for birth and postpartum doulas. Set your on call window, backup doula and refund terms, and clients sign online.

A doula services agreement with ready terms for the fee, on call period, backup doula, scope and refunds. Each client adds their due date, birth place and package, then signs before your on call period starts.

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Collections: Agreements & Waivers, Professional Services, Beauty & Wellness
Last updated: 2026-10-24

## Questions

- Question 1: What's your full name? (Short Text, required)
- Question 2: What's your email address? (Email, required)
- Question 3: What's your phone number? (Phone, required)
- Question 4: What's your due date? (Date, required)
- Question 5: Where are you planning to give birth? (Single Choice, required). Options: Hospital; Birth center; Home; Not sure yet
- Question 6: Who is your birth partner? (Short Text, optional)
- Question 7: Which package did you choose? (Single Choice, required). Options: Birth doula; Postpartum doula; Birth and postpartum
- Question 8: What matters most to you about your support? (Long Text, optional)
- Agreement: Doula services agreement, accepted with "I agree" (full text below)
- Question 9: Sign the doula contract (Signature, required)

Signing records the signer's consent, email, IP address, browser and signing time, and each signer can download a signed PDF copy.

## Doula services agreement

Please read this before you sign.

This agreement is between **[Business name]** (the "Doula") and the client named in this form.

1. **Fee.** The client pays **[total fee]** for the package above. A retainer of **[retainer]** reserves the due date, and the rest is due by **[number]** weeks of pregnancy.
2. **Included.** The package includes **[number]** prenatal visits, support during labor and birth, and **[number]** postpartum visits, as chosen above.
3. **On call.** The Doula is on call from **[number]** weeks until the birth. The client calls when labor starts or if anything changes.
4. **Backup.** If the Doula is sick or at another birth, a trained backup doula attends.
5. **Scope.** The Doula gives emotional and physical comfort and information. The Doula does not perform clinical tasks, give medical advice or make decisions for the client.
6. **Refunds.** If the Doula and backup both miss the birth for reasons in their control, the client receives **[refund]**. A fast labor or a planned cesarean the Doula is not allowed to attend is not a missed birth.

By signing below, I confirm that I have read this agreement and agree to it.

## Common uses

- Birth doulas
- Postpartum doulas
- Doula collectives and agencies

## Key features

- Due date and birth place
- On call, backup and scope terms
- Refund terms for a missed birth

## Frequently asked questions

### What should a doula contract include?

The fee and retainer, prenatal and postpartum visits, on call dates, backup doula, scope of practice and refunds. This template covers each of them.

### Does it work for postpartum doulas?

Yes. Clients pick a birth, postpartum or combined package, and you can edit the included visits to match each one.

### Can my client's partner sign too?

Each response has one signer. Ask the partner to fill in their own copy of the form if you want both signatures.