Doula trainer. Birth educator. Author. Lactation consultant.
Books, supplemental resources, and live talks for birth workers, expectant families, and the clinical teams who hold them. Founder of Mary’s Hands Network.
965 pages. The training manual the field was missing.
$79.99 Read more → PregnancyThe friend you wish you had during pregnancy.
$29.99 Read more → SpecialtyBearing witness to love and loss intertwined.
$14.99 Read more → Reference50 doula tricks for the birth room.
$9.99 Read more →Madeline Harris LeBlanc, MHA, RNC-OB, IBCLC, IAT — nurse, lactation consultant, ICEA-approved doula trainer. Founder of Mary’s Hands Network.
She writes the books on this site to put the same depth she brings to the bedside into the hands of every birth worker.
Read the full story →Conferences, hospital staff trainings, doula cohorts, podcasts, panels, university lectures — if your audience needs evidence-based birth content delivered with humor and depth, Madeline books speaking engagements year-round.
Bereavement protocols, trauma-informed L&D, lactation across the perinatal arc. CEU-ready sessions for nurses, midwives, and physicians.
Guest lectures and full-day intensives for community doula training programs. Drawn from the curriculum that built MHN.
Keynotes and panel discussions on maternal mortality, evidence-based birth, and the future of community-based care.
A practiced voice on birth, lactation, and the politics of maternal health. Booking inquiries through the contact form.
Same voice you’ll find in the books. Daily birth talk, evidence-forward, no fear-based content.
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For doula training and certification, visit Mary’s Hands Network — an ICEA-approved community doula program providing free and reduced-cost doula services to Louisiana families.
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