Pregnant women of color in Fort Worth can trust Young Honest Mother for Doula support.

Your guide to experiencing the sacred story of birth

preconception • pregnancy • postpartum

Doula support in Fort Worth & beyond

Well, hello there. I’m Maris Young.

Maris Young is a Fort Worth Doula, writer, speaker and the creator of Young Honest Mother.

When I gave birth to my first child in 2017, I felt like I was unceremoniously thrust from the shores of maidenhood. So, I created Young Honest Mother and then became a certified Doula to help other women navigate birth as a rite of passage and cross the threshold into motherhood with honor and dignity.

You are

not alone.

What does a Doula do?

Young Honest Mother is a Fort Worth Doula offering educational support.

A Doula is a prenatal, labor and postpartum professional that supports physiologic birth in a variety of settings. I walk alongside your OB/GYN or midwife to help you cut through the overwhelm of childbearing. I specialize in connecting evidence-based info with ancestral wisdom as you embody what it means to bring life earthside.

Educational Support

I share evidence-based information to inform your intuition and ensure you gather essential details needed to make informed decisions regarding your perinatal care.

Young Honest Mother is a Fort Worth Doula offering emotional support.

Emotional Support

I share reassuring encouragement, teach holistic relaxation modalities, hold a safe space to be heard and provide a calm, non-judgmental presence throughout the fertility journey.

Young Honest Mother is a Fort Worth Doula offering physical support.

Physical Support

I share loving touch and hands-on comfort techniques while providing continuous support whether you choose to birth at a hospital, birth center or home.

What are the benefits of Doula support?

Studies report better birth outcomes, especially for women of color, who hire Doulas.

Improved

✓ Self esteem and confidence

✓ Satisfaction surrounding the birth

✓ Communication with healthcare providers

✓ Infant and maternal health

Decreased

↓ Labor times

↓ Fear, anxiety and stress

↓ Sense of pain

↓ Unnecessary C-sections

↓ Use of extra interventions

↓ Healthcare costs

You deserve

support.

What does Young Honest Mother offer?

As a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive Doula, I offer wholehearted perinatal care steeped in compassion. I am passionate about reproductive justice and equitable birth outcomes for all. So, in an effort to make Doula services more accessible to my community, I offer sliding scale payments.

Young Honest Mother is a Fort Worth Doula offering preconception support.

Preconception

  • • In-home detox consultation
    • Nutrition & lifestyle guidance
    • Pregnancy prep
    • Menstrual cycle education
    • Stress resolution tips
    • Community resources

Young Honest Mother is a Fort Worth Doula offering pregnancy support.

Pregnancy

  • • Birth vision setting

    • Nutrition & lifestyle guidance
    • Childbirth education
    • Postpartum & Parenting prep
    • Community resources
    • Continuous labor support
    • Ongoing text support

Young Honest Mother is a Fort Worth Doula offering postpartum support.

Postpartum

  • • Infant feeding support
    • Newborn care education
    • Parenting mentorship
    • Intimacy/relationship tips
    • Nourishing meal prep
    • Holistic healing guidance
    • Community resources
    • Ongoing text support up to 1 year postpartum