Madeline Harris LeBlanc, MHA, RNC-OB, IBCLC, IAT

MaddyThe Doula Lady.

Doula trainer · Birth educator · Author · Speaker

276 doulas trained. Six books and workbooks. Keynotes and staff trainings for hospitals, nursing schools and conferences, plus free interactive tools for the families and doulas in those rooms.

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MHL Madeline Harris LeBlanc
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The library

Four books for every room you walk into.

From the 593-page training manual to the pocket reference. Each book on its own page with the why, the who-it’s-for, and the buy link.

The Pocket Doula deck
The Pocket Doula deck

50 comfort techniques. In your hand.

Take a 4-minute quiz and get 12 cards picked for your birth, free. Or buy the full 50-card deck.

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Mary's Hands Network

Madeline is Executive Director and lead instructor at Mary’s Hands Network, the ICEA-approved community doula program she founded in 2023. She has trained 276 doulas there, and the births they attend are tracked under an IRB protocol: 108 so far, with a cesarean rate well below the Louisiana average.