Meet Gabrielle
Hoeft, your Wilmington birth doula
Gabrielle Hoeft founded River Birth Co., a birth doula practice in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is the one doula you work with from your free first call to your postpartum visit, at hospitals, birth centers and homes within about an hour of Wilmington, from Topsail Island to Sunset Beach and inland to Burgaw and Whiteville.
“Nobody should labor with strangers.”
Gabrielle Hoeft, Founder & Lead Doula
Our story
“River Birth Co. is my birth doula practice in Wilmington, North Carolina, on the banks of the Cape Fear River. I started it because I kept meeting families who felt rushed through the biggest day of their lives.”
“It began with a simple idea: nobody should labor with strangers. I live here, I love this coast and I know the roads to every birth room from Topsail to Southport.”
“My work is simple and very human. I listen. I explain. I rub backs, refill water, hold space for big feelings and keep the room calm. I would love to hear your story. Coffee is on me.”
Unhurried, informed and on your side.
Hospital, birth center or your own bed.
What we believe
- Informed, never pushedWe share evidence and options in plain words, then support the choices you make.
- Slow is allowedBirth does not run on a schedule. We hold the pace you need.
- Whole-family carePartners, siblings and grandparents get support too. Everyone has a role.
One doula, no hand-offs
Gabrielle Hoeft is the founder of River Birth Co. and the doula you will work with from your first consultation to your postpartum visit. Working alone means one familiar face and no hand-offs. She supports every kind of birth: medicated or unmedicated, planned cesarean, VBAC, home, hospital, first baby or fourth.
Doula care is non-medical. Gabrielle offers emotional, physical and informational support and works alongside your doctor, midwife and nurses.
Birth doula package and pricing
Where Gabrielle attends births
Hospitals, birth centers and homes within about an hour of Wilmington, from Topsail Island to Sunset Beach and inland to Burgaw and Whiteville.