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Birth Plus

Lincoln’s Team of Doulas + Education + Support

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I need a Birth Doula

Find your birth support match from our team of dedicated, evidence based, professional doulas.

I Need a Postpartum Doula

Choose a postpartum doula and experience a softer, gentler landing with your new baby.

I need Education

Prepare for birth, postpartum, and lactation by investing in prenatal education.

Who we are

Birth Plus is led by Joyce Dykema and Melissa Hnosko, experienced doulas and perinatal professionals who have been supporting Lincoln families for more than 20 years combined. Together, we are a team of birth and postpartum professionals, working together in Lincoln, Nebraska. We provide families with education, support, and peace of mind throughout the perinatal period.

Joyce Melissa

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Are you pregnant and looking for a birth doula? Do you need help after you bring your baby home from the hospital? Maybe you're a fellow doula looking for administrative support and professional development with agency mentorship and backup? We hope
Happy IBCLC Day to our very own Melissa Hnosko! We are thankful for Melissa's leadership as one of our co-owners and lead doula of our postpartum doula team, as well as her business partnership to provide lactation assessments to all our doula client
Happy Valentine's Day!
We know it's 2026, but we're taking some time to look at our team's accomplishments from the last year! Here are some highlights: Doula Ali completed her doula certification with A Woman Who Serves! Doula Andie had the honor of attending the first
Looking for a birth doula? A postpartum doula? Both? Here's what it looks like to work with the Birth Plus team! You'll work with your selected doulas for individualized support AND benefit from our collaborative and supportive agency model, with dis
Happy Birthday Joyce! If you see @doulajoyce today, please join us in wishing her happy birthday!