Local postpartum doula offers holistic support for new parents

November 13, 2025 @ 9:02 amBusiness, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Headshot of Alyssa Sampson smiling in front of cafe sign.
Postpartum doula Alyssa Sampson provides non-medical, supportive care to new moms and their families in Huron/Perth, helping them to build confidence, develop strategies and connect families to professional resources when necessary. Pictured here at her favourite coffee shop, The Purple Bike, in Brussels. (Cory Bilyea photo)

BRUSSELS –  The baby is sleeping, but the new mother isn’t. Her hands shake as she stares at a sink full of dishes and baskets of unfolded laundry, overwhelmed not by the mess, but by a rage she never expected motherhood would bring. This hidden landscape of post-delivery life is part of local postpartum doula…

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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.