Fran currently has her own
birth doula practice and coordinates a bumps and babies support group for pregnant women and new mothers.
What is absolutely amazing - and what truly motivates
my birth doula practice - is how research has shown that having a doula makes a difference in a woman's birth experience.
Not exact matches
Nicole runs her private lactation
practice through The Sanctuary
Birth and Family Wellness Center in Los Angeles and her private
doula practice through The WOMB in Mar Vista.
Her work with her busy
doula and
birth photography business, Apple Blossom Families has not only helped individual families to have more positive
births, but also has been hugely successful at increasing awareness of normal
birth and breastfeeding
practices through her photography.
Debra has trained thousands of
doulas and
birth professionals around the world in the
practices of gentle
birth support.
I participate and present at advanced
doula trainings, international
birth and childbirth education conferences, and local
birth groups so that I can continue to remain up to date on current
birth practices and evidence - based research that will support my
doula and childbirth education clients.
The
practice of encapsulating the placenta after
birth is gaining awareness and we at ABC
Doula have been getting hundreds of positive reports from families using their placenta as medicine.
As a
doula in Canada, I just wanted to comment that although the SOGC has stated that they will start training in breech
birth, it definitely has not trickled down to actually being
practiced.
We spend time helping birthing people feel more confident and comfortable birthing at home and especially at the hospital — we are currently the
doula practice with the most
births at Ridge Meadows Hospital!
Birth Doulas, Postpartum
Doulas, Childbirth Educators, Lactation Consultants, Prenatal Yoga Instructors, Prenatal Massage Therapists, Pediatric and Family
Practice MDs, Chiropractors, Psychotherapists, ICAN members, L&D staff, OBs, NICU staff, Midwives, and anyone that is wants to make a difference!
I'm a trained psychological therapist (no longer
practicing), Pilates instructor and Pilates teacher trainer (not currently teaching),
birth and mama - centric photographer,
doula, and Waldorf - inspired homeschooling mom.
Panelists will include BOLD's Brody,
practicing obstetricians, nurse midwives, childbirth educators,
doulas, and
birth choice activists.
Mothers and their labour support person will receive handouts, have the opportunity to ask questions and have a guided hands - on
practice from a Certified
Birth Doula and Prenatal Educator.
In addition to being a CBI trainer and her
doula practice, Grace facilitates a peer - to - peer support group for those recovering from
birth trauma, homeschools two of her children and laughs as much as possible.
Lauren took a break from
doula work to open her Prenatal Chiropractic
practice and is excited to return to the fulfilling work that brought her into the
birth world in the first place: helping women bring their babies earth side with confidence and support.
The PATTCh board members are a group of psychotherapists, childbirth educators,
doulas, researchers, and academicians who are dedicated to bringing together like - minded individuals to educate childbearing women and families and maternity care professionals; develop effective prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care
practices to prevent or reduce traumatic
birth and post-
birth PTSD; and identify and promote effective treatments to enhance recovery.
A user - friendly sociological overview of the philosophy and
practice of
doulas in the U.S., illuminated by real - life stories, for a wide audience ranging from current and aspiring
birth professionals, reproductive scholars and students in a variety of academic disciplines as well as a unique resource for pregnant women contemplating childbirth.
She has a small private
practice providing
doula support, lactation support and
birth education in her Mount Vernon, WA community.
DONA International
birth and postpartum
doulas practice in all kinds of settings: in hospitals, in
doula agencies, in nonprofits and as independent business owners.
Hiring a certified professional
birth doula provides assurance that the
doula has excellent skills, vast experience and
practices with the highest standards and under a strict code of ethics.
Also I integrated hands - on
practice for new
doulas with pregnant couples, by having new
doulas co-teach with me the popular Creative Movement: Practical Prep for a Positive
Birth.
Her 16 page paper, «Ecstatic
Birth,» (Buckley, 2010) guides educators and
doula trainers, who rely heavily on her explanations of hormonal physiology in childbearing, for teaching about labor physiology and psychology and the impact of care
practices.
However, that
practice is slowly changing as new parents move towards more holistic and traditional methods of childbirth, such as the use of
doulas or midwives, rather than hospital
births.
Taught by
practicing doulas, classes integrate core knowledge with practical information based on our extensive experience attending
births and supporting new families in the Los Angeles area.
She was working as a midwife assistant in home
births, while still running her
practice and supporting
doula clients in hospitals.
Birth education prepares and equips you so you are ready to face the joy and challenges of labor and beyond The knowledge and practice you will get from a birth class will make a doula that much more valuable to your labor support
Birth education prepares and equips you so you are ready to face the joy and challenges of labor and beyond The knowledge and
practice you will get from a
birth class will make a doula that much more valuable to your labor support
birth class will make a
doula that much more valuable to your labor support team.
Every presentation and
practice session during the Summit will inspire and inform
birth professionals, midwives, lactation consultants, social workers, childbirth and prenatal yoga teachers, and
doulas.
She is the founder and Director of MotherWit
Doula Care, and in addition to her busy doula practice, Lesley travels around Canada teaching the MotherWit Holistic Birth Doula Training, and Postpartum Doula Training, as well as workshops on self - care to birth wor
Doula Care, and in addition to her busy
doula practice, Lesley travels around Canada teaching the MotherWit Holistic Birth Doula Training, and Postpartum Doula Training, as well as workshops on self - care to birth wor
doula practice, Lesley travels around Canada teaching the MotherWit Holistic
Birth Doula Training, and Postpartum Doula Training, as well as workshops on self - care to birth wor
Birth Doula Training, and Postpartum Doula Training, as well as workshops on self - care to birth wor
Doula Training, and Postpartum
Doula Training, as well as workshops on self - care to birth wor
Doula Training, as well as workshops on self - care to
birth wor
birth workers.
When she's not working as a
Doula she works one day a week at a non-profit agency teaching parenting classes and has a private counselling
practice that focus» on perinatal mental health,
birth trauma and loss.
Due to his love of
birth and babies, he proudly entered childbirth education as trained
doula and San Antonio's only actively
practicing male
doula (or «Dude - La» Brian says, being a surfer from California).
AtlantaMidwife is a comprehensive Midwifery
practice providing personalized first rated care in natural childbirth, home
birth, water
birth, vbac, twin
birth, breech
birth, childbirth education and
Doula services.
After unofficially
practicing as a
Doula for over 20 years, Djifa was inspired to create a
Birth Support service that encompassed educational workshops, offered various prenatal services and encouraged holistic approaches to the birthing process.
Luckily, with the rise in demand for
doulas, the number of certified
birth doulas in the United States has grown to over 7,000
practicing doulas today.
But as we have so much fear around the unknowns of childbirth and we move away from our families, as
birth has moved into hospitals bound to certain
practices needed to keep their institutions running, and the disparities in maternal and infant outcomes based on race become clear,
doulas are more important than ever.
Her work with her busy
doula and
birth photography business, Apple Blossom Families has not only helped individual families to have more positive
births, but also has been hugely successful at increasing awareness of normal
birth and breastfeeding
practices through her photography.
She has been
practicing physical therapy for 10 years, as well as being a yoga instructor and
birth doula.
Before having her daughters she ran her own
doula practice, and combined with her certification as a childbirth educator, became a resource for women and families in the
birth community.
The Calgary
Doula Association strives to increase the quality of prenatal,
birth and postpartum support by promoting access to
doulas that adhere to a strict standard of
practice.
The Calgary
Doula Association strives to increase the quality of prenatal,
birth and postpartum support by promoting access to
doulas that adhere to a strict standard of
practice.
Desirée L. Israel, LGSW - Member at Large Desirée is a licensed social worker, perinatal psychotherapist, trained
birth doula, Reiki practitioner, and owner of Postpartum Recovery helping women decipher the funk of motherhood through her
practice in Baltimore, MD.Additionally, she serves as a diversity committee member for Postpartum Progress, a Maryland co-coordinator for Postpartum Support International and her
practice is a Perinatal Safe Spot through the National Perinatal Task Force.