This talent also truly shines when
a birth doula works their magic in a birthing space, turning a standardized (read: sterile and cold) hospital room into a magical birth cave.
This talent truly shines when
a birth doula works their magic in a birthing space, turning a standardized (read: sterile and cold) hospital room into a magical birth cave.
Not exact matches
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.
Our system
works for all families regardless of structure, identity, or birthing location, and is taught by myself and another experienced
doula, Jennifer Kelley of Belly to Bliss
Birth Services.
After the support of her
doula in her second
birth she realized the importance of
doula work and felt that she had found her calling in life.
When I
work with families to help them prepare for their labor and
birth as a childbirth educator, or when I walk their labor path with them as a
birth doula, my purpose is to help them achieve those very goals.
I am a toLabor trained
birth doula and birth activist, and as an Evidence Based Birth Instructor I am able to offer trainings to obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and other doulas in the community in addition to working with expecting fami
birth doula and
birth activist, and as an Evidence Based Birth Instructor I am able to offer trainings to obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and other doulas in the community in addition to working with expecting fami
birth activist, and as an Evidence Based
Birth Instructor I am able to offer trainings to obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and other doulas in the community in addition to working with expecting fami
Birth Instructor I am able to offer trainings to obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and other
doulas in the community in addition to
working with expecting families.
Gina Snyder is a certified childbirth educator,
birth doula, and placenta encapsulator who
works in Maple Ridge and Port Moody, BC.
We are not the inventors of
doula work, nor the originators of professional
birth and parenting support.
Heather
worked as a
birth doula in the hospital for many years before experiencing her own home
birth that opened her eyes to what a truly gentle and empowered
birth could be.
She found that through her
work as a
birth and postpartum
doula she could positively impact a families life.
They may have been the first
doula to ever attend a hospital
birth in their region, or the
doula who
worked with care - providers to make changes.
I am thrilled to announce that Tulsa Family
Doulas is officially accepting applications for
Birth and Postpartum
Doulas for contract
work with the agency!
In March of 2005 I began my journey to
doula work by attending a DONA
birth doula training in Atlanta with the amazing Rae Davies.
When I
worked as a
doula I came complete with a bag full of flameless candles, a CD player, «
birth» music CDs, aromatherapy, massagers and all other sorts of mood enhancing items.
Doulas and Dads
work together as complementary parts of the Mom's
birth team.
Since then I have
worked with many
birth workers, midwifes and
doulas in Chico and Paradise, California.
I also finally understood, and connected with all of those women I had read about in blogs who wanted to tell anyone and everyone about their amazing
birth story; and I had a new respect for the amazing
work that
doulas do.
The
doula is there as someone who really knows
birth, who can help families navigate labor and who
works to protect the space for the birthing couple.
It was then that she discovered her passion for
birth and
doula work.
Naomi Hannah is a midwife who has
worked in several
birth settings: she has been a
Doula, a Certified Professional Midwife, a labor and delivery nurse, and is now a Certified Nurse Midwife.
As a DONA - certified
doula, I
work with mom - to - be and
birth partner to help assure that inner wisdom is brought to the
birth process for the best possible outcome and
birth experience for each individual mom.
Landon also
works as a full time
birth doula at Have Heart Doula Serv
doula at Have Heart
Doula Serv
Doula Services.
A trained
birth doula and mother of six beautiful children, I am so happy to be
working with families as part of Everyday Miracles.
She became a
doula for low - income women,
worked as a Childbirth Educator at the largest clinic for uninsured families in Austin and began organizing to address the disparities in pre-natal care and
birth outcomes both locally and regionally.
I have been
working professionally in the world of
birth and labor support and childbirth education since January, 2004, though I attended my first
doula birth in 2001.
This 21 / 2 - day hands - on workshop is designed to prepare advanced level
birth doulas with the tools and skills to serve as an assistant to a home
birth midwife at a 36 week prenatal home visit, home
birth and the strategies to
work cooperatively with the home
birth midwifery team, Experience in breastfeeding support, childbirth education and other
birth skills are important.
This 12 - hour hands - on workshop is designed to prepare
birth doulas with the tools and skills to provide extended labor support services to home birthing families and the strategies to
work cooperatively with the home
birth midwifery team.
She is also a
Birth and Postpartum
Doula and trained Childbirth Educator with over 10 years hands - on experience
working with children and their families.
Since my
doula training, I have begun
work as a Labor and Employment attorney in Manhattan but take every opportunity I can to offer informational support to expecting parents and to act as a back - up
doula and attend
births as my schedule allows.
It is there that I spent the next 14 years
working with a group of the most amazing people helping to better the infant mortality rate through
Doula supported
births, Childbirth education, and clinical lactation.
In the six years that I've
worked as a
Birth Doula, 99 % of the
births I attended, before
working with the team at Believe, were in hospitals on Long Island -LSB-...]
Amanda is co-founder of the Hudson River
Doula Network and seeks to continue to improve the dynamics of
birth for every individual she
works with.
I also
work with and through the
doula agency Open Arms Perinatal Services and am happy to connect you with their no - cost
birth doula services program.
Birth Works, CAPPA, DONA International and ICEA all offer educational workshops for
doulas.
Doulas help make
birth happen, but mothers do all the
work!
HOPE LIEN: I
worked as a
birth and post portem
doula and a lactation counselor myself and so a few years ago when we decided to just start the adoption process I knew from doing some breastfeeding training myself that I would possible turn this lactation but I didn't really know I guess the details of that first and what I meant.
After giving
birth to her daughter, Jessica's interests grew and she
worked to earn her certifications as a CLC (Certified Lactation Counselor), a
birth and postpartum
doula and a childbirth educator.
A few times a year, I offer weekend advanced skills workshops for
working doulas through Two Doulas
doulas through Two
Doulas Doulas Birth.
My
work as a
Doula has been deeply influenced by my own natural
births and breastfeeding journey.
Janet, I
work in a
birth centre and I'm a
doula.
As postpartum
work has stolen this Midwestern girl's heart, Frederica comes to our team (from Iowa originally) as an experienced
birth and postpartum
doula trained with DONA and CAPPA.
Though sometimes you will find a
doula does either postpartum or
birth work.
Some labor
doulas might offer this as a service as well, however many labor
doulas need to rest and recuperate after the hard
work of
birth support, so check in with your
doula about utilizing her backup
doula, or another postpartum
doula she knows.
It is designed for trained,
working birth doulas and focuses on helping newer
doulas grow their
birth doula skills, increase their efficiency, avoid burnout, expand their business, and learn to balance their
work as a
birth doula with the rest of their life.
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Along with continuing to do
birth, maternity, newborn, and family photography, I will also be adding
doula services to my
work!
Well this applies to all who do
Doula /
Birth work as well!
A
doula's tools include praise, reassurance, encouragement, active listening; I will support your choices and
work to protect your memory of your
birth experience.
Doulas and Dads
work as complementary parts of the Mom's
birth team.