We also offer an introduction to postpartum
doula work in a workshop titled, «Thinking you want to be a Postpartum doula?»
Relocating her family to Seattle this past summer, Camille is now available on a limited basis for daytime
doula work in Seattle.
Doulas working in the Greater South Bay Area and Peninsula will be on hand to answer your questions, offer personalized referrals, and represent some of the wonderful variety of backgrounds and skills you can find in a birth or postpartum doula.
And because our labor
doulas work in teams of two, you can be confident in knowing that the doula by your side in labor will be one you know and trust.
Not exact matches
I'll take a Bradley trained couple or someone with a
Doula (paid or not) any day — less
work for me, more relaxed mom, and I can go concentrate on the 16 year old who's alone, the woman having a crash c - section for abruption, or go help start an IV
in the NICU.
She's currently a
doula and future lactation educator who's
working on a PhD
in philosophy.
When she is not
working as a
doula, you can find Cote
in her kitchen, cooking nourishing foods for her family and friends, teaching
in the community, making herbal products, reading or hiking.
One of the most important elements of
doula work is
in understanding what empathy is and how to practice it.
After training through ProDoula, Emily
worked with Anna
in collaborating the start of Chicago Family
Doulas.
Prior to her
work as a
doula she supported families as a nanny and as a breastfeeding peer counselor
in the hospital since 2012.
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.
Anna gives 200 %
in all she does
in life and brings this commitment and passion to every aspect of her
work as a
doula.
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 families.
Gina Snyder is a certified childbirth educator, birth
doula, and placenta encapsulator who
works in Maple Ridge and Port Moody, BC.
Before becoming a
doula she received her Masters degree
in Education and
worked as a teacher and workshop coordinator.
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.
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.
She has
worked as a midwife,
doula, and childbirth educator, and later as a psychotherapist specializing
in trauma and attachment.
If the demands of labor
doula work won't yet fit into your lifestyle, or if you're looking for an additional service to add to your business that allows you the convienence of scheduling, becoming a childbirth educator is a great way increase your revenue and establish yourself as the expert
in your community.
This journeyed me to become a Certified
Doula, and I am blessed to have
worked with many birthing families
in a variety of settings.
In March of 2005 I began my journey to doula work by attending a DONA birth doula training in Atlanta with the amazing Rae Davie
In March of 2005 I began my journey to
doula work by attending a DONA birth
doula training
in Atlanta with the amazing Rae Davie
in Atlanta with the amazing Rae Davies.
Betsy is a certified postpartum
doula, a Reiki Master and a yoga enthusiast, and is active
in transformational
work through Gratitude Training.
As a
doula * and childbirth educator, I
work with families starting late
in the second trimester, or later, more than midway through their pregnancy.
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.
Before starting her
doula business, she
worked in the commercial real estate management field for many years.
All information is applicable to her
work as a
doula in or out of the hospital.
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.
In my
work as a postpartum
doula and infant sleep consultant, I have seen the value of swaddling too many times to count.
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.
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.
Outside of my
doula work I have spent 10 years
working in conservation and social justice advocacy and organizing, and I love cross-country skiing, traveling, and cooking!
In my experience, most
doulas would rather
work with midwives than OB - GYNs.
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.
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-..
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-..
in hospitals on Long Island -LSB-...]
Labor and Delivery nurses are hands - down some of the hardest
working, most caring people we interact with
in our roles as
doulas.
Cristie, brings years of experience with newborns as well as the professionalism of
working in the corporate world into her
doula career.
I have well established
working arrangements with other healthcare professionals
in the community and am a familiar
doula in all three Dublin maternity hospitals.
If you are anticipating the transition back to
work, your
doula visits can focus on helping get you organized for the changes ahead and planning for more sleep for everyone
in the home.
Doulas can help during this time through day and overnight visits, as
in the early weeks, for continued recovery and the transition with partners often going back to
work.
She specializes
in multiples, and has
worked with hundreds of our very thankful families of twins and triplets for over a decade with ABC
Doula.
In fact, many of the dads that I
work with say that they are very happy to have a
doula there.
Janet, I
work in a birth centre and I'm a
doula.
As a
doula, you usually take a very quiet role
in doing support, letting the couple
work together, while occasionally making a suggestion as they do other things like massage, spelling partners or fetching ice chips so that the couple can remain together.
You will always have access to a fresh and capable
doula since we
work in teams of 3.
Being a
doula can give you the opportunity to bond with the family
in a way you might not be able to when
working for a bigger institution, like a hospital.
Those not
in the healthcare industry who want to get into
work as a
doula may find value
in training and certification classes.
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.