Birthing in Zion: Doulas

Name
What stake do you live in? Please include city, state and country.
What area do you serve? How far are you willing to travel
Occupation (midwife, doula, OB, IBCLC, etc.–include applicable organizations (CAPPA, BAI, DONA, etc.) or state “volunteer peer support” if not licensed or certified
Preferred method of contact (office, home, or cell phone, e-mail, Website (if applicable)
Short Bio (100-200 words) including description of services, experience, philosophy, rates, or anything else you want people to know about you and your work.

Arizona

Danielle McDonald, HCHI
Stake: Surprise Stake El Mirage, Arizona, USA
Serving: El Mirage, Surprise, Peoria, Glendale, Sun City. 25 miles
Occupation: Certified Hypnobabies Childbirth Instructor, Hypno-Doula
Phone: 801-462-6952
E-mail: dmcdonald25@gmail.com
Website: www.enjoyyourbirthingtime,weebly.com
Bio: I am a mother of 2 beautiful children and a wife to an amazing husband. I have been living in Arizona for the past 3 years and am really enjoying getting to know and meet new people everyday. I am a hypno-mom and loved my birth. I love supporting expecting moms and dads through their birthing journey. I love teaching Hypnobabies and sharing powerful information and tools for birth. I truly believe that every women can have the beautiful, peaceful birth that they envision and I know that through Hypnobabies that can be accomplished.

Jenny Larson
Stake: Greenfield Stake: Gilbert, AZ, USA
Serving: Valley wide
Occupation: Doula (CAPPA), Childbirth Educator (CAPPA), Breastfeeding Counselor (CAC), and Student Midwife.
Website: www.prenatalharmony.com
Email: rjlarson@gmail.com
Bio: Jenny spends most of her time raising 4 children on her small farm in Gilbert, AZ. Childbirth Education has been her focus for the past 7 years, teaching classes for Mercy Gilbert and Chandler Hospitals. She has been a CAPPA certified doula since 2006, and feels blessed to have attended the births of many family and friends. Jenny currently serves as the Student Liaison of the Arizona Association of Midwives.

Rachel Leavitt
Stake: Maricopa, Arizona
Serving: Mesa, Tempe, Chandler
Occupation: RN, Doula, Doula trainer
Contact: rachel.leavitt@gmail.com
Bio: My name is Rachel Leavitt. I am the mother of five children, all born naturally. Two in a birth center in Tucson, AZ and three in Utah. I graduated from the University of Utah with my BSN in 2004. Since then I have worked in postpartum, NICU, and Labor and Delivery. I loved my work and felt like it has added a lot to my knowledge base, but I quickly realized that there was a need to help support women more fully who are striving for a normal physiological birth. Thus my attention turned to teaching myself how to support women in labor. I received my doula certification from Childbirth International in 2010 and in Jan of 2011 decided it was time for me to turn my attention full time to just doing doula work. I have attended over 200 births with many varying experiences. I have supported women who have used the Bradley method, hypnobirthing, lamaze or their own instincts and intuition. Other healing methods I use to help support birth include reflexology, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, as well as a strong background in research and science. I work to stay updated on current research relevant to my work as a doula which translates into better care for the women I take care of. I am also currently working on offering Doula Certification. Right now I'm offering it cheap ($50), because it's in the works and I need feedback. So if anyone is interested, let me know. Online doula training is available through www.trainingdoulas.com. My two goals for women that are work with are 1) to attend to women's mental, physical, emotional and spiritual needs and 2) to help facilitate decision making. Overall, my guiding philosophy is this: "Birth is the experience of a lifetime. Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body a miracle of creation".

Amanda Wilcken
Stake: Salt River Stake in Mesa, AZ, USA
Serving: Metro Phoenix/East Valley area in Arizona
Occupation: Birth Doula(working towards certification through Childbirth International), Apprentice Midwife (w/Diane Bajus who is a CNM doing home births, she is also an herbalist and aromatherapist and teaching me those subjects, too. She is not LDS, but an AMAZING woman.)
E-mail, amanda.wilcken@gmail.com or my cell phone 480-223-8210. Last resort is my home number, 480-358-0847.
Bio: I have been a birth doula since 2006. Among other things, I use the Bradley Method, aromatherapy, acupressure and guided meditation to help women navigate their way through the rewarding work of bringing a baby into the world. I have 5 children of my own, 3 at a hospital and 2 water births at home. I believe in women, and in their ability to trust their instincts and birth their babies. I attend both hospital and home births as a doula. My rate is $300, I am open to bartering. I also do placenta encapsulation (for $150) and custom herbal preparations. As of September '11 I have taken a step towards my dream and started an apprenticeship with a midwife. The midwife I work with is a CNM, which in Arizona means that she can legally attend breech and VBAC home births. Birth is such a deepening and transformative time for a woman, and I am honored to be there to support her as she blossoms into motherhood!

Arkansas

Darla Benedict
Stake: Rogers Arkansas USA
Serving: Rogers, Springdale,Bentonville Area of North West Arkansas, will travel up to 30 miles
Occupation Birth Doula (DONA waiting on certification to go through)
Cell phone 425-283-8591
E-mail darlathedoula@live.com
Bio: I am a birth doula, I completed a labor support course from Seattle Midwifery school in 2009. I have had two natural births and have supported over 10 births and have had excellent reviews from every mother. I have had great success in helping mothers labor without tearing. I like to support the mother and family with their goals and do not press any personal philosophies on them. I am a mother advocate and therefore help her and work with her birth team in reaching her desires.

California

Dianna Hampton
Stake: Antelope Stake, Antelope , Ca
What area do you serve? How far are you willing to travel? Greater Sacramento Area, including Sacramento, Yolo, Eldorado and Placer Counties
Occupation: Volunteer support Doula- During Pregnancy, at Birth and postpartum
Home, 916-515-8345
Cell: (916-880-8452
e-mail: sanadabri@gmail.com
Bio: I’ve volunteered as a Doula for a local hospital for two years. I also have helped many of my family and friends while pregnant and after giving birth. I find that there is not a much family support as their used to be. I would like to give that sisterly support that is vital to the well being of the mother and father. I am working towards doula certification an would like to pursue becoming a lactation consultant as well.
Doula services: Negotiable

Angie Valentin
Stake: Antioch CA
Serving: Bay Area
Occupation: Doula (seeking certification via BAI and DONA)
(253)326-9952
angiedoula@gmail.com
http://www.doulaville.com/angie.html
Bio: I own Doulaville Seattle Birth Services, a co-op style doula/maternal health support business run from my living room. Collectively, Doulaville offers support through just about every stage of creating your family. We are proud to have the Puget Sound's most affordable support services. I have been doing doula work (even though I didn't always know there was a name for it) since about 2004. I have faith in a woman's ability to birth; I trust birth and am always honored to be a part of it.

Kathryn S. Ramirez
Stake: Apple Valley Stake, Apple Valley, California, USA
Serving: Victor Valley, Antelope Valley and Inland Empire regions of Southern California, 75 miles.
Occupation: Doula, DONA trained, working on certification.
Contact: Cell Phone (760) 813-6262, Email serendipitybirthpros@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/kathrynsramirez
Bio: I am first and foremost a wife, mother, and grandmother. I have been recognized for my passion in the care and moral of the community I serve. I’m enthusiastic, inspiring and thoughtful. My vision is to guide my fellowman to wellness including regular service for the public good. My travels to Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia have initiated a passion for learning of the philosophies of medicine that are very different from my traditional North American upbringing. I am a Master Aromatherapist with a diploma from the American College of Healthcare Sciences. I have studied Complementary Alternative Medicine with Aromatherapy and Herbal Medicine as dual majors. I am currently studying full-time at my local community college. I hope to use the knowledge gained to increase my ability to support my family’s health demands and to empower those around me to have vitality and vigor in their lives. Once I have completed my current degree I plan to continue my education in holistic medicine. My goal is to complete a master’s degree in Midwifery. My specialties are Birth Assistance, Aromatherapy, Herbal Medicine and Nutrition.

Stacie Bingham
Stake: Bakersfield Stake, Delano, CA USA
Serving: Kern and Tulare Counties
Occupation: Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE), Certified Birth Doula (DONA), Accredited Breastfeeding Counselor (LLL)
Methods of Contact: stacie.bing@gmail.com, 530-321-4322
Bio: I come to the world of birth as a woman and as a mother; as a student and as a teacher. I have three unique boys, with three unique birth stories. My travels through motherhood have helped guide me toward my professional work as a doula, childbirth instructor, and breastfeeding counselor. I strive to lead a very simple life. Overscheduling is something I work hard to avoid, not only for myself but also for my family. My husband has a flexible schedule and he understands babies come when babies come -- this allows me to be available to my clients around the clock, with very short notice, in a minimally distracting way for my family. I have over 4000 direct-counseling breastfeeding hours, 1000 as a childbirth educator, and I have attended over 150 births as a doula. After 11 years living in Chico, CA my family and I have relocated to the border of Kern and Tulare Counties, and I look forward to working with area families as they travel though the exciting year that surrounds birth.

Sheridan Ripley
Stake: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USA
Serving: South Orange County. Limited travel
Occupation: Hypnobabies Childbirth Educator, Hypno-Doula, Birth Doula CD(DONA)
http://www.enjoybirth.com 949-292-3710
Bio: I love supporting expecting moms and dads as they make their birthing journey. It is such a magical time and I love being a part of it. I love teaching Hypnobabies and sharing powerful information and tools for birth. I also love being a birth doula. I support moms in whatever birth choices they make. I just try to empower them with information and support so that they have a great experience.

Care Messer, CHBE, CD(DONA)
Penasquitos Stake, San Diego California
Serving all of San Diego County
Occupation: Certified HypnoBirthing Practitioner, Birth Doula, Vice President of San Diego Birth Network, Natural Birth lecturer, Birth Consultations, getting ready to sit for my ICEA Certification exam, HypnoBirthing Doula Instructor, Placenta Encapsulation.
Phone: 858.254.9515
Email: Care@SanDiegoHypnoBirth.com
Website: www.SanDiegoHypnoBirthing.com
I am a single mom of two girls, 15 yr old(adopted at five) and 4 yr old with special needs. My daughters birth and special needs journey changed my life and I became a birth worker. I am in my passion now and feel so blessed to do what I love to support my kids. I have found that education is the door to a positive birth experience whether it’s a natural birth or not. Our bodies are amazing and created perfectly to give birth. Once we learn how and why our bodies work, we are empowered to make better decisions and guide our own birth the way it was intended. I teach a lot about “UnDisturbed Birth” and how your partner can support you in the way you need him too. My classes are fun, informative and not your typical HypnoBirthing classes. I also lecture at the University and Nursing colleges, training student nurses in how to support Natural Birth. This year I am going to be teaching doctors and nurses as well. One of the girls who works with me is LDS as well. Finding the right care provider is the key for a good birth and I am happy to help answer any care provider/hospital questions whether you take my classes or not. If I cannot attend your birth, I will help you find the PERFECT woman who can. You don’t get a do over in birth – so educate yourself and enjoy it! Hugs…

Mia Bean
Stake: Santa Rosa Stake in Santa Rosa, California
Serving: The Bay Area, I'm willing to travel an hour
Occupation: doula through DONA (going through certification now)
Contact: minamo@gmail.com or cell 707-758-7947
Bio: I am in the process of becomming certified though DONA as a doula. I have had 2 children of my own, both naturally. One was born at a birthing center and the other was born at home unassisted. I have also attended 3 other births as well. I have been trained in Hypnobirthing and feel that it can be beneficial to everyone! I love birth and babies!

Jena Vincent
Stake: Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Serving: Sonoma, Mendocino, Napa, and Marin Counties. I’ll occasionally go up to 3 hours away if necessary, depending on where.
Occupation: Massage therapist, infant massage teacher, and volunteer peer support birth doula
Contact: (707) 849-2217
Email: jena@abundancemassage.com
Bio: I’ve been a massage therapist since 2004 with a specific interest in pregnancy. I trained as a birth doula through DONA in 2008, though I eventually decided not to complete certification and concentrate primarily on my massage practice. I’ve also trained in and taught infant massage to new parents since the Spring of 2010. (Please see listings for massage and infant massage under Other.)
Rate: Negotiable

Mary C. Stelter, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Stake: Torrance North Stake, California, USA
Serving the Southern LA county area, willing to travel in a 30 mile radius from Torrance, CA
DONA Certified Doula, ICEA Certified Childbirth Educator, American Heart Association Certified CPR Instructor
Phone: (310) 462-5218 cell or (310) 973-4514 home
Website: www.oceanbirth.weebly.com
email: marystelter@hotmail.com
Bio: As a mother of 5, I understand the value of an empowering childbirth education and the necessity of trained, experienced doula support, so I created a Southern California birth organization dedicated to providing those essential services to expecting families. I believe that birth experiences have the potential to be amazingly beautiful! OCEAN Birth is an acronym that encapsulates my values and philosophy. I believe that birth is Organic - everything essential for a healthy birth and a beautiful experience is already contained within each woman, and only in rare instances is it necessary to intervene in the divine process. Creative - not only is pregnancy and birth a time for the creation of a new little life, it is also a time of creation for each woman and her family as they become more, in every way, than before. Empowering - each woman, each family, has the opportunity throughout the birth process to lay claim to the strength, courage and dignity that is theirs! Attainable - the birth experience that you want can be yours! Noble - the sacrifice, commitment and love required to bring a child into this world make birthing a truly noble act, worthy of the highest respect.

Danielle Rich
Stake
Serving: All of napa county , solano co , Santa Rosa , Marin co , willing to travel 45/ 1 hour client must pay bridge tolls and gas up front (160.00) retainer for 4 visits Which include 2 prenatals 1 birth and a postpartum follow up .. 160.00 is a separate fee from the birth fee
Contact: www.birthguardians.com

Colorado

Shantelle McBride
Stake: Colorado Springs East Stake, Colorado
Serving: Colorado Springs area (military bases, the academy, Fountain, Peyton, Black Forest, Monument, Pueblo, etc.) and am willing to travel as far as Denver.
Occupation: "volunteer peer support" working towards Doula certification
Email: slmcbride@live.com
Bio: I am the mother of 4 beautiful children and each of their births were different, but amazing in their own ways. My last birth was a very spiritual unassisted homebirth and I've felt prompted ever since to share my experience and to facilitate women in getting educated, not settling, and birthing the way they want to. It is my hope to empower mothers and fathers in childbirth and to help them realize their parental rights through research-based information. As a birth doula, I will help sustain the woman in labor through continual emotional, physical, and spiritual support. She will feel uplifted, encouraged, and strengthened as her precious baby is allowed to freely and miraculously enter the world. During my training, my services are free. I look forward to our meeting and being of service to you and your family during this magical time!

Florida

Camaron Ortiz
Stake: Pompano Beach Stake, Coral Springs, Florida, USA Please include city, state and country.
Serving: Broward, Palm Beach, Maimi-Dade & Davie Counties. How far are you willing to travel? 90 minutes from Coral Springs.
Occupation: Post Partum Doula certified through the Utah College of Midwives, and currently volunteer support for someone needing a birth doula.
Contact: dcorteezy@gmail.com
Bio: Camaron has had two (out of two) natural births and has a passion for helping women pass through the defining process of birth and processing your birth. She also has over 1000 hours of breastfeeding experience to help new mothers have their own successes in breastfeeding. She certified as a post partum doula before leaving Utah and coming to Florida while her husband finishes his Master's degree. Though never officially having a chance to work in the field, she has kept herself busy by continuing her birth-education and serving the new moms in her community. She speaks Spanish fluently. She charges a minimum $20 plus expenses per hour and will only work for a shift of at least 4 hours at a time.

Idaho

Katy Rawlins
Stake: Idaho Falls West Stake, Idaho Falls, ID USA
Serving: Southeast Idaho, Western Wyoming; willing to travel 100 miles
Occupation: Birth & Postpartum Doula (currently seeking DONA certification), Childbirth Educator (Authorized Instructor, Baby Bump Services Childbirth Education Platform), Lactation Counselor for Eastern Idaho District Health Department, and Student Midwife studying with the National College of Midwifery
Contact: birthidahofalls.com, katy@birthidahofalls.com
Bio: I feel it a priviledge to attend to women as they experience the childbearing cycle. From childbirth education, labor and birth, to the ups and downs of the postpartum period, I work to provide families with education, support, and love. I have attended nearly 60 births as a doula, assisted more than 200 clients as a lactation counselor, and teach an extremely fun 7-week childbirth course every two months. For more information, please visit birthidahofalls.com.

Katy Willis, RN, HCHI, HCHD
Stake: Rexburg Stake, Rexburg, ID, USA
Serving: South East Idaho
Occupation: Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor & Doula
www.BeStillServices.com
BeStillServices@gmail.com
208-569-4273
I have a PASSION for natural birth! I believe women's bodies were purposefully and consciously designed to carry babies during pregnancy and give birth beautifully. Having both medical and holistic background and training, I understand the medical and midwifery models of care and can offer insight and understanding into the "complex" issue pregnancy and birthing has become in the United States. I look forward to serving the families in my community and surrounding areas!

Anna Russell
Ascension Doula Services
Stake: Ucon, ID Stake – Ucon/Idaho Falls, ID USA
Serving: Ucon/Idaho Falls, ID USA
Occupation:Birth doula – Pending CD(DONA) certification
208.201.3531
Email – arussell@ifpath.com and PocoLeoBar@hotmail.com
Facebook page
Doula Match Profile
25 mile travel radius within the Idaho Falls, ID area
Bio: Every woman deserves the opportunity to choose a doula who offers evidence-based information, education, communication, emotional and physical support, mutual regard, respect and compassion before, during and after the birth of their baby. The word Doula means "A woman who serves" and my role to the expectant family is to serve them in the highest and best way possible, to protect and honor the sacred birth space and the memories made during this incredible experience. I believe that every woman deserves to feel empowered...from making decisions regarding an impending birth to laboring her baby earthside and the immediate postpartum period. I am deeply passionate about birth, and am excited, honored and humbled to walk this divine path.

Angela M. Geurts

Stake: Pocatello Highland Stake, Pocatello, ID, Bannock County

Serving: Bannock County and counties up to 2 hours away from Pocatello

Occupation: Massage Therapist (NCTMB), Doula (CD DONA)

Contact: geurtsang@gmail.com (208) or (801) 637-1343

www.doveidaho.blogspot.com www.pocatellodoulas.blogspot.com www.choosinghomebirth.blogspot.com

Bio: My husband and I moved our family to Pocatello (from UT) seven years ago. I have worked out of my home as a Massage Therapist since 2003 and carry Young Living Essential Oils. We have five children, each was born without medication.

I am passionate about natural birth and believe that every intervention carries consequences, which each family should be well aware of before labor begins.. God and nature created this process - trying to control or change the aspects of it creates disharmony, which affects emotion, healing, bonding and wellbeing; for the baby, mother and parenting. My role as Doula is to safegaurd the mother (and father) in the laboring environment, according to her changing needs, without judgement. I recognize birth as an empowering, unifying experience for the family unit.

Robyn Allgood, AAHCC

Stake: Pocatello North Stake, Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Serving: South East Idaho (contact me to find out how far I am willing to travel)

Occupation: Certified Childbirth Educator and doula for the Bradley Method®

Contact me at allgood.robyn@gmail.com

Bio: I have been teaching Husband-Coached Childbirth® classes (Bradley Method®) for the last 7 years while attending births as doula support. You can read more about the Bradley Method on their website www.bradleybirth.com. I am also an ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) chapter leader offering support to mothers and their families in recovery from cesarean birth, support and preparation for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), and providing information to the general public concerning VBAC and cesarean awareness. Please visit www.ican-online.org for more information. Spirituality and birth is also my passion having authored several pieces in The Gift of Giving Life. You can find out more about this book on our website: www.thegiftofgivinglife.com.

Julie Harker Buck
Stake: Saint Anthony Idaho Stake, USA
Serving: the Southeast Idaho area and am willing to discuss travel to other locations.
Occupation: I am a DONA certified birth doula, working on my postpartum certification. I am a certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator, and a Registered Dietitian
Please contact me at 208-313-0331, email at julie@ planebeginnings.com or visit www.planebeginnings.com
Bio: My birth journey started in 1983 when I delivered my first child at home. My sister, who was my midwife, was also my doula at my last birth of twin daughters, completing my family of one son and five daughters. I have been attending births since 1990 and teaching childbirth classes since 2002. As a Registered Dietitian, nutrition is part of my birth practice. Working with childbearing families is my life passion. Trusting birth as a natural process and assisting laboring women to achieve their desired birth drives my efforts at assisting. Creating a comfortable postpartum environment for healing guides my postpartum doula practice. Nourishing the childbearing woman and her family ensures a healthy pregnancy, delivery, lactation and recovery. Please contact me to discuss your childbearing year needs.

Jennetta Billhimer CD, HBCE, CCE, BS
Stake: Twin Falls, ID, USA
Serving: Magic Valley area (Please contact for more information about traveling further than that.)
Occupation: Author of Wise Childbearing, What You must know before having Your Baby in the United States, Certified Doula (Dona International), Certified Childbirth Educator (Association for Wise Childbearing), HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator (Mongan Method)
Email: cnjbillhimer@aol.com
Phone: (208) 733-3303
Bio: Women’s bodies were made by a loving Heavenly Father to work right—including when giving birth. There is so much fear surrounding birth, even in our LDS culture. It doesn’t have to be painful to give birth. And giving birth can be safe and it can be one of the most beautiful, satisfying experiences in a woman’s, and her family’s, life. Birth can be much more gentle and safe for babies than is presently the case in the United States.
Read all about it in my book, Wise Childbearing, What You Must know before having Your Baby in the United States. Learn more about the Association for Wise Childbearing at www.AssociationforWiseChildbearing.com
I also offer HypnoBirthing childbirth education classes for the Magic Valley, Idaho area.
* If you are interested in becoming a childbirth education instructor for Association for Wise Childbearing, please contact us at our website above.

Indiana

Liz Johnson
Stake: South Bend, Indiana stake (US)
Serving: Northern Indiana and SW Michigan... I would travel anywhere within an hour of South Bend, and possibly further, depending on the situation.
Occupation: working towards birth doula certification through DONA - I have completed everything (training, reading, etc.) except for attending three births, and am hoping to be fully certified in the spring of 2012. Also, I grew up in Mexico City and speak fluent Spanish.
Contact: birthwithliz@gmail.com. I will have a website up soon - I'll email you when it's up!
Bio: I am a stay-at-home mom to three little boys and a feminist and birth advocate at heart. I am a believer in empowering & educating women, and letting them make the best decision for them. I attend home and hospital births, and I have attended both medicated and unmedicated births. I don't believe that there's one "ideal" birth - I think that mothers should choose what's best for them and their families, and I am there to support, encourage, and help them along the way. I have aspirations of becoming a midwife, although that's still a few years down the road. I am also happy to take pictures at a birth, although I make no claims that they're professional!

Kansas

Angela C Taylor
Stake: Wichita, KS Stake USA
Serving: Wellington and Surrounding Area, willing to travel 1 hour radius.
Occupation: Natural Health Doctor, Certified Childbirth Educator (CBI), Certified Birth Doula (CBI), Certified Postpartum Doula (CBI), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Trust Birth Facilitator, Student Midwife (AAMI)
Contact: 620-326-2498, angie@tayloryourbirth.com, www.TaylorYourBirth.com (cell phone number given to clients)
Bio: Taylor Your Birth has been in business for 6 years and is owned and operated by Angela (Angie) Taylor. All fees are negotiable and trades and/or barters will be considered. Taylor Your Birth offers services in childbirth education ($150 for 8-week course), birth ($300) & postpartum doula support ($25/hr with a 4-hr minimum), lactation support ($60/hr), healing from birth trauma ($60/hr) as well as education in natural health remedies ($60/hr). Childbirth classes are both group as well as private. Angie will travel up to 1 hour to the student's home (additional fee may apply) or student may come to her location. Skype classes are possible if that is what will work best for all parties. Insurance might cover some of these services but Taylor Your Birth will not file insurance claims forms but will provide a receipt so insurance claims forms may be filed.

Massachusetts

Amanda Forgit
Stake: Boston Stake, Massachusetts
Serving: most of Central, Metrowest, Eastern Massachusetts.
Occupation: toLabor trained doula, and a student midwife.
Phone: 508.686.0276
Email: ama.lucy@gmail.com
Website: http://meanttobeloved.blogspot.com/
About me: Hi, My name is Amanda...
I completed my doula training through toLabor in March 2010. I am also a student midwife taking the Basic Midwifery course through the Massachusetts Midwives Alliance. Before I began my path towards birth work, I was a certified infant and toddler teacher. It is amazing to watch the little one learn and grow so fast. I also worked with a local camp in the summer that served special needs children of all ranges.
In 2003, I became a mother to my daughter who is a beautiful little person with her own special views on life. She was born in the hospital. My experience there left me feeling like birth could be something more. I started doing research and educating myself on birth, breastfeeding and parenting. Then in 2009, My son was born. He healed me and taught me what birth could be like. He was born at home surrounded by many loving women. I believe that birth is a natural process that should be left to take the path that it needs. Every birth is different and holds its own power. I also offer placenta encapsulation and belly casting as additional services.

Minnesota

Ann M Kirchner CD(DONA)
Stake: Oakdale Stake, Farmington Ward in Minnesota, USA
Serving: the entire Twin Cities Metro Area
Occupation: Birth Doula certified CD(DONA), Postpartum doula DONA trained, and childbirth educator (private and independant)
Contact: 612-203-3746 www.cloudninebirthservices.com

Bio: I know that the transition into motherhood is an unbelievably amazing journey and it is one that I feel called to provide comfort and support for. As a survivor of a perinatal mood disorder, I am passionate about providing mothers with support during this incredibly important time in their lives and as the daughter and granddaughter of breast cancer survivors and the great granddaughter of a traditional midwife, my educational focus has always been on women's health. After being unnecessarily rushed into a surgical birth back in 2005, I sunk into a deep postpartum depression that lasted for several months. Upon the discovery that I was pregnant with my second child, I was determined to find a better way to approach pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Through a local babywearing and attachment parenting organizations, I was introduced to the concept of doulas and homebirth midwives. From there I began official doula training in March of 2007 while four months pregnant and the rest, as they say, is history! I am a convert to the Church since 1996, I hold a current cosmetology license since 1998 and I am currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Metropolitan State University. I have 3 children and have been happily married since 2002! Rate is $500-$700

Missouri

Jamie Bodily
Stake: St. Louis, MO, USA
Serving: St. Louis and St. Charles counties.
Occupation: Birth Doula (toLABOR), Postpartum Doula, and Master's Level Counselor
Contact: Cell phone:636-699-2839 Website: www.parentscount.com
Bio: I have been working as a Birth and Postpartum Doula for 10 years. I recently received my Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling and focused on perinatal health. I enjoy helping women prepare for amazing birth experiences and believe that there is potential for positive transformation through birth.

Montana

Katharine L. Moore
Stake: Great Falls Montana Stake
Serving Glacier, Toole, Liberty, Hill, Pondera, Teton, Choteau, Lewis & Clark and Cascade Counties.
Occupation: DONA-trained birth doula currently attending Midwives College of Utah
Webpage: aureliadoula.wordpress.com
Contact: aureliadoula@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/AureliaDoula
Bio: Please visit my webpage. :)

Nevada

Megan Marshall, HCHI, HCHD, CD (CBI)
Green Valley Stake, Henderson, NV, USA
Serving the Las Vegas and Henderson areas
Occupation: Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor, Hypno-doula and Certifted Birth Doula (CBI)
Email: megan@amotherswisdom.com
Website: www.amotherswisdom.com
Bio: I love all things birth and babies...and as a hypno-mom to 3 wonderful young boys, I know just how amazing and empowering giving birth can be. I believe that pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood are sacred, life-changing experiences. I love teaching Hypnobabies and helping families gain the skills and knowledge necessary to have the best birth experiences possible, as well as supporting families as a birth doula. I feel very blessed that families are willing to allow me to be a part of such a special time in their lives. Please visit my website for information about my classes and doula services, or e-mail me with any questions you may have.

North Carolina

Mallory Thalman
Stake: Charlotte North Carolina Central Stake, USA
Serving: Charlotte, NC area, within an hour or so of uptown.
Occupation: Volunteer peer support doula
Contact by email: thisismallory at yahoo dot com OR mallorythalman at gmail dot com
Bio: I have a deep passion for pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. I would love to offer support to other women in these areas. I have offered advice to my friends before, and feel that I could extend my circle of influence and knowledge. I believe that becoming a mother should be natural and fulfilling. I have a library of books that I would be willing to lend. I would gladly attend births to give support, and I would love to give breastfeeding help. My services would be free, until I receive further training/certification.

Cortney Long (Birth Blessings)
Stake: Winston-Salem Stake in NC, USA
Serving: central north NC and southern central Virginia as a doula.
Occupation: Doula
www.birthblessings.net
www.facebook.com/virginiabirthblessings
336.577.2793
birthblessings@outlook.com
Bio: I started birth training as a doula in 2004 after my own personal cesarean birth. I became a CPM in 2011 after working for 6 years in a high volume home birth practice under the direction of a CPM. I do all appointments in the client's home or location of choice. I have six children (5 VBACs!)

Ohio

Lindy Van Komen
Stake: Cincinnati Ohio East Stake, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Serving: Greater Cincinnati area - I am willing to go as far North as Dayton, South into Kentucky, and West into Indiana.
Occupation: Birth Doula, DONA trained and working towards certification, Birthing From Within Mentor
513-274-3336, sacredsurrender@ymail.com , sacredsurrender.weebly.com , Sacred Surrender on Faceboook
Childbirth is a sacred and transformative experience. No matter who you are, or under what conditions your family is born, you can be surrounded by support, lifted by those who have gone before, and embraced in your new role. As a birth doula and a Birthing From Within™ Childbirth Educator, I know how important the birth of a family is.
Whether this is your 1st child or your 101st, each birth is a wonderful new beginning for your family. Every family deserves a safe place to ask questions, meditate on what they want from their experience, and explore the reality of their birth. I am truly blessed to support families during this sacred transition.

Oregon

Andrea Richman
Stake: Cedar Mill Stake, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
Serving: the Portland metro area and southwest Washington.
Occupation: doula. I received my training through Birthing from Within, but haven't finished my certification.
Phone: 503.348.1941
email: andrea@richmans.org
I offer 2-3 pre-birth meetings tailored to the needs of mom-to-be and her family. Generally, if desired, one of those meetings would include attending a prenatal appointment. Personally, I have had two cesarean births, one home birth and one unmedicated hospital birth. During labor I attend mom as soon as I am able after I receive the call and stay about 3-4 hours after birth to make sure mom and baby are well settled. After birth I usually visit 1 to 2 times just to check in make sure that mom has the breastfeeding support she needs and maybe help with some home chores as needed. I believe that each woman is different and therefore her needs during labor and delivery will also be different.

Melanie Henstrom
Stake: Cedar Mill Stake Portland, OR USA Please include city, state and country.
Serving: Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, Tualatin, Lake Oswego, Cornelius, Portland, willing 1 hour with an additional $25 fee
Occupation: Certified Postpartum Doula (DONA), Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI with Loving Touch)
Contact: 971-235-8773
m.henstrom@gmail.com
www.henstrominfantmassage.com
Bio: I am a mother of 6 children (including twins) who are now in school full-time which allows me the privilege of helping to nurture other mothers. I have my BS degree from Brigham Young University in Family Life and am Certified to teach Infant Massage and am a Certified Postpartum Doula through DONA. I love helping other mothers learn what I wish I had known with my children. My preferred hours of working are school hours from 10-2 for Postpartum Doula work, and I teach Infant Massage Classes in the evenings when my children are at Youth Activities or Karate which are Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays preferably from 7-9pm. I will also teach group infant massage classes for a discount if you put it together. Please go to www.henstrominfantmassage.com for rates and more information.

Pennsylvania

Sarah McBride
Stake: Williamsport, Pennsylvania Stake
Serving Lewisburg, PA. Willing to travel within an hour's drive.
Occupation: Doula in training with BAI.
E-mail: sarahannmcbride@mac.com
717-283-5600
Bio:
I'm currently training to be a Monitrice (Midwive's assistant) and am working on certification to be a birthing and postpartum doula. I believe this is a calling for my life. I'm passionate about helping women have the birth experience they want and deserve and providing an informed and educated birth.

Tina Reed
Stake: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Serving Williamsport, PA willing to travel 75 mile radius
Occupation: Certified Birth Doula
Email: areed10528@aol.com
Phone: 570-220-5309
Website: tinareeddoula.weebly.com
Bio: I have been in the Health Field all of my working days. When my nephew was born in 1986, that was my first birth that I attended and have not stopped. I love the birthing process and the miracle of Life. I am honored and awed at every birth that I have attended. The couples chose me to share in the most wonderful experience that God has given us to share. When a couple chooses my services we quickly become lifelong friends. I provide before birth, birth labor and after care to each client with the utmost importance for their individual needs during this time. Family is truly one of the most important treasure we have on earth and I feel that way about each one of my clients.

Tennessee

Rebekah Porter

Stake: Nashville West Stake in Nashville, TN USA
Serving: the Nashville area and am willing to drive 30 min. away.

Occupation: Doula in training through DONA

Email: blissfulbirthingtn@gmail.com

Phone: 859-533-4667

Website: blissfulbirthingtn.com
Bio: I am a mother of 9 kids and have been involved with pregnancy and birthing for 19 years. I believe that every woman should be supported in the birth of their choice. They need education and empowerment and I want to support her family in that. I am flexible with my fees and will even barter. Also, I provide support when a woman is on bedrest or has postpartum needs. If you are interested in Blessing Way or general pregnancy information check out my website.

Texas

Dawn Green
Stake: Carrollton Stake, Carrollton, Texas
Serving: all of the DFW area. I'm willing to drive 50 miles from the 75019 zipcode
Occupation: Doula BAI certification
ContactL 214-460-0403, doula@BlessedDawnBirth.com, BlessedDawnBirth.com
Bio: I believe that a natural birth is whatever a mother chooses from within her heart for her and her baby. I help to empower and support parents through the pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum process with their choices.

Hollie Hauptly
Stake: Colleyville, TX, USA
Serving: All Dallas/ Fort Worth area
Occupation: Labor Doula (CBI) , Currently certifying as a childbirth educator through
CAPPA
Contact:
Cell (208)-351-5649
email hollie@sweetserenitybirth.com
Bio: I absolutely love the work I do. It is a pleasure to work with women and families to prepare for the very special delivery of a new baby. As a childbirth educator my goal is to educate women about all of the many options available to them so that they can make the best decision for themselves. I have so much fun teaching classes and strive to make my classes interactive and up to date. As a doula I work closely with a mother and her partner to ensure a safe and satisfying birth experience.

Kristi Keen
Stake: Richmond, TX Stake
Location: Rosenberg, TX USA
Service area: Rosenberg, Richmond, Sugar Land, Katy and Southwest Houston-including medical center area
Occupation: volunteer peer support
Certification: DONA Labor Doula Certification in progress
Email: keendoula@yahoo.com
Website: http://keendoula.blogspot.com/
Bio: After experiencing the truly empowering and amazing natural birth of my daughter in June 2010, I felt an overwhelming pull to doula work. I was so drawn to helping other women experience a satisfying entrance into motherhood that I finally decided to pursue doula training and started attended births. I love being able to witness sweet little babies enter this world and help families as they welcome their little bundles Earthside. I am humbled and honored to wear the name of doula. My hope is that the moms I work with have the happiest, most satisfying transition to motherhood possible. As we have heard many times, "Birth matters. The way a woman gives birth matters." I truly believe this.

Sarah Parente
Stake: Round Rock, TX stake and I live in Round Rock/Cedar Park, TX
Serving: I am willing to attend births in the Greater Austin Area.
Occupation: I am a birth doula (CBI)
Cell - (512) 827-1857
Email - sarahstgermain@hotmail.com
Blog - www.slightlycrunchymama.blogspot.com
Bio: I began studying to be a doula in 2008 officially through Childbirth International. I am now certified and I have attended a handful of births for now. (If only I would stop having my own babies..haha!) I have three children. My first was born in a hospital with an epidural and my last two were born at home (1 was a waterbirth.) I have have experienced a variety of births with one being early and medicated, one being at 40 weeks and in the water, and my last being at 41 weeks and 28 hours long. I am not ready to doula full time as my children are pretty young and I have a nursing baby but I think this spring/summer(2012) I will try to start putting my name out there again. I LOVE helping women through their journey of pregnancy and birth. I find it such an honor to be a part of something so sacred. I have found in my own experience that educating myself on birth and on what my body was designed to do, has truly empowered me. I feel that every woman deserves to feel respected and honored when she is giving birth. My goal as a doula is to help women achieve the birth they desire and to feel supported in the choices they make. As your doula, I will: Be available for questions or conversation as much as you feel is needed. I will be "on call" for the month surrounding your guess date(2 weeks before and 2 weeks after) I have a lending library with books on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, childcare, nutrition, and parenting. I will help you with a birth plan if you desire one. I will come to your house at least once to meet your spouse and discuss things you may or may not want me to do during your birth. We will discuss labor positions and any techniques you may be learning if in a birthing class. I will meet you when you are in labor whenever you are feeling the need for more physical and/or emotional support. I will stay with you throughout labor and I usually leave after breastfeeding is established.Right now, I am charging $200 but I am willing to work with families if money is an issue.

Utah
Stacey Davis
Stake: Cedar North Stake in Cedar City, Utah
Occupation: Birth Doula and a Postpartum Doula I received training with a DONA certified instructor. I am a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist, I received training with Placenta Benefits and Information
Phone: 801-360-8480
email: yourbirthtime@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-Birth-Time/535786649774573
Bio: I graduated from UVU with my B.S. degree in Family Studies. I received Birth and Postpartum Doula training at the Midwife's College of Utah in 2010. Since being trained as a Doula I have attended over 50 births. I have attended both home births and hospital births. I received placenta encapsulation training with Placenta Benefits and Information. I have consumed my own placenta and have experienced the benefits the placenta offers. Placenta Encapsulation is my true passion. I love helping moms have a peaceful postpartum and consuming their placenta is just one way of accomplishing this. My Qualifications: Certified Medical Assistant, Family Life Educator, Placenta Encapsulation Specialist, and trained Birth and Postpartum Doula.I understand the fundamental importance of the family and its unique structure. Families who are empowered with choices and the ability to birth in their own way have a greater ability to have confidence and a positive ability to build a strong family unit. I encourage every woman and family to became educated about her birth options.
Services offered: Placenta Encapsulation, Postpartum and Birth Doula services.
My Motto is "You are Strong enough!"

Debbie Gordon
Stake: Draper, Utah, Draper Corner Canyon stake
Serving: I serve both Salt Lake and Utah counties, but have also attended births in Park City (Summit/Wasatch counties) and am willing to travel to Weber county as well.
Occupation: Labor and Birthing nurse of 26 yrs. (just left the hospital setting June 2011), Certification in Inpatient Obstetrical nursing since 1992, Childbirth Educator since 1994, HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator/Practitioner since 2007 (group and private HypnoBirthing classes available), Doula CD(DONA) since 2010, have assisted women with breastfeeding for 26 yrs. attending yearly updates in lactation education, also provide Placental Encapsulation/Preparation to ensure a great postpartum with plenty of breast milk, expedited healing, and no postpartum depression. I offer payment arrangements and sliding scale fees for families with limited income.
Contact info: (H) 801-572-2511, (C) 801-913-2633; email: debbiegordon1026@gmail.com; www.NurturingInstincts.com
Bio: Many of my great grandmothers were midwives, called by church leaders. Since the age of 11 yrs., I always wanted to be a part of birth work and feel like there is definitely a love for this work not only in my heart and soul, but also within my genes! I believe that childbirth is the ultimate perfection of human love, the culmination of love making, meant to be the most intimate experience a couple may enjoy together! I also believe that our Creator created our birthing body magnificently, that there is a perfect design for birth with a designated flow but NOT a designated schedule… and that women have everything they need to birth their babies calmly, gently, comfortably and well. When mothers and fathers spend time in preparing for a safe, calm, gentle birthing experience, marriage and family relationships are strengthened, the newborn has a safe, gentle arrival, and physical, emotional and spiritual needs are met.

Heather Kester
Stake: Eagle Mountain Utah stake in Eagle Mountain, Utah
Serving: Utah and Salt Lake counties, willing to travel up to 50 miles.
Occupation: Doula working toward certification as a HypnoDoula with "The Birth Year" I am also an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) a CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant), and an MA (Medical Assistant)
Contact: akindreddawn@gmail.com
Phone 801-615-4418
Website eaglemountaindoula.wix.com/heatherdawn
Bio: I offer Doula services during delivery and postpartum, I am currently working towards my Doula certification, I have worked in the medical field for 10 years in pediatrics, obstetrics, Emergency room ,and Internal medicine. I attended BYU-Idaho, Utah Academy of Emergency Medicine, and Utah Valley University. I charge $400-$550 depending on services wanted and distance traveled. See my website for more information.

Dee Gordon
Stake: Heber Valley Stake, Valley HIlls 2nd ward Heber City, Utah USA
Serving: the Wasatch Back and utah county. I can attend as far as Evenston, Vernal, Kamas, Park City, Richfield,
Occupation: Homebirth midwife, Hopsital Doula.
Contact: deannaggg@yahoo.com or Cell (text) 801-836-5975
Website: HeberValleyHomebirth.com
Bio: I began working with pregnant and new mothers because I am passionate about families and children. I take my own role as a mother very seriously and believe that a mother should always be emotionally present and available for her children. I likewise believe that I have a responsibility to be fully present and available for my clients, so that you receive the time, attention, and focus you deserve during this sacred time in your life. I began working as a doula in 2002, and then continued on to train as a montrice and now as a midwife. (DEM) and have now attended births in the United States and the Dominican Republic. I currently reside in Heber City, Utah and participate in collaborative agreements with several well known midwives in the Utah Valley area.

Heather Shelley
Stake: Lindon, Lindon, Utah USA
Serving: Utah County and surrounding counties willing to travel 1.5 hrs
Occupation: midwife, doula, LDEM, CPM, Lactation counselor
Contact: heather@birthingyourway.com www.birthingyourway.com 801-796-2229
Bio: I love birth. I worked as a doula for many years before attending midwifery school. I graduated in 2009 and became licensed. I attend births in our birthcenter, and I also attend homebirths, wherever the mom is most comfortable. Our center is a 113 yr old house turned midwifery clinic and birth center.

Terra Maynes (on maternity leave for the year of 2014)
Stake: Jordan Willows (Lehi, UT, USA)
Serving: all of Utah Davis SLC and Tooele counties
Occupation: Registered and almost completed certification through DONA. Worked as an uncertified doula prior
Cell: 801 577 1895
email: Terramaynes@hotmail.com
Bio: I want nothing more to empower women and families to have the birth the deserve. The only cost that I discuss with clients is possible travel expenses. The rest I do because I love it and it is a true passion. I work with all sorts of natural alternatives and have attended births with LDS family services (adoptions) and other Teen pregnancy issues. I am a decent photographer so part of my service is catching those precious moments. I believe in getting dad or other support person fully involved and making it an amazing experience (no matter how crazy you think your requests are...I have seen crazier:D)

Marie Chase
Stake: Ogden West Stake, Ogden, Utah, United States
Serving: Hooper, Ogden, Roy, Brigham City, Layton, Clearfield, Clinton
and any additional cities in the greater Ogden area. I am willing to travel anywhere along the Wasatch Front to attend a birth.
Occupation: I am also a Professional Labor Companion or Doula who specializes in
Hypnosis for childbirth (certified through the HypnoBirthing Institute).
Contact: website: easierbirthing.com,
email: mariechase@easierbirthg.com
cell phone: 801-644-2154
Bio: I presently teach classes in the Ogden area and for McKay-Dee Hospital. I have enjoyed assisting in improving the awareness of natural birth in the medical community in this area.
My basic philosophy is to assist women and couples in creating the experience they desire for their family by supporting them through education, healing and sharing my faith that parenthood is meant to be an easier, more comfortable and even enjoyable experience. I believe that if we listen to our inner guidance and follow natures way of parenting, beginning during pregnancy and continuing through birth and beyond, that our experience, even if not easy at first, will lead us to amazing
fulfillment and peace as individuals, couples and families. I believe Heavenly Father would not ask us to be married, have children and be parents and not give us clear guidance in these endeavors. I enjoy sharing my experiences and the many discoveries I have made through my personal experience, professional experiences and educational endeavors. Rates are posted on my website.

Talya Matheson
Stake: Ogden West Stake, UT USA
Serving: Northern Utah and SLC
Occupation: Birth Doula trained and certified with DONA, Hypnobabies Instructor, and Certified Hypno-Doula
Contact: 801-644-2864, hypnobabiesutah@yahoo.com, http://www.peacefulbirthing.com
Bio: I am a wife to an incredible man and mother to 4 beautiful children. These children are why I have become a childbirth educator and birth doula. My goal to is help empower and educate mothers and fathers on their options in childbirth. I provide doula services and Hypnobabies classes and love every minute of it!

Jenny Barlow
Stake: Cherry Hill Stake, Orem, UT, USA
Serving: I primarily serve Utah county but am willing to work as far away as Weber county and anywhere in between.
Occupation: Doula – In training with DONA ( 2/3 done)
Cell phone 801.6607098
doulabirthing@gmail.com
Bio: I am a new doula in training, as such my rates are very low, and I am willing to do trades if needed. I believe that every woman who wants a doula should have one regardless of finances. I feel truly honored to be able to provide support during such beautiful moments.

Marcie Hunter
Stake: Orem Park Stake, Orem, Utah, USA
Serving: Primarily Utah County, but will travel further north.
Occupation: Doula in training. Have completed most of the requirements to certify with DONA.
Contact: 801.228.0767
http://yourchoicebirth.com, marcie@yourchoicebirth.com
Short Bio: I believe that all types of birth are valid. I am pro-natural birth and think it is a very empowering decision a woman can make, but I understand it isn’t the right choice or option for everyone. I support women who choose to have an epidural, an induction, a cesarean section, or any other varying degree of normal birth. I believe the most important thing is that the mother and her partner choose these things based on education and evidence. The ability of a mother to make the decisions for the birth of her child is what really make the difference. Education is power and I believe in the situation of birth, it is critical! As a Doula, I provide education and support before, during, and after childbirth. I help provide comfort measures and encourage the birthing woman’s partner to be involved in the process. I hope that through my continued support I can help the birthing couple achieve a positive birth experience and memory. I charge $250, negotiable. I have attended 3 births, one at a home, one at a hospital, and one at a birth center.

Maura Mendenhall
Stake: Provo Utah Central Stake United States
Serving: Utah County willing to travel 15 miles
Occupation: doula working toward DONA certification
Preferred method of contact: (801) 637-7790 cell
Website: www.newbornjourney.com
I offer my clients 3 in home visits. 2 are prenatal and 1 is postpartum. I am on call 24 hours a day the last 2 weeks of your pregnancy. You get unlimited access to me over the phone to answer any questions. I am in attendance for labor, birth, and the immediate postpartum period. I provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support. I am trained to and can assist with breastfeeding if desired. My goal is for a safe birth that you love. Un-medicated, Medicated, Cesarean or VBAC, a birth doula can help! I attend home birth's that are overseen by a medical provider. I strongly support relinquishing parents through adoption. My clients receive a typewritten Birth Story during our last appointment. For more information check out www.newbornjourney.com! Birth is a Journey, Love it!

Stacey Williams
Stake: Provo East Stake, Provo, UT, USA
Serving:San Pete County, Juab County, Utah County and Carbon County. If you live outside those areas, ust Ask lets see if we can work something out.
Occupation:Doula, Montrice, Birth Assistant, Student Midwife
Contact: 801-360-8480, email- sunnyrayn@live.com
Bio: I am a birth, prenatal and post-partum doula, currently studying to become a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM). I have 10 years of medical experience working as a CNA and Medical Assistant in hospitals, clinics and home-care settings. I am passionate about helping women through the joys and trials of birthing. I strongly believe that pregnancy and birth are significant life transformations, and that every woman should be surrounded by people who are willing and able to give support through this transformation. Knowledge is power, and I focus on empowering the maternal intuition in order to help mothers make the best choices for their bodies and their families. I believe that if a mother will combine education with her inner-self she will be prepared to make the best choices in any circumstance. When I’m not helping other women feel empowered by the birthing process, I can be found playing with my husband and 2 boys. We love to go camping, 4-wheeling and to play in the mud together. *** Now offering Placental Encapsulation!**

Sylvia Breeland Green
Stake: Provo South Stake, Provo UT, USA
Serving: Typically 30 miles, exceptions can be made
Occupation: Doula (working toward CD, DONA), Childbirth educator HBCE
Contact: www.LearnHypnoBirthing.com, Email sylviagreen17@yahoo.com, (C) (801) 234-0522
Bio: Hi, my nameis Sylvia, and I love Birth! Birth is one of the most beautiful, spiritual, andempowering events a woman experiences. I believe that birth is a natural andnormal part of a woman life, and not a medical event. I feel that a mother hasthe right to be in full control over the decisions being made of the birth ofher child, and that she should be supported in them. Supporting and educating mothers for a betterbirth as a doula and childbirth educator has been my passion for the pastseveral years. If you are interested in a birth doula, or child birth class for a better birth contact me. I would be honored to be part of your pregnancy and birth.

The Touch of Life
Provo, Utah (Provo Deaf Ward)
Serving the Wasatch front
Occupation: Birth Filmmaker, Doula
www.thetouchoflife.com
801.805.1659
My name is Sarah, and I have been a professional event videographer for 10 years. I love birth and I love the art of creating beautiful keepsakes for my clients! My first 2 children were born in the hospital, and my last 2 were born at home. I want to help you create a beautiful memory of your baby’s birth. Also, at many births I have attended, there lacks a person who’s job it is to work behind the scenes to just make everyone is comfortable. You planned and coordinated your wedding so it would run smoothly. Why not do the same for your birth? Allow me and my team to make your birth dreams come true! - See more at: http://www.thetouchoflife.com

Andrea Lythgoe
Stake: Sandy, Utah (East Stake)
Serving: Lake and Summit Counties
Occupation: doula: CD(DONA) childbirth educator: Lamaze certified. Birth doula. Also birth photography
Contact info is on my web sites: http://www.pamperedbirth.com or http://www.maternalfocus.com
Bio: Childbirth educator since 1997, doula since 1999. I offer doula services, private childbirth education and birth photography. I love what I do!

Amy Jones
Stake:Founder's Park, South Jordan, UT USA
Serving? South Salt Lake, willing to travel within 30 mi radius
Occupation: doula and CBE - have let my DONA cert lapse. Not a fan of certification for myself, I find I march to my own beat with CBE and doula stuff.
Contact:
birthologie.com
thebirthsource.org
amy@thebirthsource.org
Bio: I have been a childbirth educator and doula since 1997. Since that time, I have been passionately engaged in arming couples with a more complete knowledge of their options for pregnancy, childbirth, and everything that comes thereafter. As a result of searching for healthiest birth and parenting experience possible, I have extensively studied different healing modalities such as herbs, nutrition, and essential oils and regularly teach classes on herbs, vaccination, and other health related issues.

Chantel Blackburn
Stake: SnowCanyon Stake , Saint George ut, USA .
Serving: I serve the southern utah area. I will to travel 45 min either direction.
Occupation: Certified Doula

Preferred method of contact: 801-874-0667

oils4unurbaby@gmail.com

Bio: I use Prayer and oils, with my services. I have been to 22 births delievered 2 on my own. I can be as hands on as you want. I am great with teaching you about all areas wether its hospital births or home. I love births and find so much joy in serving ladies and educationg couples to help them know what they want and to help give them the best birth possible. My rates are anywhere from $250-400 depending on what you want. But i am will ing to talk about what is affordable to each couple all couples should have a doula regardless of ability to afford it.

Amy Ihrig
Stake: Syracuse Utah Bluff Stake, Syracuse, Utah, USA
Serving: Mostly Weber/Davis Counties, but I am willing to travel to other areas on occasion.
Occupation: Childbirth educator (AAHCC), Certified Doula (DONA), La Leche League Leader, Infant Massage (CEIM), Dancing for Birth (working towards certification)
H 801-773-2503
C 801-425-0072
joyfulbirth@truevine.net
www.myjoyfulbirth.com
Bio: I have been practicing for over 5 1/2 years and I love helping women and families before, during, and after the birth of their babies through The Bradley Method childbirth education classes, as a birth doula wherever they choose to give birth, assisting with breastfeeding as an accredited leader with La Leche League, teaching infant massage classes, and Dancing For Birth classes. I am also a student with the Midwives College.

Kelly Colvin, HCHI, HCHD
Stake: Washington Fields, Washington, Utah, USA
Serving: Mesquite, NV and the Southern Utah area including Washington County and Iron County.
Occupation: Hypnobabies Certified Hypnosis Childbirth Instructor and
Hypno Doula
Phone: (435) 229-8008
Website: www.PeacefulBirthChoices.com and www.facebook.com/peacefulbirthchoices
Bio: I have been blessed with three beautiful sons. Their births have
taught me much about myself and helped me to grow and learn in ways I
never knew possible.My first two birth experiences were not ideal and honestly quite
difficult and included very challenging recoveries; one a cesarean and
the other a vaginal birth with an epidural. After my first two births
I knew that I wanted things to be different the next time I had a
baby. I began to research natural childbirth and it all just felt
right. I hired a care provider that was supportive of my goals and
whom I felt confident would help me to safely birth my baby. The birth of my third child was beautiful. My perspective on birth completely changed after he was born. I experienced how birth is meant to be—it can be gentle, kind, and peaceful. Birth has become my passion. I feel so empowered by my last birth experience that I want every woman to know her capabilities to birth.

Brianne Jordan
Stake: Oquirrh Mountain Stake in West Jordan, UT, USA
Serving: Salt Lake Valley, but can travel as far to Orem/Provo in Utah County. I can also serve parts of North Salt Lake.
Occupation: doula, currently working towards my certification through DONA for both Birth and Postpartum services
Best ways to contact me: 801.232.2982
dearbabydoula@gmail.com
facebook.com/dearbabydoulaservices
Bio: I was inspired to become a doula after the birth of my son. He made me realize that birth could be a wonderful experience, and I immediately wanted other women to feel as empowered as I did in that moment. I have been a doula since January 2012, and after day 1, I walked out having realized that this is what Heavenly Father put me on this earth to do. I am available to take clients for birth and/or postpartum support.

Virginia
Rachel Herrick
Stake: Waynesboro Stake, Virginia, United States
Serving: Harrisonburg, Broadway, Timberville, Bridgewater, & Weyers Cave. I work primarily at RMH, homes, and Brookhaven Birth Center.
Occupation: I am a doula working toward certification with ToLabor (formerly ALACE)
Email: reherrick@gmail.com, phone number available upon request
Bio: I fiercely believe in education during pregnancy. Education about the changes that pregnancy brings, the normalcy of birth, the medicalization of birth, and the options available to mothers and fathers to work within a medicalized system to achieve the best birth outcomes for them. I help parents find evidence for and against certain medical procedures that have become the norm. I believe in offering all the options when presented with a decision and then supporting the parent's choice whether or not I would have chosen the same. I believe that through taking responsibility for the choices made in the delivery room parents will gain the self efficacy to raise the child they brought into the world, and that no matter what happened, you were always the one in charge of your body and your baby. My job as a doula is to help you know what the options are, what the risks and benefits are, and to support your choice as you communicate with your care providers. It is not my job to tell you what to do, nor to tell the care provider for you. I'm a facilitator, a conflict mediator of birth. I have three children of my own, the first born in a hospital, and the second two at home.

West Virginia

Grace Mueller
Stake: Martinsburg, WV Stake USA
Serving: the Winchester VA, Martinsburg WV, Hagerstown MD, Chambersburg PA, Charlestown WV, Leesburg VA, and Fredrick MD area.
Occupation: Doula
Babymoondoulas.org
Grace@babymoondoulas.org
Grace Mueller lives in Bunker Hill, WV with her husband Brandon and four children. She is the Co-Director of Babymoon Doulas. She is trained as a birth and postpartum doula (DONA). She believes that there is nothing as important as family. Grace loves being part of the sweet spirit that is added to a home when a new baby arrives. Grace has been a doula since 2007. She has attended births at Martnsburg City Hospital, Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Charlestown WV, Winchester Medical Center, Meritus Health in Hagerstown, Maryland, and The Birthing Inn in Leesburg, Virgina. She has also attended many home births.

Washington

Megan Orozco
Stake: Bellevue Washington Stake
Serving: All of King County and most of Snohomish and Pierce counties
Occupation: Birth doula awaiting certification through DONA and PALS, childbirth educator going to take lamaze exam October 2013 for official certification
www.sacredgrovebirthing.com
Phone:425-943-0899
email: sacredgrovebirthing@gmail.com
Bio: My name is Megan and I have two children whom I love dearly and who support me in my support of woman and their journey to motherhood. I have a passion for birth and everything that surrounds it. It is one of those times in life that you feel the spirit so strongly! I have been attending births as a doula since 2012. I was trained as a childbirth educator and will be taking the exam in October 2013 to be an official lamaze certified educator. I do teach private lessons already and plan on starting classes soon. I offer reduced rates for those with a financial need.

Jenne Alderks, M.Ed., CD(DONA)
Stake: Bothell Stake, Bothell, WA (USA)
Serving: North King and South Snohomish Counties (Edmonds to Monroe, Northeast Seattle to Marysville, Kirkland and Redmond)
Occupation: Birth Doula (DONA trained, working towards certification) and parent educator
www.seattle.doulaville.com
Phone: (206) 229-3030
jenne@doulaville.com
Bio: I started doula work in 2010 and I have attended women birthing at home, in hospitals and at local birth centers. In addition to birth and postpartum services, I can teach a couples relationship workshop called Couples: The Strongest Link to strengthen the couple relationship. These classes are designed to help parents and couples work together with the problem solving and communication skills needed for happy families. I also offer Baby Signing Time classes as a form of postpartum support, giving new parents the opportunity to learn a valuable skill that will make their jobs as parents easier during the toddler years and connect new parents with other parents in their community. As a Doulaville Doula, I participate in the Doulaville CARES! program for low income families.

Jessica Carey
Stake: Bothell Washington stake in Bothell, Washington.
Serving: I am willing to travel 45 miles in any direction.
Occupation: I am a doula, working towards certification, so volunteer peer support at this point. I am available by cell phone (425-328-4590), email: jessicalyncarey@gmail.com), website, and facebook
Bio: I came into the birth services profession after the birth of my niece two years ago. I have a background in psychology and fell in love with the birthing process. I believe in supporting the woman, family, and baby in this process. I currently am charging on a sliding scale as I am still working towards certification. I also offer placenta encapsulation for $75. I have currently attended a home birth and a cesarean birth. I myself have three month old twin boys and know the value of a doula at a c-section birth.

Jessica Kay
Stake: Bellevue South Stake, Renton, WA, USA
Serving:I serve the greater Seattle, WA area. I am willing to travel between 20 and 25 miles.
Occupation: Doula, working toward DONA certification
Email: jessica@kay-family.org
Phone: 425-306-1919
Bio: I am passionate about supporting women and families in the pursuit of a positive, satisfying birth experience. My services include two prenatal appointments, continuous labor support, immediate post-partum support, and at least one post-partum visit. I am happy to arrange a "meet and greet" visit to see if we are a good match before any prenatal visits. I look forward to hearing from you

Brittany Cromar, CD(CBI), HCHI, HCHD
Stake: Selah Stake, Selah, WA, USA
Serving: Yakima Valley, WA area, willing to travel to surrounding areas, including Toppenish and Ellensburg, and occasionally Tri-Cities
Occupation: Childbirth International (CBI) Certified Birth Doula, Certified Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor, and Hypnobabies Certified Hypno-Doula
Website: http://www.birthspecialist.com
Bio: I believe that giving birth is a significant experience for women, and I am passionate about helping them make it the best experience it can be. I discovered an interest in childbirth in my first pregnancy, as I was reading to try to make up for what was missing in the hospital childbirth class I took. Coming from my background as an educator, I was shocked to realize my own lack of childbirth education, and I knew I was not alone. I felt that there were too many women out there who, like I had been, were approaching the monumental task of giving birth without good preparation. I felt drawn to helping other women give birth with knowledge and confidence, rather than fear. My own children's births have each been unique, and each has has taught me valuable things about how I can support each woman as she navigates her individual birth journey. I have been a birth doula since July 2010 and a Hypnobabies Instructor since August 2011. I offer birth doula services, including 2 prenatal visits, personalized birth support, and 1 postpartum visit, and group and private six-week Hypnobabies childbirth hypnosis classes. See my website for schedule and rates.

Andrea Richman
Stake: Cedar Mill Stake, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
Serving: the Portland metro area and southwest Washington.
Occupation: doula. I received my training through Birthing from Within, but haven't finished my certification.
Phone: 503.348.1941
email: andrea@richmans.org
I offer 2-3 pre-birth meetings tailored to the needs of mom-to-be and her family. Generally, if desired, one of those meetings would include attending a prenatal appointment. Personally, I have had two cesarean births, one home birth and one unmedicated hospital birth. During labor I attend mom as soon as I am able after I receive the call and stay about 3-4 hours after birth to make sure mom and baby are well settled. After birth I usually visit 1 to 2 times just to check in make sure that mom has the breastfeeding support she needs and maybe help with some home chores as needed. I believe that each woman is different and therefore her needs during labor and delivery will also be different.

Australia

Christa Buckland
Stake: Campbelltown 1st Ward, Macarthur Stake, Sydney Australia
Serving: Campbelltown (South-West Sydney) - 1 hour radius of my home, but am also able to help with phone consultations (free) anywhere is Australia and will help you to find a doula in your area if you wish (I am linked to over 100 doulas Australia-wide via Doula Network Australia)
Occupation: Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator
Contact: 0422 229 312 (intl: +61422229312), christa@naturalbirthconnection.com ; www.naturalbirthconnection.com; www.macarthurbirthsupport.com ; you can also find me on Facebook!! :)
Bio: I am passionate about birth and helping women to prepare for a positive birth experience. I can support you in whatever way you need. I offer discounted rates and payment plans to those in need. Please see my websites for full bio. :)

Canada
Emily Marie Jackson
Stake: Edmonton North Stake in Edmonton Alberta Canada
Serving: Edmonton area.
Occupation: Doula through DONA, also an LPN.
Phone: 780-868-3045
e-mail: victoriashands@outlook.com
website: victoriashands.weebly.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/victoriashands
I am married to my wonderful and with him have five children, four on earth, one in heaven. I have worked for the last seven years as a nurse, and am now completing my training with DONA to be a Birth Doula and will also be taking additional courses through BAI in the next few months. List of services are available on my website. Fees are competitive for the area but are reduced for LDS families, Military, and crisis or teen pregnancies. I support all kinds of birth from home water birth to scheduled c-section.

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