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Birth Doula Certification: 

    New Beginnings Doula Training - Certified Birth Doula

    CommonSense Childbirth Institute - Certified Birth Doula

Bereavement Doula Certification:

    StillBirthday  - Certified Birth and Bereavement Doula

Postpartum Doula Certification: 

    New Beginnings Doula Training - Certified Postpartum Doula

Monitrice Training: 

    Birth Arts International

Breastfeeding Certifications: 

    La Leche League Leader

    The Thompson Method Trained

Other Relevant Certifications and Memberships: 

    American Heart Association BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification

    CPR and First Aid Certified - American Red Cross

    Spinning Babies Aware Certified

    Know Your Rights by Birth Monopoly Graduate

    Evidence-Based Birth Professional Member

College Education: 

    Bachelor's degree from Lawrence University

I attend births in all locations: hospitals, birth centers, home, backseats, Target parking lots...

Specialized training or previous experience:

• Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
• Cesarean birth (planned and unplanned)
• Clients on bed rest
• Families conceiving with ART and IVF
• High risk
• Home Birth
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum support
• Hypnosis for birth
• Induced and high medical technology labor & birth
• LGBTQP Families
• Multiples
• Over 40
• Pelvic floor health education & support
• Plus size mothers
• Postpartum mood disorders
• Prematurity
• Special needs babies
• Survivors of Previous Life Trauma
• Teens
• Twins
• VBAC
• Waterbirth
• Women and Families of Color

Special Services Offered:

• Acupressure
• Antepartum doula
• Aromatherapy
• Baby sign language education
• Baby-led weaning
• Babywearing education
• Childbirth education services
• Holistic health support
• Military families
• Miscarriage support (Before, During, or After)
• Parenting consulting
• Pregnancy, birth and/or newborn photography
• Reduced rates for women considering adoption
• Reflexology
• Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
• Sleep educator
• Surrogates and intended parents
• Virtual and remote doula support

Relevant volunteer or advocacy work:

Volunteer for Beyond Morning Sickness and the HelpHER Foundation; Volunteer mentor for Teen Moms through ParentConnection.