BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM DOULAS

CD(DONA), CPpD, CLEC, Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, Doula Mentor

By providing services as a certified birth doula, certified postpartum doula, and certified lactation educator counselor, and through teaching childbirth classes as an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, I am able to offer comprehensive, compassionate support to all birthing families. Pregnancy and childbirth are normal, natural processes, and I trust the intuitive wisdom and strength of the birthing person. There is not one way to birth, and I believe each family does best when they are informed and supported as they navigate pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood.

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I have experienced first-hand the transformative power of birth. Today, I am Mom to a happy, curious five-year-old who is a constant reminder of the beautiful simplicity in this world. My teammate-for-life, my husband David, is the steady calm upon which our family floats. In addition to fostering community and connection with expecting families and fellow birth professionals, I enjoy spontaneous outdoor adventures, connecting with nature, cooking, spending time with my family and friends, movement meditation, and crafting and using natural remedies to maintain optimal health. Wellness starts from within, and I prioritize taking care of myself so that I can be fully present and available for my family and the families I serve.

As a birth doula I have been honored with opportunities to support families welcoming their first baby through their fifth, and beyond! I support families of all structures and identities seeking the following pregnancy and birth experiences:  hospital, birth center, home, unmedicated, epidural, cesarean, VBAC, multiples, IVF, IUI, teen parents, advanced maternal age, low- risk, high-risk, and more.

It would be a privilege and an honor to walk beside your family as you welcome your littlest addition.

Birth, Postpartum, CMT and Ayurdoula

Ashlee has a deep belief in the power of women to birth their babies and in the importance for mothers and families to receive supportive birth and postpartum care. As an Ayurvedic postpartum doula, birth doula, ​and massage therapist it is her goal to ease the transition into parenthood for new families through nourishing food and rejuvenating bodywork. Ashlee has formally studied Nutrition, Ayurvedic medicine, Ayurvedic bodywork, Labor Doula support, Herbalism, and Ayurvedic postpartum care.  Ashlee has had the joy of working with new families since 2012 in Nevada County and look forward to many more years ahead.

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Marissa supports parents from pregnancy to parenthood as a Doula, Childbirth Educator and Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga instructor. Her journey as a birth supporter began 10 years ago by becoming a Birthing From Within mentor and has been enhancing the lives of birthing families ever since. Marissa is very passionate about creating safe spaces for parents to awaken and empower themselves through the portals of the childbearing year. She believes the transformation available during that time happens within a container of being held by a mentor.

Marissa’s approach to being a Doula is to love and support people unconditionally and to empower them with information, practices, and processes. She believes if birthing people received the care and support they deserve, the world would be a happier, healthier place.

AyurDoula

Ameya has been helping postpartum mamas fully heal from birth for the last decade. She is passionate about empowering new and expecting mamas to have the tools they need to experience the 4th trimester of their dreams, fully recover from birth and THRIVE, instead of just survive. She is the author of Mama’s Menu: Ayurvedic Recipes for Postpartum Healing, as well as her online postpartum recovery program, Fully Healed Mama.

She is available for in-home postpartum AyurDoula care. This service can include cooking healing postpartum meals for strong rejuvenation and milk supply, daily postpartum oil massage, belly-binding, baby massage instruction, herbal foods support, and consultations for Ayurvedic postpartum nutrition and health.

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Ameya accepts Medi-Cal for postpartum doula services. 

The Medi-Cal benefit covers learning The Natural Recovery Method, her signature method that empowers mamas with the wisdom needed to fully heal from birth. This 1-on-1 series is best done in the second or third trimester of pregnancy. She also offers postpartum care and support services, both in person and by Telehealth.

To learn how to fully heal from birth without feeling stressed & exhausted, watch the free masterclass: https://shakticare.com/heal.

Licensed Midwife and Medi-Cal Doula

I have been blessed and honored to have been working with birthing families for over 30 years in Nevada County.  I am excited to expand my services to now also provide Doula care to families. I bring experience, evidence-based knowledge, respect and passion to my care for birthing families and newborns. 

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As a Doula I can provide private childbirth education & preparation course, birth plan for hospital, birth center or home birth, labor support, breastfeeding education, and support in the immediate and long term postpartum. I have extensive experience in normal newborn development and behavior, sleep/wake patterns, how to comfort a fussy baby, how to calm nervous parents/family members, and integrating siblings.

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 A Doula can also be an extra set of hands in the home during the postpartum period during the first year, helping with healthy meal planning/preparation and light household tasks.

Having a Doula can help to facilitate a better birth experience and transition as you become a new family.

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My experience comes from being a Licensed Midwife, working in the home setting since 1993, I have attended over 900 births working with so many wonderful families. I have also raised my own 2 children and am blessed to be a part of my 2 grandchildren’s lives. I enjoy cooking and gardening. I am an avid hiker, river goer, yoga and Pilates practitioner.

Please reach out, I’d love to hear from you!

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Postpartum Doula, Prenatal Somatic & Hormonal Health, Birth, Medi-Cal Doula

Kendall is passionate about the womb, about the deep mystery and powerful initiation of birth, and letting these times bring us into deeper connection with ourselves, our loved ones, and spirit. She believes that the cervix is a portal to the spirit world and birth is an example of true magic, bringing the formless to form.

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Her approach is integrative - blending backgrounds in Functional Medicine, energy work & somatic therapies, massage & pelvic care, and birth & postpartum support. She is a birth and postpartum doula, with a trauma informed background and a personal passion for herbs, cooking nourishing foods (think easy to digest, warming, nutrient-dense), hormonal health, and relaxing experiences.

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Trained in Venusian Temple Arts via the Rose Lineage ministry based in Kauai, she also offers hands-on breast, womb & pelvic care sessions that can be very supportive postpartum for womb/pelvic floor healing, internal organ reset, emotional release, and deepening self-intimacy, as well as integrating the birth experience. She blends her energy intuitive background and a natural ability to listen and co-create spaces for magic to unfold. 

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Reach out to discuss how we can co-create a container fit to your needs.​

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Lauren Machado has studied as a birth doula for 4 years and has now found a new passion as a postpartum care provider. She studied under Rachelle Garcia Seliga, through the Innate Postpartum Care Training. She got inspired to become a postpartum care provider through the journey of her own postpartum, seeing/feeling how important and how vital it is for the family unit to have many layers of support. She offers a safe space for the family to be a witness into their transition into parenthood. She offers a wide variety of services: support before baby comes, cooking, cleaning, being with baby, yoni steaming, massage, reiki and closing of the bones. 
 

Postpartum Doula and Chef

Hello mothers and families, my name is Melissa Lea. I am a postpartum doula and chef and founder of Nourished Mother. ‘Nourished Mother’ was designed to support mothers during the sacred window of her postpartum journey (the first 6 weeks following birth).

Within this, my services include meal prep and delivery, abhyanga oil massage, support with herbal baths, and sound healing/yoga nidra meditation exercises for deep relaxation and rest. It is an honor to serve mother and baby during this once in a lifetime experience and initiation. I have deep reverence for this process and offer solely organic, high quality, and local as possible ingredients within the products that I utilize and I share meditations and gentle breathing exercises from that which I have been studying for 5+ years.

My services are tailored to what you need and what you are looking for. We can navigate this together with an initial free consultation.

Birth Doula CD(DONA), Placenta Encapsulation, Birth As Ceremony, Medi-Cal Provider

Caroline is passionate about caring for mothers and families during the transformational journey of pregnancy and childbirth. She is a certified DONA International Birth Doula and has also received training in the energetic capacity as a Guardian of Birth from her teacher, Maria Maldonado. Caroline believes in creating a safe and supportive space for her clients, ensuring that they feel seen, heard, and empowered to make informed and intuitive decisions throughout pregnancy and childbirth. In the birthing space, she is acutely aware of the effect of her own demeanor on the birthing person and is responsible for the way she holds herself to provide support during that time. She is happy to be a Medi-Cal provider so she can offer her services to a wider range of people who could benefit from having a doula. Every birth she attends is an honor to witness and be a part of.

 

In addition to doula services, Caroline also makes organic body products and tea blends to support women's health, pregnancy, and postpartum. Soon she will be starting midwifery school to continue on her path and broaden her knowledge in the birth setting, and hopes to learn from midwives and doulas from different cultures around the world.

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Graceful Beginning Doula Services
CD(DONA)

Hi Friends! My name is Haylie and I am behind the screen of Graceful Beginning Doula Services.  I am a DONA Certified Birth Doula with much experience and education. I am your committed companion through the transformative journey of childbirth and postpartum. My role extends beyond just providing physical support; I am here to offer emotional encouragement, informational guidance, and unwavering advocacy tailored to your unique needs and preferences. From the initial stages of pregnancy to the exhilarating moments of labor and delivery, I am by your side, offering reassurance, comfort measures, and empowering strategies to navigate each phase with confidence and grace. With a compassionate heart and a wealth of knowledge in childbirth, I strive to create a nurturing environment where you feel empowered, respected, and supported as you welcome new life into the world.

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I am proud to work with different insurances to give as many expecting families the ability to get the guidance and support they deserve. I currently accept Tricare, Medi-Cal, and Partnership Healthcare of California. Multiple other insurances in progress, so reach out to see if I accept your insurance!

Breath of Life Doula Services & Placenta Encapsulation

Chazlynn Watts is a Certified Labor Doula and Certified Postpartum and Infant Care Doula (CD-L & PIC) with ProDoula.  

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She has been a practicing doula for almost two decades, and has home birthed two children of her own. She believes birth is an incredible and natural process. Chazlynn is passionate about assisting people to bring children into this world, as she knows it is the most potent experience a human could have. She loves nothing more than to be of service in the sacred birth space and to care for humans in the precious postpartum time. Chazlynn understands how special it is to bring little people into the world, and she is honored to help make this time magical and wonderful for families.  She is available to help with overnight postpartum care as well.

IndieBirth Doula, Mothering the Mother Certification, Breastfeeding Support 

Amanda guides women to take back their power, to make informed confident decisions during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, breastfeeding and caring for their babies. She focuses on re-membering the skills necessary to nurture our babies, to feel confident and remember to trust your intuition; while building support systems that nurture mothers.  Amanda comes prepared with evidence based research and Mother centered care to help you troubleshoot when challenges arise; offering knowledge, resources, and her own personal experiences related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding. 

 

Amanda studied with IndieBirth Association and completed a 4 month long doula training and an additional Mothering the Mother certification. She's participated in multiple Innate Traditions classes & completed a Breastfeeding Support training with The Nest Resource Center. She's a mother to two beautiful boys born at home and has personally worked through many of the challenges that come with these phases of life. Amanda also created Mama's circles for her local community to come together, working on generational patterns and processing all that comes up with pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting. 

 

Through doula prenatals, we focus on the deep reflection work that is essential during pregnancy to guide one confidently to a more empowered, undisturbed physiological birth on your own terms; creating a postpartum plan that follows ancient cultural traditions that supports your health and vitality for future decades. 

 

Breastfeeding Support Intention

To provide families better access to support when breastfeeding challenges arise. To offer education, adjustments, and suggestions to guide families onto a path of improvement with their breastfeeding and postpartum journey. To share information about solving common breastfeeding problems, latch concerns and positions, infant weight gain, supply challenges, and provide referrals when necessary. To offer opportunities to learn about breastfeeding during group prenatals or community classes, with additional availability for home visits and virtual support during pregnancy and postpartum. 

CMwA - Integrative Women, Children and Family Health

Raised in the Sierra Nevada Foothills - a Fifth Generational Northern Californian- Samantha had the opportunity to follow her passions, travel, studying abroad. She fuses Ancient, Traditional Health Philosophies and modalities, together, to offer her clients Individualized Consultation and Therapeutic Treatment, as an Integrative Women, Children, and Family Health Specialist.

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She is known as a Fertility Specialist-treating those Trying To Conceive, keeping prenatal people comfortable, she turns breech babies, encourages labor, provides labor support, puts  mamas back together-postpartum, give babes Cranial Sacral and Reiki to optimize feeding and balance after birth. She applies a fusion of hands-on therapeutic bodywork techniques, utilizing her custom made medicinal oils and liniments to treat those encountering menstrual pain, menopausal symptoms, organ prolapse, andropause, digestive, and prostate issues, the injured rancher, farmer, construction worker, beat up skier, snowboarder, surfer, kayaker, frisbee golf enthusiast, musician, dancer, equestrian, athlete, teacher, techie, caregiver, as well as optimizing hospice patients' quality of life.

With her herbalist background, Samantha makes custom made medicinal tinctures, salves, ointments, liniments,  oils, cough medicines, utilizing food as medicine, (ie: broth, soups), for her clients.

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With her dance and yogic background, she teaches Appropriate Yoga for everyone, Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga with Infant Massage, BirthDance™, Parenting, and Prostate and Uterine Self Care Classes, encouraging a healthy balance of education and appropriate movement for the body.

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Her 30+ years of tenured experience and education has led her to bring her vision to fruition providing, full spectrum model of care utilizing her Village of Support team for a Foothills Birth Plan. It is within this model she feels parents and families, receive the complete support they require to stay integrally whole, unified, and thrive in their journey into Parenthood.

Samantha is an Integrative Health Practitioner for ALL HUMANS. She strives to support, educate and empower those who seek to improve their own health stories, well being and thrive within our world.

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Birth Services:

Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy- optimizing babe's position, turning breech babes, keeping mama comforrtable, encouraging labor from 38 weeks on, Postpartum Bringing Mama back together-IN HOME. Prenatal Yoga classes. Perfect Prenatal Workshop-preparing Mama and Birth Partner for Labor.

Day Postpartum Doula

TCM Placenta Encapsulation & Tincturing

Medical Breast Massage & TCM Moxibustion-helping with Mastitis issues

Pregnancy & Infant Loss- Postpartum Treatment, Spiritual Healing, Death Doula support

Birth Doula & Pre/Postnatal Training Specialist

I am a wife, a mom, a birth doula and a certified pre and post natal fitness training specialist. I am here to help you feel strong and empowered about your birth and to support you through your birthing journey and recovery. I believe that strength comes from your body, mind and spirit, AND through the support you receive. 

 

As a doula, I am here to support you both physically, emotionally and mentally, helping you understand your options with evidence based information so you can make the best choices for your family. I believe that the body is miraculous and each of us unique, and therefore there is no right or wrong way to give birth - your journey is your own and I am here in your corner as your unbiased coach and cheerleader. 

 

The miracle of birth has always put me in a state of awe. I believe that birth is a right of passage and bringing life into this world is something to be cherished - the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all. 

 

After my first pregnancy, I truly understand how important it is to have knowledge of my choices and confidence and trust in my body. As a personal trainer, I am well versed in building self confidence and strength in my clients. We are capable of more than we know. That's why I am thrilled to work with women who are trying to conceive, pregnant, and postpartum to get them strong and comfortable in their bodies. 

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If you would like to learn more about me and how I can serve you please reach out. I offer labor support as well as both prenatal and postpartum personal training for preparation for birth and recovery. I would love the opportunity to be a part of your journey
 

Birth Doula CD(DONA), Postpartum Doula, Placenta Encapsulation Specialist

My birth philosophy is rooted in the belief that the process of growing life, giving birth to your child, and becoming parents may be the most transformational and significant life experience that you will walk through individually and as a partnership.

 

At the core, my passion in birthwork stems from my desire for families to feel that they maintained their autonomy, that they were heard, that they had a deep understanding, and that they had access to deep support through ~every~ moment of their birthing journey, no matter how the birth unfolds. After supporting nearly 100 new mothers through postpartum support circles and tending to many new families as their postpartum doula, I know that our birth experience directly affects our initiation into Motherhood and our experience of the postpartum period. Though I will never deny the truth that birth is wild and can take unexpected twists and turns, your support should remain stable. 

 

As your doula, I provide consistent, nurturing, and deeply personal support to both you and your partner. It is my hope that you can soften into the experience of childbirth together while finding peace in knowing that you have the hands and heart of your doula by your side. 

 

I would love to connect with your family over a complimentary consultation. ​