meet our executive team

meet our doula team

We know that you are going to fall in love with the customized care each of the affiliated doulas and specialists on our team provides! All of the members of our team are hand selected by Lauren and Chelsea based on their expertise and professionalism, as well as their passion and dedication to serving their clients and community. It is important to us that you receive the best care possible from your birth and postpartum doula, which is why our affiliated doulas are subject to the highest standards in the industry.

All of our doulas and specialists are trained through a recognized organization which includes an in-person training and varying criteria to prove competence in supporting families. Trainings include education & guidance in the following and more:

• Newborn Care: swaddling, soothing, bathing, feeding

• AAP Sleep guidelines

• Nurturing postpartum recovery: nourishing foods, encouraging rest, emotional support

• Postpartum expectation: physical, emotional, familial

• Breast & bottle feeding support

• Normal newborn behavior and how to navigate newborn & parent preferences

• Hands-on doula skills - including comfort measures and partner support

• Learning & identifying the stages and phases of vaginal birth

• Signs of labor progression including tools of comfort that can be used during each stage of labor

• Medical & non-medical options for pain management

• Knowledge of cesarean births and guidance on how to support families through an expected or unexpected cesarean

• Skills to communicate respectfully & effectively with medical staff such as Obstetricians, Midwives, and Labor/Delivery Nurses.

• Knowledge of various settings for birth including hospital, home, and birth center - and how they differ.
  

Each member of our team is highly vetted & goes through a thorough interview process that includes assessment of the following:

• Training attendance from a nationally recognized training organization

• Up-to-date infant CPR certification

• Professional liability insurance

• Reference checking

• National background check clearance

• The ability to demonstrate advanced knowledge of the birth process, postpartum recovery, and newborn care, as well as ample knowledge of the many questions or topics that could be discussed by a new parent 

• The ability to operate within a professional scope of practice

• Commitment to continuing education and an expansion of knowledge

• Alignment with our desire to work collaboratively with all medical professionals 

• Alignment with our desire to encourage complete autonomy and respect for all individuals and their choices

• Glowing client reviews that exhibit their knowledge, compassion, and nonjudgmental support. If a doula or specialist is newer to this field and has limited experience, other professional or character references are also reviewed.

• Availability and desire to be a part of a team, to back up other affiliated doulas and to commit to excellence in communication and client support.

• A warm, professional and nurturing personality