Meet Eva M.

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Eva is a passionate birth doula through the Great Expectations Doula program. She is also a certified Birth and Baby University Postpartum Doula.

She supports families who are having a birth center birth or a hospital birth, vaginal and cesarean births, as well as both medicated and unmedicated births. She has been certified with the Gillian’s Guide which is a method in which supports optimal position for birth.

As a postpartum doula, she provides comprehensive support to families with singletons or multiples during daytime hours. She assists in establishing sustainable routines, offers light housekeeping, and educates the entire family about their newest member’s needs and development. Her support extends to both first-time parents and families with older siblings, ensuring a smooth transition for everyone during this transformative period.

Eva is known for being an attentive and caring person. She soaks in everything she can, and she is always ready to provide evidence based information to the families she supports. Families enjoy her focus on advocacy, not only being an advocate for them, but teaching them how to be the best advocate they can be for themselves. Families also love her calming presence in the birth space and always bringing bits of joy, personalization, and laughter to both the birth space and their home.

Prior to finding her passion in doula work Eva was a nanny for many years supporting families with newborns through pre teen years.

When she isn’t busy supporting families she enjoys reading, writing, gardening, spending time with her husband and child, cooking and going for walks.