Meet Our Postpartum Doulas
Alexandrea
Alexandrea is an experienced and well-loved birth and postpartum doula who has supported families for over 9 years. Alex values the relationship of the birthing team – your ob/midwife, your doula, your nurse, your partner/s, and you!
Adrienne
Adrienne is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula and placenta encapsulist on our team. She has a strong passion for serving families and has supported families for many years. She has cared for many diverse families and is great at jumping in wherever and whenever needed.
Amber
Amber is a certified birth and postpartum doula on our team who is trained through International Doula Institute. She is proud to say that IDI trains doulas to support all families, regardless of birthing style, birthing goals, personality style, family style, or parenting styles. She is so grateful to support families through their births and postpartum journeys.
Alex S.
Alex is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. Prior to doula work, she has been in the healthcare field for 8 years and has 12 years of nanny experience. Alex knows the postpartum period is so important for new parents- she serves as a guide to help make the transition less stressful and more enjoyable. She enjoys supporting families for days and nights, and is experienced with singletons as well as busier households.
Andrea
Andrea is a very experienced labor and postpartum doula on our team. To say that Andrea is passionate about the work she does and the families that she supports would be an understatement. She has a strong desire to help and care for all families so that they have the birth and the postpartum experience that they want and deserve. She is constantly seeking ways to better support families and she has completed many trainings with a variety of organizations to help better equip her field of expertise.
Angelina
Angelina is a full spectrum doula trained through Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (BADT). She has her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and is working on finishing her Master’s degree. Caring for families throughout this important time and walking alongside them through pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum is such an honor and privilege. She is very skilled at supporting families and supporting them as they find their own path.
Amari
Amari is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. As a postpartum doula, she has experience in creating healthy and safe routines. She enjoys helping families implement sleeping strategies and schedules and helps families identify what is best for their baby and their family. She understands that each family and baby has unique needs.
Annie
Annie is a loved daytime and overnight postpartum doula and has been passionate about women’s health with a focus on pregnancy and childbirth and newborns for most of her life. She is an experienced postpartum nurse that has transitioned her knowledge & expertise into providing excellent care as a postpartum doula.
Alyssa
Alyssa is a DONA trained postpartum doula as well as a full spectrum doula on our team. She supports families in both labor and postpartum and loves the continuity of care! As a postpartum doula, she specializes in working with multiples. Bringing life into this world is not an easy task and she truly believes it takes a village.
Ashley E.
Ashley is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. She is dedicated to providing exceptional support and care to expectant mothers and their families during one of life’s most transformative moments.
Ashley G.
Ashley G. has been a very loved labor doula, postpartum doula, and placenta encapsulation specialist with our team since 2015. She trained through The Matrona and ProDoula. Ashley is also a certified Holistic postpartum doula. She has supported many families through pregnancy, labor, and birth as well as postpartum. She has provided support to many families including families who have multiples.
Ashley W.
Ashley W. is highly trained and experienced postpartum doula and childbirth educator. She has dedicated her career to supporting families through the challenging and rewarding journey of parenthood. With training from both DONA and CAPPA and her degree in psychology and sociology, she possess a deep understanding of the complex social and emotional dynamics surrounding the transition to parenthood as well as the physical and practical needs of new parents and their infants.
Ashli
Ashli is a labor and postpartum doula on our team who has completed her training through CAPPA, she is also a placenta encapsulation specialist. She has been working her whole life with children ranging from the age of 2 days to 12 years old. She has over 20 years of experience including being a nanny, night nurse, as well as a Head Start teacher back in her hometown.
Ayanda
Ayanda is a well loved Newborn Care Specialist with 12 yrs of experience caring for newborns and families. Prior to her work as a newborn care specialist she was a professional nanny and has spent her entire career supporting families.
Authernee
Authernee is a well loved Newborn Care Specialist who has supported families during the 4th trimester for over a decade. She is a loving, experienced, kind and professional caregiver. She supports families with all newborn, family and household care and tailors her care to the unique needs of each of the families that she supports.
Alexandra E.
Alexandra is a birth and postpartum doula on our team. She completed her postpartum doula training with Kathrin Auger at Los Angeles Doula, her birth doula training with Ana Paula Markel at Bini Birth, and her abortion companion training with Jacoba Cruz-Rodriguez at the Chicago Women’s Health Center. Alexandra uses evidence-based information to help her clients make the best decisions for their labor, birth, and postpartum experiences.
Alison
Alison is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula and massage therapist whose approach to postpartum care is rooted in empathy, understanding, and a deep appreciation for the unique needs of each family during this transition of welcoming a new life! She is described by her clients as thorough, anticipatory, sincere, and knowledgeable.
Ashton
Ashton is a certified birth and postpartum doula and breastfeeding counselor through the International Doula Institute. She has experience with day and night time care, in addition to supporting families with multiples. Families can see her genuine compassion and care shine through and appreciate her prompt communication skills. She loves supporting families with their newborn and she is comfortable with twins, as well as, busier households.
Becky
Becky is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. She has over 20 years of experience working with infants through teens. In addition to her work with children, she also works in elder care. Prior to becoming a doula Becky has worked as a babysitter, nanny, daycare worker, camp counselor and teaching artist.
Becky S.
Becky is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team with over 10 years of experience working with babies and children. As a mom to four, she understands the challenges having a new baby can bring and she enjoys supporting families as they adjust and get to know their new baby.
Bianca
Bianca is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula who is very dedicated and proactive with the families that she supports. She has cared for many families as a nanny and has always loved building relationships with families as they welcome their little ones into their homes.
Briana
Briana is a birth and postpartum doula on our team who is certified through Sokana Collective. She is passionate about families and assuring that families have the support and the care they need to have a positive experience. She loves providing this continuum of care for families and caring for them postpartum with both daytime and overnight support.
Bari
Bari is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula and certified in lactation support and nutrition. She understands that transitioning to postpartum comes with its own challenges, which are often overlooked. She loves caring for mothers and families through this transition.
Brittany P.
Brittany is an amazing postpartum doula who trained with both the Simkin Center at Bastyr University and DONA. Her approach to doula work comes from the understanding that we all arrive at this transition with different experiences, histories, traumas, triumphs, circumstances, and bodies.
Carrie
Carrie is a DONA trained postpartum doula on our team. She has supported families since 2009, providing both childcare and project management services. The transition to postpartum doula came about after she noticed the lack of support and care many parents feel after birth.
Caitlin E.
Callie
Callie is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula with 20 years of experience in childcare. She has loved children and babies from a young age and took that passion and turned it into a career. She loves to care for busy families and is comfortable jumping right in and helping in every way needed, she also enjoys caring for families with singletons.
Carolyn
Carolyn is a well-loved labor and postpartum doula trained and certified through Sokana Collective. As a postpartum doula she has experience supporting families with both daytime and overnight care and she specializes in families who have multiple children and have busy households. She loves providing peace of mind to busy families, supporting them in all the ways.
Courtney
Courtney is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team who is passionate about providing support and care to all families. She loves supporting families with newborns, infants, and toddlers during the day and evening. She provides personalized care fit for the home and facilitates a safe and nurturing environment.
Corynne
Corynne is a certified postpartum doula through Doula Trainings International. She has spent the last 6 years training and learning as much as she can about newborns, breastfeeding, maternal support, baby wearing and all things related to the 4th trimester. As a postpartum doula she has supported well over 50 families as they welcome their newborns into their families.
Crystal
Crystal is a DONA trained labor and postpartum doula. She has supported families as a doula and in this field for more than 20 years. In 2012 Crystal earned a degree in psychology with an emphasis in anxiety and depression. Although she attributes her ability to empathize with clients who suffer from postpartum depression, with her direct personal experience, far more than anything learned from a textbook.
Dee
Dee is a trained CAPPA postpartum doula on our team who supports families with both daytime and overnight care.. She is a passionate caregiver by nature who loves babies and finds joy in helping others. She believes every family needs calm and confident support. Dee understands each family’s dynamics and unique needs and she jumps right so families can feel cared for, confident, rested, and empowered.
Delonie
Delonie is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team as well as a newborn care specialist. She is very passionate about helping moms and babies particularly during the newborn stages. She knows this is the most crucial and important time for new parents and she loves being able to help facilitate the smooth transition into parenthood.
Deena
Deena is an ICEA trained postpartum doula on our team. She has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Public Health, specializing in maternal and child health, and she brings a wealth of technical knowledge to her practice. Deena’s warm and approachable nature helps ensure support for families during this transformative time.
Donna
Donna is a well-loved CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team who has experience supporting first time families, as well as, busier households. She is dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to mothers, newborns and their families during this transformative period.
Dana
Dana is a well loved CAPPA postpartum doula on our team who specializes in overnight care. She loves supporting families in these early days so they can gain confidence and get the rest they need to truly enjoy this precious time. Families describe Dana as kind, caring, knowledgeable, professional and dependable.
Daneita
Daneita is a DONA trained birth and postpartum doula on our team. She loves teaching families that they have a voice and that they are their greatest advocate for themselves and their baby. She also specializes in teen pregnancy, AMA, substance abuse, and families experiencing infertility.
Danielle M.
Danielle M. is a certified full spectrum doula, trained through Jamaa Birth Village. She has years of experience caring for infants and small children. She loves supporting families though pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She enjoys building relationships with families to help maintain a peaceful, positive environment.
Deb
Deb is a well-loved CAPPA trained labor and postpartum doula and certified sleep consultant on our team! She has been supporting families as a postpartum doula since 2008. She is also a certified lactation counselor and placenta encapsulation specialist. Families often share that Deb is a wonderful calming presence and a great resource in the home.
Deirdre
Deirdre is a well-loved postpartum doula trained with CAPPA. She has over 18 years of nannying experience, and has enjoyed being a part of busy families all of her life. She provides kind, supportive, and helpful care to the families she serves, and she truly values the relationships that she creates with families!
Destini
Destini is a DTI trained full-spectrum doula on our team. She is passionate about supporting families in pregnancy, birth and postpartum and loves helping them to gain a greater knowledge and insight on this process and parenting. She loves that she can help families get rest, nourishment, information and overall gain their footing so they can have a positive experience.
Debbie
Deborah (Debbie) is a newborn care specialist on our team who has cared for newborns for over 15 years and families for 40 years. She absolutely loves supporting new families as they welcome their little one into their lives and grow their household- she loves being a strong support to make the transition as stress-free as possible. She specializes in families with singletons, multiples and in overnight care.
Elizabeth B.
Elizabeth is a BADT trained birth and postpartum doula on our team who has 15+ years of experience working with many diverse families through nannying, nursery work, and teaching. She supports first time parents, families with multiples, as well as busier households adding to their family. She loves supporting families with daytime and overnight care.
Erin
Erin is a Madriella certified birth and postpartum doula on our team. She is also a certified breastfeeding counselor through International Doula Institute. Her desire to become involved in birth work began with her own empowering birth experiences: she was incredibly inspired by the wise women who supported her through each of her births.
Ellie
Ellie is a postpartum doula on our team who trained through International Doula Institute. She specializes in supporting families with singletons, multiples, families who speak ESL (English as a second language), and families with disabilities or health issues.
Erin D.
Erin is an experienced ProDoula-trained Postpartum Doula and is also a Newborn Care Specialist. She has supported many families with both daytimes and overnights over the past 6 years. She specializes in providing quality and tailored care and is a strong support and guide for all families.
Emily R.
Emily is a Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) on our team who specializes in live in support, multiples, singletons and overnight care. She is a master at helping families get their little ones in a healthy routine and creating a loving and positive environment for the entire family. She has over a decade of professional child-care experience as a nanny, as well as a background in children’s behavioral health.
Emily T.
Emily is a DONA trained postpartum doula, and is passionate about providing support to families as they transition to life with a newborn. She specializes in providing families with professional and quality overnight care for their newborn and their family. Emily has extensive experience with children, especially newborns and toddlers. Before becoming a doula, Emily spent years as a nanny, as well as running her own home daycare for 6 years.
Erica K.
Erica is a well loved labor and postpartum doula on our team who trained as a maternal support practitioner with Bebo Mia, Inc. in 2020. Her training included birth, postpartum and fertility and she also trained as a Lactation/Breastfeeding Educator which allows her to educate and be an advocate to families to assist in their Lactation/Breastfeeding journey.
Erika
Erika has always had a passion for all things pregnancy, birth baby and family. She began supporting families as a labor and postpartum doula in 2015 and in April of 2020 she completed a Birth Assistant Workshop. She is a life long learner and attends multiple workshops a year. She also has a passion for supporting underserved communities and volunteers her services.
Emily
Emily is a CAPPA certified postpartum doula on our team who aims to serve families in the most supportive manner. Preparing, educating, and empowering has always been at the forefront of Emily’s character. She strives to be inclusive, hold space, and serve the community of birthing people and their families.
Ebony
Ebony is a certified full spectrum doula on our team. She became passionate about birth, postpartum and wellness after assisting a friend through a difficult pregnancy. Ebony was inspired to revolutionize postpartum care realizing the impact that doulas can have during this incredibly important time.
Francine
Francine is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. She loves supporting families as they welcome their baby or babies into their family. She has a special heart for families who are having multiples and also those with busy households. She is a very loved caregiver and postpartum doula for newborns and children of various ages.
Gabi
Gabi is a DONA trained labor and postpartum doula on our team. She has always seen childbirth to be an incredible miracle and has been around babies and families her entire life. As a postpartum doula she enjoys supporting families with singletons or multiple children. She is experienced with bottle-feeding and supporting breastfeeding moms.
Gabrielle
Gabrielle is a loved postpartum doula that was certified through International Doula Institute in 2016. As a postpartum doula she loves bringing knowledge, rest and tailored care to each of her families. She has a deep passion for making sure this time is as positive and enjoyable as possible. Gabrielle is passionate about nutritional health during pregnancy and is always happy to share ideas and cook when possible for a family.
Halle
Halle is a DONA trained postpartum doula on our team. She is committed to providing thoughtful, empathetic care to every member of a household, and she finds it rewarding to play a small role in this beautiful time in a family’s journey. Halle is known for her warmth, grounding energy, and positivity, and she is often a big hit with older siblings in the home.
Heather
Heather is a well-loved CAPPA postpartum doula who brings a wealth of both professional and personal experience to the families she supports. She loves empowering parents as they bond with their baby and grow into their new roles. She has a deep understanding of what families require to thrive in this new role and thrive as a growing family.
Heather P.
Haley
Haley is a well loved CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. She has been assisting families for years, through important transitional periods and building positive relationships with the families she works with. Haley is empathetic and detail oriented. She has multiple years of experience working with children with special needs and is fluent in American Sign Language.
Isabella
Isabella is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. She is bilingual and her enjoys serving families through empathetic and traditional care. Her practice is evidence-based, holistic, and rooted in reproductive justice for all. Isabella is experienced supporting first time parents, those adjusting to a growing family, helping with a busy household, and daytime and overnight care.
Johnnie
Johnnie is a postpartum doula on our team who is certified with ProDoula. She is incredibly hands-on and loves to jump in wherever needed. She helps mothers with breastfeeding, helps with singletons, as well has families with busier households and older children. She loves helping with cooking, cleaning, and meal prep.
Jessica
Jessica (she/her) is a CAPPA trained labor and postpartum doula on our team. She is well loved and takes great care in her support. As a postpartum doula she is proactive and very attentive to the entire family including parents, baby, other children and entire household.
Jackie
Jackie is a DONA certified doula who has had the privilege of supporting over 60 families during birth and postpartum. She is an incredibly experienced postpartum doula and has supported first time and experienced parents, in homes with older siblings, and also with twins and triplets. Her calm and nurturing presence has helped Jackie provide new babies and their families with comfort and reassurance for over 25 years.
Jackie E.
Jackie is a trauma-informed, DONA trained birth doula, CAPPA trained postpartum doula, as well as a Certified Lactation Specialist. She has been working with families since 2020, where she learned the true impact of doula work while serving south side birth families as a community doula for a large hospital system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Janina
Janina is labor and postpartum doula trained and certified through Gifted Hands International. She has always seen childbirth to be an incredible miracle and has been around babies and families her entire life. Janina uses her compassion, empathy, and strong nurturing spirit to make families feel supported and confident during this amazing transition. She is a lifelong learner currently in her first-year studies as a Midwifery student.
Julie
Julie is a CAPPA trained postpartum and birth doula on our team, she also maintains her CNA (Certified Nurse’s Assistant) license. She has had a diverse birthing journey experience including medicated and unmedicated hospital births, c-sections and VBACs. She has over twenty years of experience working with families and children, including ten years specializing in Holistic Nutrition.
Justine
Justine is a certified labor and postpartum doula on our team, who has trained through Earth Mama Naturals. As a labor doula, she is experienced in supporting families with medicated births, water births and unmedicated births. She knows this time is so important in a family’s life, and her goal is to make the process less stressful. As a postpartum doula, she has supported families with daytime and overnights.
Jennifer
Jennifer is a well loved and very experienced birth and postpartum doula on our team who trained as an Advanced Holistic Birth and Postpartum Doula through The Matrona. She is also trained as an INNATE Postpartum Care Practitioner. She is a Certified Lactation Counselor and Infant Massage Instructor.
Jacky
Jacky is a well loved CAPPA trained doula who is committed to supporting families in transition through empathetic and holistic care. She is experienced with supporting many types of families including first time parent, busy households welcoming another little one, daytime and overnight care. She is passionate about building relationships with families and providing them the best experience possible.
Joy
Joy is an incredibly experienced newborn care specialist on our team. She has been working in the child care industry since 1993 after graduating from NIU with her degree in Child Development. She enjoys supporting newborns and young infants and helping families to adjust to their new baby. She also specializes in supporting families with multiples.
Julie S.
Julie is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula and a DONA certified birth doula. She loves educating, empowering, and encouraging families in their parenting journey. Julie received her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and her Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. She loves that she can utilize her background to provide a safe and organized space for families.
Jordan
Jordan is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula who specializes in both daytime and overnights with singletons and twins. Prior to becoming a postpartum doula she was a well-loved nanny. Jordan is passionate about learning and providing tailored and evidence based care to her clients.
Julie S.
Julie is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula and a DONA certified birth doula. She loves educating, empowering, and encouraging families in their parenting journey. Julie received her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and her Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. She loves that she can utilize her background to provide a safe and organized space for families.
Jordan
Jordan is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula who specializes in both daytime and overnights with singletons and twins. Prior to becoming a postpartum doula she was a well-loved nanny. Jordan is passionate about learning and providing tailored and evidence based care to her clients.
Julie S.
Julie is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula and a DONA certified birth doula. She loves educating, empowering, and encouraging families in their parenting journey. Julie received her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and her Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. She loves that she can utilize her background to provide a safe and organized space for families.
Jocelyne
Jocelyne is a DONA trained birth and postpartum doula who has been supporting families for many years. She is a strong support to all families during both the prenatal and postpartum period. As a postpartum doula she specializes in working with infants through sleep transitions. Providing empathetic, proactive and evidenced-based care.
Kirsten
Kirsten is a well loved labor and postpartum doula and breastfeeding educator. She completed her education with DONA International. After supporting families as a doula she became a midwife assistant in September of 2018 and is currently enrolled in the Direct Entry Midwifery program at Southwest Technical College and is looking forward to becoming a Certified Professional Midwife.
Kim
Kim is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula and began working as a postpartum doula in 2006. Over the past two decades, Kim has provided dozens of families with daytime, overnight, and weekend care of their most precious little ones. She has worked for many amazing families as a nanny and house manager.
Kemeera
Kemeera is a well loved birth and postpartum doula on our team, and sees herself as a guide for maternal wellness. She is a wife, mother, and go-to expert for all things birth and postpartum. She specializes in overnight support, and loves supporting families with singletons as well as busier families. She jumps right in wherever needed and helps families with breastfeeding and bottle-feeding.
Kayla S
Kayla is a certified postpartum doula, birth doula, and lactation specialist on our team. She has always intrinsically been invested in the health and wellbeing of those around her. She has a bachelor’s in Community Health and has always been interested in women’s reproductive health and wellness. She became a doula because she was always interested in the beautiful, physiological process that is the birth of a child, which led her to her journey as a maternal health practitioner and lactation support specialist.
Khaiyah
Khaiyah is a postpartum doula and newborn care specialist on our team. She specializes in giving care to preemies and multiples. Prior to supporting families as a doula, she was a certified nursing assistant and nanny. She is also pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
Kelli
Kelli has been a labor and postpartum doula on our team since 2016, she completed her training through REAL Doula and ProDoula. She has been an incredible resource to the families that we support and also to our team of doulas. She is also a CAPPA certified Lactation Educator. Her expertise in breastfeeding support has been a wonderful asset to families as they are navigating feeding their new baby.
Kelly
Kelly is a well loved birth and postpartum doula on our team who has trained through ProDoula for birth and CAPPA for postpartum. As a doula, her compassionate approach encompasses birth preparation; continuous labor support and postpartum care to ensure you have the most optimal, safe and positive experience. Her goal is to alleviate stress for the family and encourage them to be more fully present to heal themselves physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Kelly G
Kelly G is a well loved labor and postpartum doula, and lactation educator on our team, she completed her training with REAL Doula and CAPPA. Kelly is very hands on and has an ability to know exactly what you need. Her expertise in breastfeeding support has been a wonderful asset to families as they are navigating feeding their new baby.
Kim B
Kim B is a CAPPA trained postpartum and labor doula on our team. She is passionate about both birth and postpartum and truly believe that this is a special time that requires care and attention. She loves that she can provide that for all families. Kim has supported families for as long as she can remember and comes from a 12 year background in Healthcare Administration. She has always been the go-to person her in community for supporting families, infants and children of all ages.
Kendall K
Kendall K is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula who has over 7 years of experience in child care. She received certification in Early Childhood Education and Child Development in 2018 and continued on to work in infant classrooms for 3 years. She has supported many families throughout the years and her goal is to empower and educate each individual family as they navigate parenthood.
Keena
Keena is a well-loved Full Spectrum Doula for birth, postpartum, loss, and fertility. She strives to support families achieve a positive birth an postpartum experience. It is her life’s journey to empower the family through holistic wellness and with quality care.
Kyla
Kyla is a DONA Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula from Chicago. She has a multifaceted journey in women’s health. As a doula she has been supporting families since 2021. As a postpartum doula Kyla is knowledgeable, proactive and helpful and she truly loves building relationships with each client.
Leila
Leila (she/her) is a birth and postpartum doula on our team as well as an ovulation cycle specialist. She completed her doula training through Bebo Mia, and is currently training in the FEMM fertility management program. Her experience as a postpartum doula includes helping first and second-time families as they adjust to life with a newborn.
Layla
Layla is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. Families describe her as very patient, loving, and nurturing. She pays attention to all the needs of the family she cares for. She is available during the days to help make this new transition easier for you and your family. If it’s making home made soups or a home cooked meal, helping organize your home so you can breathe, take the family dog for a walk, she is here for you.
Lace
Lace is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team, she has also been a Certified Nurse assistant for the past 11 years and has cared for children with disabilities over the last 4 years. Prior to becoming a doula she was a nanny. She has always found comfort and enjoyment in helping others and caring for children and adults alike.
Layne
Layne is a well-loved birth and postpartum doula, as well as a lactation educator trained through CAPPA. She has been passionate about supporting families for as long as she can remember and has spent over 15 years in caregiving roles. She spent 5 years as a nanny, where she gained a deep understanding of supporting the diverse needs of each family.
Lorri
Lorri is a DONA trained birth doula on our team, as well as a postpartum doula. She loves supporting families through labor, birth, and settling in postpartum. She knows this time is absolutely precious and such a gift, her role is to make the experience as stress free as possible. As a postpartum doula, she provides a wealth of information for new families. She jumps in wherever needed, and is experienced with singletons as well as families with busier households.
Lorrie
Lorrie (she/her/hers) is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team who is a very calm and comforting presence. She enjoys supporting families with singletons as well as with multiples. She is comfortable in busy households and loves jumping in when needed. She also truly enjoys settling families in with their little ones as soon as they come home from the hospital.
Linda
Linda is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team who has spent her life caring for infants and children as a nanny, and in art education. She greatly values the building of trust within these settings and approaches every situation with a caring, empathic commitment to the children and families involved.
Lissah M.
Lissah has been a full Spectrum Birth & Postpartum doula since 2018. She is a Certified doula through Doula Trainings International. She loves that she is able to support and care for families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Lina
Lina is a well-loved birth and postpartum doula on our team who trained through DONA and plans to eventually become a midwife. She also completed training through Stillbirthday to support families during a loss. She is also incredibly experienced supporting families through breastfeeding and offers a wealth of knowledge to families with newborns.
Lydia K.
Lydia is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula, prior to becoming a doula she has over 17 years of experience as a nanny. She loves helping first time parents, and over time has gained valuable parenting insights and skills that are so beneficial to the new families she supports as they navigate parenthood and new family dynamics.
Lindsey
Lindsey is a well loved postpartum doula who trained with CAPPA for her postpartum certification. She has extensive knowledge in infant care, breastfeeding, pumping and bottle feeding. and has supported families with newborns and young children for 20 years. She is loved by all the families she has worked with.
Lorri
Lorri is a DONA trained birth doula on our team, as well as a postpartum doula. She loves supporting families through labor, birth, and settling in postpartum. She knows this time is absolutely precious and such a gift, her role is to make the experience as stress free as possible. As a postpartum doula, she provides a wealth of information for new families. She jumps in wherever needed, and is experienced with singletons as well as families with busier households.
Marisa
Marisa is a well-loved CAPPA trained labor and postpartum doula. She has experience as a home health aide and is also a certified medical assistant in family medicine. She has always had a strong passion and commitment for helping others and for empowering women in any stage of life, especially as they are bringing new life into the world.
Miranda
Miranda is a DONA trained doula on our team as well as a certified breastfeeding counselor. She is also trained in Spinning Babies technique and has a background in the fitness industry as a trainer and coach. She has a deep knowledge and understanding of the body and mind from the inside out. She has supported families throughout their pregnancies, births, postpartum and breastfeeding journeys for the past 10 years.
Melissa B.
Melissa B is a certified labor and postpartum doula through ProDoula, and a certified breastfeeding specialist through Lactation Education Resources (and plans to become an IBCLC). She is also a Certified Sleep Consultant and has additional training in child development, nutrition, psychology and sociology. She is incredible with babies and children and is not afraid to jump right in to help out wherever is needed! She will attend to the needs of the entire family.
Maddie
Madeline (Maddie) has been a full time and live in Newborn Care Specialist since 2019. She specializes in providing live in care and overnight support to families who are welcoming their little ones into their homes. She loves supporting families during this important and life changing time to help them gain their footing and gain confidence.
Michelle O.
Michelle O. is a well-loved postpartum doula on our team. She has over thirteen years of experience working with children from the ages of newborn through school age. Michelle specializes in both daytime and overnights and loves supporting families with all of the hands on and informational aspects of introducing a new little one to their family.
Mayra
Mayra is a well loved bilingual birth worker and postpartum doula who loves nurturing families throughout their parenting journey. She is trained through toLabor, Stillbirthday, and CAPPA, and acquired skills through Birthing from Within and Spinning Babies. She provides compassionate care as a doula, Childbirth Educator, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor and Infant Care Specialist. She loves supporting parents as they adjust to the new rhythm in their lives. She is also an expert in caring for families with multiples.
Melissa M.
Melissa M is a wonderful CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team and a natural caretaker. She has been working with children and families for over 27 years. She enjoys caring for families postpartum and helping get the family into a workable routine. Melissa is a natural helper thrives on anticipating your needs before you ask and even before you know what you need!
Malika
Malika is a very experienced and well loved Newborn Care Specialist with over a decade of experience. She has cared for many singletons, twins and triplets over the past decade. She has supported families as they navigate all kinds of experiences with assisting with their new baby including baby care, navigating baby cues, breastfeeding, transitioning from breast to bottle, colic, fussy babies, reflux and sleep conditioning.
Michelle
Michelle is a well-loved CAPPA trained labor and postpartum doula on our team. She enjoys utilizing her background in Early Childhood Education to engage children and keep them busy and happy so the parents can rest and relax. She has a gift for accommodating each and every family’s needs and wants, and loves being a part of the family during this beautiful time in their lives. Michelle is also fluent in Polish.
Michelle P.
Michelle is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula who is dedicated to newborn care and postpartum health. Michelle has over 13 years of experience caring for children ages ranging from newborn to 14 years old. She is experienced in supporting families with singletons, as well as busier households. She is experienced with overnight and daytime support and she takes great pride in creating a safe and stimulating environment for families.
Mutesi
Mutesi is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. She has over ten years of experience as a nanny and nurturing children. She knows the first few months postpartum can be a rollercoaster for new parents, she loves being able to facilitate the transition into parenthood so it’s as smooth and stress free as possible.
Nancy
Nancy is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team with over 20 years of experience working with infants through teens as a babysitter, nanny, and daycare worker. Prior to becoming a doula, she gained extensive experience supporting families and children with developmental disabilities and various medical needs.
Natalie
Natalie is a well loved CAPPA trained postpartum doula who has been caring for families in many capacities throughout her entire adult life. She has always been someone who is comfortable jumping right in and helping in every way needed. She is happy to cook, straighten up, help with multiple kids and even able to support with breastfeeding.
Patricia
Patricia is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. She is a loving and knowledgeable caretaker and has cared for families as long as she can remember. Growing up in a close knit family, she always cared for younger family members and when her sister started having children 12 years ago, she acted as a postpartum doula and nanny for her and her family!
Rosalina
Rosalina is a CAPPA trained birth and postpartum doula on our team. She has many years of experience supporting families with singletons, as well as busier families with multiple children, and she specializes in twins. She knows this transition into parenthood can be very overwhelming, and she is there to make the experience a good one. Families describe Rosalina as kind, loving, having positive energy, patient, calm, a very good listener, and a very good cook!
Rachel C.
Ruth
Ruth is a well-loved postpartum doula on our team who trained through DONA and has supported families in many capacities over the past many years. She absolutely loves supporting families and is a true nurturer and lover of babies and children. She is comfortable with a variety of cultural backgrounds, religious preferences, and individuals and families of all kinds.
Rapeepan
Rapeepan (Mod) Popp has gladfully cared for mothers, newborns and families for close to two decades after coming to the US in 2005 as an aupair. In addition to supporting mothers after birth, she has helped raise multiple newborn children through toddler and early adolescent ages, of which she has garnered a very impressive list of references.
Roberta
Roberta is a CAPPA certified postpartum doula on our team. She has 25 years of experience working with individuals, families and children as a clinical social worker and has a passion for supporting others, especially during times of transition. She is an empathetic listener, a good communicator and a creative problem solver.
Robin
Robin is a well-loved Newborn Care Specialist and CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. She specializes in newborn care, infant scheduling, colic, reflux, sleep training, ailments, preemies, multiples, formula feeding, breastfeeding, natural health, SIDS prevention and newborn safety and of course Dr. Harvey Karp’s method of the 5 S’s.
Roxana
Roxana is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team. Roxana supports families for daytime and overnight, and families describe her as sweet, calm, caring, patient and reliable. She is always ready to help in all the ways that are needed. She supports mom with baby care, as well as taking care of the household.
Siearra
Siearra is a DTI trained birth and postpartum doula on our team. She has experience with newborns, birth and postpartum care, as well as young children. In fact, she use to babysit which taught her how to be patient when it came to children.
Shantel
Shantel is a full spectrum doula on our team who completed her training through Doula Training International. Shantel has experience supporting families with both daytime and overnights. She has supported families with singletons, twins, and triplets. She enjoys helping with cooking, cleaning, running errands, and breastfeeding support. Shantel truly loves working with children and helping families.
Shelly R.
Shelly is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula, as well as, a student in The Matrona’s holistic doula program. A nurturer by nature, she believes that support for mothers and babies in the earliest months after birth is essential for their wellbeing. She loves supporting families in these tender early moments as they navigate this emotional and life changing time. Families describe her care as thoughtful, warm, gentle and attentive.
Samantha
Samantha is a compassionate and experienced postpartum doula with a heart dedicated to supporting new mothers and families. As a registered nurse, and with a background in NICU and mother-baby nursing (5 years), Samantha brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to guide you through the early stages of motherhood.
Shemsa
Shemsa is a CAPPA trained labor and postpartum doula on our team. She has over 10 years of childcare background, and speaks a variety of languages (French, English, Swahili, Kirundi, and Kinyarwanda) which has helped her in working and serving international families. She strives to equip mothers with evidence-based information, as well as emotional support so that they can confidently make decisions about their well being.
SJ
SJ has been a certified full-spectrum doula since 2018. She is experienced in supporting families during pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. She has supported families in hospitals and at home, through vaginal births and cesareans, inductions and intervention-free labors. SJ also provides overnight support and sibling support and she will give your pets lots of love too!
Sydney M.
Sydney is a CAPPA-certified labor doula and a trained postpartum doula as well as a Certified Lactation Specialist. Before moving to Chicago she supported the Des Moines, Iowa community for the last two years through birth assistance, postpartum support, and lactation consulting working specifically with nonprofits.
Shariah
Shariah is an experienced Natonal Black Doula Assocation (NBDA) certified postpartum and birth doula on our team as well as a breastfeeding counselor. She has supported families in home births, freestanding birth centers, hospital birth centers and virtual settings. She has experience with vaginal births, VBAC births and C-section births. As a postpartum doula, she has supported first time families, families with sibling children, and is experienced with both daytime and overnight care.
Shali
Shali is a birth and postpartum doula on our team, she completed her training through Birth Advocacy and Doula Training (BADT). She also has a Master’s in Public Health. Beyond her doula training, she brings a wealth of experience with Infant CPR certification, childcare, household maintenance, and plant-based meal preparation. Her approach goes beyond the practical aspects of support; she embodies a proactive and intuitive nature.
Sabrina
Sabrina is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team who loves providing support and care for families and their babies during this pivotal time. She supports families with both daytime care and overnight care. During the day she jumps in and supports families in all ways needed.
Tracy
Tracy is a CAPPA trained labor doula on our team as well as a postpartum doula. As a postpartum doula, Tracy loves jumping in and helping in all the ways needed. She knows this time is so important to families and wants to make the transition is as smooth as possible. She is experienced with supporting families with singletons as well as with busier households with multiple children.
Trina
Trina is a birth and postpartum doula on our team who is also a certified childbirth educator and a breastfeeding counselor, she received her training through the International Doula Institute. She loves nurturing families and newborns and goes above and beyond to surround families with knowledge, support, encouragement and compassion.
Tonya
Tonya has been supporting families as a birth doula since 2018 and as a postpartum doula since 2019. She has twenty years of experience working with infants, young children and families. Prior to being certified through Well-Rounded Maternity as a birth doula and through CAPPA as a postpartum doula, Tonya has been a CNA, nanny, childcare worker in multiple settings, and has an associates degree in ASL/English Interpreting.
Teresa
Teresa is a CAPPA trained postpartum doula and placenta encapsulation specialist with over 20 years of childcare experience as a babysitter, nanny, and night nanny for a large age range of children to include newborns and infants. She majored in Early Childhood Education at University and has also studied infant and child development.
Tiana
Tiana is a CAPPA trained labor and postpartum doula on our team. She specializes in 24/7 live-in doula support and overnight care. She loves building relationships with families and finds that supporting families through this incredible time is truly an honor. She enjoys being a strong and reliable source of comfort and care for new families.
Toni
Toni is an amazing CAPPA trained postpartum doula on our team who has spent her entire adult life caring for babies, children and families. As a postpartum doula, she enjoys jumping in and supporting families exactly as they need. She is amazing at helping first time parents adjust to their new baby and new roles as parents and she is also amazing at jumping into a busy household and keeping all the things moving along.
Usara
Usara (Sara) is a postpartum doula and lactation educator on our team. She is experienced supporting families with singletons, multiples, as well as busier families. She also specializes in supporting families with getting to know their newborn and reading newborn cues, troubleshooting newborn issues like colic, establishing positive routines, nursing/feeding support and settling in with their baby both day and night.
Veronica
Veronica (she/they) is a DONA postpartum doula on our team, as well as an infant mental health specialist. She has 15 years of experience providing support and care to families with young children in various settings, including overnights in the homes of clients and hosting group workshops for expecting or new parents.
Verity
Verity is a wonderful doula on our team who is trained through DONA as a birth doula and CAPPA as a postpartum doula. She is also trained holistically through HERBAL. She is trained in the Bradley Method, and is also a Breastfeeding Counselor, Perinatal and Infant Care Educator, and a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist. She is continuously updating her education in other aspects of doula work by taking workshops, she is also a student midwife.
Yvette
Yvette is a well loved CAPPA trained postpartum doula. She believes that the 4th trimester is an important transitional phase for everyone and she loves that she can have such a positive impact on families so that they can thoroughly enjoy this transformative time. She has been working with newborns, kids, and families for over 25 years and families think of her as a baby whisperer.
Yasmine
Yasmine is a DONA trained birth and postpartum doula and a mother of two. Supporting families through these life events is her calling and she feels honored that she is able to walk alongside families in this capacity. Yasmine supports families with evidence-based information so that they feel empowered throughout their journey.