Mother, San Francisco Birth Doula, Yoga Teacher, and Placenta Encapsulator.

It's an honor to have served families at home with a homebirth midwife and in all five SF hospitals: UCSF, CPMC, Kaiser, SFGH, CPMC Mission/Bernal Midwives, Marin Health and the San Francisco Birth Center.  I've been in full time doula practice since 2012 and have supported over 250 families as a birth doula and over 800 placenta clients as an encapsulator.

I completed the Heart and Hands midwifery intensive with Elizabeth Davis, APPA's placenta certification and an OSHA compliant bloodborne pathogens training.  I have also completed a Spinning Babies training and Evidenced Based Birth continuing education courses in VBAC, Due Dates and Advanced Maternal Age, “Big Babies,” Failure to Progress and “PROM, GBS, and Newborns.” Currently insured through CM&F #702926, registered with the city of San Francisco, and a SFDG Advanced Doula Certified member of the San Francisco Doula Group.

I have 12 years of doula experience supporting:

◇ Medicated and unmedicated hospital births
◇ Cesareans
◇ VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean)
◇ Birth Center and Homebirths
◇ Medical inductions
◇ High risk pregnancies, blood clotting disorders, gestational diabetes, anxiety/depression, hypertension, pre-e, preterm birth, two vessel cords, cholestasis, low platelets, pregnancies between 15 and 44 years of age, vasa previa, IVF pregnancies, egg donor pregnancies.

My Doula Philosophy:

• I believe in supporting pregnancy, labor and birth with information and evidenced based care.

• I believe there are as many ways to give birth as there are individuals in the world, and that a doula’s role is to encourage and unfold your distinct birthing style while offering helpful suggestions and information.

• I believe support (partners, friends, family, professional help) play a very important role in the birth and postpartum journey.