Meet Heather
Mother, certified birth doula, certified medical assistant, yoga teacher, and placenta nerd.
It’s an honor to have served families at home with a homebirth midwife and in all San Francisco locations: UCSF, CPMC, Kaiser, SFGH, Marin Health and the San Francisco Birth Center. I’ve been in full time doula practice since 2012 and have supported over 270 families as a birth doula and over 825 placenta clients as an encapsulator.
more about heather
I completed the Heart and Hands midwifery intensive with Elizabeth Davis, NHA’s Medical Assistant certification, 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.
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 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 in supporting pregnancy, labor and birth with information and evidenced based care.
I believe support (partners, friends, family, professional help) play a very important role in the birth and postpartum journey.