Qualifications

Birthingway College of Midwifery

Birth Arts International

Certified Labor Doula, CD

Birthingway developed the Biodynamic Model of caring for clients and families in which pregnancy, birth, and nursing are not only natural parts of human life, they are necessary parts, intimately connected with what it is to be human.

The bio in Biodynamic refers to our biological processes, especially the impact of hormones such as oxytocin and stress hormones.

Dynamic refers to the energy of relationships that ensures a client-centered and individualized approach, providing safe, responsive, and sensitive care.

Birth Arts International was founded in 2000 by Demetria Clark and is considered a premier holistic doula training organization. Having trained over 25,000 doulas, Birth Arts International goes to the heart of what it means to be holding space for a client. Being a doula is being present emotionally, spiritually, and physically. BAI embraces a natural way of passing on birthing wisdom, allowing and following clients in their natural progression through pregnancy, labor, and birth.

Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, LCCE

For more than 50 years, Lamaze International has been educating families to have a safe and healthy pregnancy, birth, and newborn experience. The Lamaze certification prepares educators to teach the latest evidence skillfully so that parents can feel confident, supported, and assertive as they ask questions, make decisions, and navigate their path through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.

Lamaze Philosophy of Birth:

We have an innate ability to give birth.
Birth is transformative in the life of a family.
Our confidence and ability to give birth are either enhanced or diminished by the care provider and place of birth.
We have the right to respectful care and continuous support.
We have the right to give birth free from routine medical interventions.
Birth can safely take place in homes, birth centers, and hospitals.
Evidence-based care improves birth outcomes.
Lamaze childbirth education empowers informed healthcare choices, taking responsibility for health, and trusting our innate ability to give birth.

Stillbirth and Bereavement Doula, SBD

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Stillbirthday Global Network is an internationally trusted benevolent organization whose philanthropic mission is simply to doula: to nurture sources of perinatal bereavement, strengthen the skills of healthcare professionals, and increase healthy engagement of perinatal-related needs among communities. Stillbirthday is founded on the non-discriminatory mandate to love in all situations to the best of our ability. Members of the Stillbirthday community are diverse and autonomous, each committed to exemplifying the advancement of loving service.