By Your Side Doula

11/11/2025

This is an excellent review of the recent New York Time's article regarding continuous fetal monitoring. We need to be talking about this a little more. Don't wait until go-time to try and have these conversations with your providers. Make sure you do your research well ahead of time so you know what you want and why you want it and have a plan. I encourage every pregnant women to have a written birth plan that you have reviewed with your provider. Talk about contingencies and what your preferences are in the case something changes.

11/11/2025

🤍🤍🤍 Love this!

08/19/2025

Everyone benefits from continuous labor and birth support!

A common myth is that doulas are for unmedicated births. However, doulas support ALL births! In fact, it is often the families that need or desire interventions who benefit the most from doula support.

Having the continuous support of someone supporting you through making informed decisions and navigating medicalized birth can help facilitate a birth experience focused on what the day is truly about - not medical procedures, a birth and welcoming your baby.

05/07/2025

Be an active and informed participant in YOUR birth!!

Birth plans! Do you need one? How do you start one?

Check out Jillian Silva's new blog post on all things birth plans! The pros, cons, and how you can begin your own.

Share with a friend who you think may be interested in learning more!💙

🔗Read Now: https://icea.org/birth-plans-do-you-need-one-the-pros-cons-and-why-they-matter/

04/03/2025

Spring is here and I have just a few openings left for doula support. If you are having a baby in the next couple of months do yourself a favor and get yourself some amazing birth and breastfeeding support and education BEFORE baby comes. Feeling confident, informed and empowered is my goal for you as you go into your birth. Most importantly, these services are completely free for TRICARE recipients. Don't miss out, spots are booking quickly! Reach out today for a free consultation and learn how I can best support you.

03/26/2025

I'm not going to lie...this is kinda exciting! So fun that my feature came out during World Doula Week! What's even more exciting is helping amazing strong women in my community birth their babies on their own terms and in their own power. It never gets old! 💗💗

Check out our next Advanced VBAC Doula highlight! ⭐

Hello, my name is Daniella and I am a certified birth doula, certified lactation counselor and a BSN-prepared nurse with over 16 years of hospital experience, serving families in the Columbus, MS area.

After moving to Mississippi and realizing how common c-sections were here and supporting multiple VBAC clients early on, I felt I needed to dive a little deeper and learn more.

My mission is to help women and their partners achieve the birth that they envision for themselves. How you experience birth touches so many aspects of your life. Through education, support and advocacy I hope to empower my clients to take control of their birth experiences and help support them through the transition into parenthood.

02/20/2025

If you are giving birth this year, you need to have a plan! We plan our baby announcements, maybe a gender reveal, our baby showers and even our baby nursery and then when it comes to our birth we often times just decide to leave it to chance…”go with the flow.” But why??? Lots of decisions will be made the day you give birth….shouldn’t you be making those important decisions? Get prepared, educated and empowered to make those decisions for yourself and for your baby. You can work one on one with a doula, free of charge to help create your birthplan and feel better prepared going into your upcoming birth.

Tricare beneficiaries are entitled to up to 6 doula visits starting at 20 weeks gestation and in person birth support. You can use these visits for childbirth education and preparation, birthplan creation, postpartum planning or whatever you feel helps best prepare you and your partner for your upcoming birth. Reach out today to schedule a free consultation!

02/04/2025

This made me laugh because it's happened to me before.....I absolutely love it when Mamas stay in their power while birthing their babies! 💕
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01/31/2025

Spring is right around the corner! If you are having a baby in the next couple of months do yourself a favor and get yourself some amazing birth and breastfeeding support and education BEFORE baby comes. Feeling confident, informed and empowered is my goal for you as you go into your birth. Most importantly, these services are completely free for TRICARE recipients. Don't miss out, spots are booking quickly! Reach out today for a free consultation and learn how I can support you.

01/25/2025

Did you know that Mississippi has the highest c-section rate in the country? Yes, the HIGHEST! Mississippi's c-section rate is 37.9% and while people may debate the reasons why, it's important that you know the numbers so you can stack the odds in your favor. Here are a couple of things YOU can do to help avoid a c-section.

✅-Find a supportive provider.
✅-Choose a hospital with a LOW c-section rate.
✅-Learn about childbirth, knowledge is power!
✅-Hire a doula.
✅-Practice your coping/comfort techniques.
✅-Don't go to the hospital too soon, stay home in early labor.

While doulas cannot guarantee outcomes, a huge part of what they do is help provide informational support. They suggest supportive providers in your area and hospitals that have low c-section rates (this one is super important, as there are hospitals in the area that have c-section rates as high as 40%!). We help you learn about birth and practice coping techniques with you and your partner. We help coach you on when is the most optimal time to head to the hospital in labor. A doula can really help give you and edge when planning your birth.

If you are interested in learning more about how a doula can support you, reach out for a free consultation today!