Sacred Motherhood Doula

12/02/2025

"In this study, we found that receiving doula care was associated with increased odds of VBAC, attendance of postpartum office visits, and exclusively breastfeeding rates. Those patients who received doula care prenatally and at the time of delivery also had significantly decreased odds of preterm births. These benefits persisted regardless of race or insurance type."

Check out this important study shared by the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology on doula care and neonatal outcomes below! ❤️

Quantifying the association between doula care and maternal and neonatal outcomes https://ow.ly/8rmW50XzJNO

11/26/2025

Another baby boy! This sweet Amish mama started out her labor feeling a little anxious, but came out the other side as strong as ever!

And Birth Assistant Christina was the perfect help for this birth! Always so grateful for her kind, caring, excellent assistance.

11/05/2025

✨️ It is finally finished!! ✨️
In true me fashion, I spent way too much time on scrutinizing every detail of this. Well, better to overexplain than underexplain, right?! 😅 maybe not always, but I think for this, it matters to have the right details. 💗

I wanted to take a moment to put all the most frequently asked questions about my doula services in one place, things like location, expectations, support options, and pricing. My goal with this is to make things clear and simple, so you can easily understand what’s included, how I serve families, and what to expect when working together.

It can feel overwhelming when you’re exploring birth support or trying to find the right fit. And I understand that having any extra people in your space at a vulnerable moment such as birth, isn't an easy decision. But I hope this clarity helps make that decision easier. As always, I completely respect the privacy of my clients.

Whether you’re just starting to look into doula care or already planning your birth team, I hope this helps you feel more informed and supported. 💗

If you have any questions that haven't been answered here, you are welcome to book a free clarity call where we can chat more in depth on what you're looking for.

10/29/2025

Feeling impatient as each day more overdue comes and goes? Your baby and your body know what they’re doing.
Often baby can benefit from optimal positioning, relaxation, or oxytocin boost to get things going 💫
Swipe through for tried and true practical, body-led ways to encourage labor naturally before scheduling an induction.
You got this girl ✨️ 💪

09/19/2025

Attending a birth a week for 4 weeks was a thrilling way to spend the end of the summer! 🌞 Always so grateful for the opportunity to attend as an assistant, helping in any way needed.

08/05/2025

What a great day of NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation) certification. And so great to get together as a team again! As an assistant to a midwife, I might only be assisting with these skills, however becoming familiar with and assisting can be literally life-saving, though rarely used.

We've practiced these skills as a team with Mykl but certifying helps solidify what he's already been training us. Keeping our skills sharp by practicing emergency scenarios is so important.

Our instructor, Marijke LM, CPM, MPH (pictured center in the group photo), provided great insight and decades of experience for a truly great Newborn Resuscitation class. With a few midwifes present, to assistants from each team, and other doulas, my heart was full just by being in a room full of passionate birthworkers. 🥰

Attending this class would not have been possible without , giving us the learning opportunity as assistants and sponsoring our attendance. So thankful and grateful for a great mentor!

Side note: As a doula with my own clients, these skills would never be performed by me, as a doula does not perform medical tasks. However, knowing these skills can be reassuring to my own clients that IF they were happening, I could provide comfort, knowing that the medical team is doing exactly all they can to save a baby's life. 💗

07/24/2025

What an amazing birth experience for these first time parents! My second time witnessing a breech birth. Mykl's breech skills and Susan's seasoned doula coaching were beyond admirable. Honored to be present as an assistant, learning and helping wherever I can. Their birth story is full of determination, hard work, and advocating for herself to get the birth experience she wanted! 🥰😊💗

07/15/2025

Took a CPR class last week 🫁💓

We practiced compressions, rescue breaths, how to handle choking, and all the basics for adults, youth and babies. It was hands-on and honestly fun practicing real-life situations and seeing the dummies' responding machines track the correct numbers as we gave breaths and compressions!

This kind of training ties right into my work as a doula and midwife’s assistant. Birth is usually peaceful and beautiful, but it's important to be ready for unexpected moments too. It feels good to sharpen my skills just in case things get real, during birth or other life emergencies. Even simply staying calm, assessing the situation, and knowing what kind of help to give during an emergency is great knowledge for anyone!

This class was the perfect prerequisite for the NRP training (neonatal resuscitation) I’m taking in August, another step forward in growing as a birthworker. 🙌 🥰

But actually, everyone should take a CPR class at least once in their life. I'll be taking the kids and husband sometime before this year ends, we'll count it as a homeschool field trip! I know they'll love it! ✅️ 😆

Also, lucky cat earrings just because I've always loved wearing funky earrings, it just sets the mood for my day! The arm even waves! 👋 😺 🤪

06/28/2025

This is for the first-time moms.💗 It can be a whirlwind of emotions to be doing something for the first time ever and as an adult, when you've far surpassed an age where it felt acceptable to fail. Trial and error seems natural at 4 but at 24? Not so much. All that pressure can feel so overwhelming so I just wanted to share what I did when I was pregnant for the first time.

My experience isn’t about being better than another birth experience, but rather to support having natural, unmedicated, peaceful births.

Yes, you can have a great unmed/natural hospital birth, with the right support whether that be your husband, a doula, or family member. And you could also end up transferring to a hospital with a midwife at home. However, midwifery care (like doula care) is truly holistic and I'd feel confident that my midwife could support me, like a doula would, in the hospital if I needed to transfer.

Now 10 years later, I’d do some things differently, but many choices I made then still hold strong. Stay tuned for what I’d do *now* of I was a first-time mom all over again!

P.S. It was fun to scroll waaaay back to find a pic of my prego belly when I was first time pregnant, but I cropped out the on-trend chevron maxi skirt to save your eyes the flashback horror 🤣

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