Zippity Doula provides personalized, evidence-based care to families before, during and after birth.
Zippity Doula is a Arkansas Valley-based certified Labor Doula seeking to serve diverse families and individuals in all stages of pregnancy and birth. Zippity Doula encourages all birthing people to use evidence-based birth resources to create a safe, empowering birth experience.
01/18/2023
Hi- it’s me!
I needed to share this important read about the role doulas can play in reducing the horrific mortality rate in black people. It’s a good read, and gives perspective into the care a doula can provide during labor and postpartum.
A St. Louis doula program, part of a nonprofit that received funding in the $1.7 trillion federal budget bill, looks for solutions in a benefit largely associated with affluent white women.
02/08/2022
Chaffee County resources
10/08/2021
The complexity of breastfeeding is what photographer Sophie Harris-Taylor set out to explore in her now-viral portrait series, Milk.
06/28/2021
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“The last two times I’ve arrived at my client’s place, she has taken a nap as soon as I got there.
Today, she napped for about 3 hours.
While she rested, I folded a few loads of laundry, looked after her older children, cleaned the kitchen, bathroom and living room, organized some things she hadn’t gotten around to and made sausage, potato, and kale soup.
When she woke up, I continued to clean and organize so she could rest.
We chatted about sleep associations and how to set up an environment to promote sleep for her newborn. I made her an herbal infusion and we ended the day with an hour massage.
I’m working to change the way we support new moms. Much of what I do for my clients is not the role of a postpartum doula. But that’s okay.
Here’s why…what I do for new moms is what family does for new moms in others cultures.
They do everything that needs to be done around the house so the new mom can focus on resting and bonding with her baby.
I’m bringing those cultural traditions to moms here in my community…a community where many of us have been left unsupported and disconnected.
You deserve this type of care as a mom within your first two years postpartum. Don’t focus on those who forgot about you. I remembered and I am here for you!
It is so important that we hold new mothers to a high regard and treat them with so much love and kindness in their postpartum time.
Most of us who are on the outside looking in to the life of a new mom only see warm moments where they are cuddling and loving on their babies.
We rarely see those moments where they are breaking down because they are sleep deprived and struggling to find balance in their transition into motherhood. Many new moms feel disconnected with themselves and their community and are hanging on by a thread.
Every opportunity you get, show kindness to the new mom and let them know you are there to hold space for them and show your support with absolutely no judgment. Nurture them and help them feel empowered in their postpartum journey.”
Credit: Kilah Lawson
04/27/2021
Having a summer or fall baby? Zippity Doula has your back!
Comfort measures classes are a great way to prepare yourself and your birthing team with tips and tricks aimed at keeping the birthing person comfortable as they labor. As a certified Birth Doula with experience in Spinning Babies I can offer several different relaxation techniques aimed at decreasing labor duration and optimizing baby's positioning. Classes are typically between an hour and an hour and a half and can be in person or virtual.
Group classes online are $15 per family and private classes are $25.
May's group class will be Tuesday, May 11th from 6:30-8pm. A Zoom link will be sent with e-mail registration for the class. Please get in touch today to reserve a spot!
PC: Diana Coulter
12/14/2020
Hi! I've been working hard on creating a childbirth education series to offer to the community. In the meantime, I'm excited to get back into birth work! I've updated my website with more information about birth services, postpartum services and night doula services for the Arkansas Valley. I'll be sure to provide more information when my childbirth education series is ready, but for now, let me know if you would like to schedule a private comfort measures class- an hour and a half introduction to techniques that you and your partner can practice before using them in labor. Let's get in touch soon!
PC: Diana Coulter Photography
10/27/2020
I’ve been doing lots of exploring in my new community lately, and working hard on recertification as a labor doula. To celebrate being a MCD (Madriella Certified Doula) all Birth clients booking in November or January get a special deal! Let’s talk soon about how we can work together in bringing your new loved one home.
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Zippity Doula seeks to empower all families with evidence-based birth support in all stages of new beginnings. Birth is an awe-inspiring experience- let me enhance your unique experience with compassionate physical and emotional support.
What is a Doula?
A doula is a professional trained in childbirth who can provide emotional, physical and educational support to a person expecting labor, is in labor, or who has recently given birth. A doula’s purpose is to help women have the most information possible to make choices for their most empowering birth experience. Advocacy is a key pillar in a doula’s work.
Evidence-Based Birth published results of a study (Bohren, et.al (2017)) stated that people with a support person providing continuous support were less likely to:
request pain medication
request an epidural
report negative feelings about childbirth or their baby
and MORE likely to:
have a spontaneous vaginal delivery
have labor decreased by an average of 40 minutes
babies were more likely to have higher APGAR scores at birth.
When these results were analyzed, the decrease in use of epidurals and Cesarean section births was attributed to five factors: increased oxytocin, increased mobility, increased self-esteem, decreased pain and decreased anxiety.
How neat, right?
I’m excited to talk more with you about why having a doula at your birth will benefit you and your baby. Get in touch today!
