A seasoned doula is certified and has attended more than fifteen births.The fee for
seasoned doulas is $1,500.00
* Provider of ‘First Nights’ Overnight Doula Service
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Eden
Bertrang is a DONA-trained doula who attended her first birth by
accident! While she was having tea in a dung hut in Kenya, her hostess
went into labor and invited her to stay for the delivery. This experience
inspired her to become a birth doula. Eden feels blessed to have been
involved in the transformative experience of labor and birth and looks forward
to offering support to laboring women and their partners in the New York City
area. Her compassion and insight create a safe environment for women and
their partners during this intimate experience |
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Elizabeth Mangum,
LMSW, CD(DONA) has been working as a labor support
doula since 2004. She is also a social worker and has a private
practice in which she provides individual and family therapy related to
issues of pregnancy and birth, as well as providing services for
adolescents. She has worked for 10 years as a social worker in the
NYC foster care system; through connections she made with many of the
teen moms, with whom she worked, she developed an interest in becoming a
doula. As a doula, she hopes to empower mothers of all ages to use their
voices to create the birth they desire! Her warmth, calm demeanor,
and sense of humor will also add to the birth experience |
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*Jami Nelson CD (DONA), the mother of four children, has given birth once by Cesarean section and three subsequent times un-medicated with midwives. Jami breastfed her children and advocates for nursing mothers. In the education field for eighteen years and now pursuing her dream of being a doula, Jami believes it is every woman's right to have a safe and nurturing birth experience. Jami provides postpartum doula care and is a member of the Metropolitan Doula Group. |
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Brooke Nesset is originally from Minnesota and has been in NYC for the last ten years during which time she has studied at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU and the Ohashi Institute which she has graduated from as a Certified Ohashiatsu Consultant. Brooke has spent many hours babysitting, teaching dance to children and working as a family assistant. She has completed her DONA training and certification. |
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Anne Marie Polak, a former EMT and Physician’s Assistant student, is the mother of six breastfed children and the grandmother of one. A certified doula, childbirth educator, Lamaze Breastfeeding Support Specialist and Reiki Level I and II practitioner, Anne Marie has training from Calm Birth, Birthing From Within and Hypnobirthing childbirth methods as well as DONA International doula and postpartum care instruction. She enjoys crafting beautiful, keepsake, pregnant Belly masks for women. Ann Marie’s calm reassuring presence has afforded many women comfort during vulnerable times. She is an original member of The Metropolitan Doula Group - passionately serving birthing families since 1998. |
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Esdras Santana
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*Susan Tapley, CD (DONA), LCCE - Mother of three, Susan has been providing warm and compassionate labor support since 1998. Susan states: “I am your guide, your emotional rudder, I will help you achieve YOUR birth plan. I believe in the miracle of birth! I will bring two helping hands and a warm heart to the birth, along with every trick in the book to help you have a safe, comfortable and memorable experience. I will support you in whatever YOU want for this birth!” Susan, a Certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator, Member of the Metropolitan Doula Group, and Lamaze trained Breastfeeding Specialist, was recently featured online at www.nyc-plus.com. |
