I solicited Rachel's services for the birth of my second son, Griffin. Upon first meeting her I…read morefelt drawn to her calm demeanor and warm presence. She distributed an educational binder full of materials I found to be more honest and thorough than the information my OB had given me. For example, OB's won't distribute a list of medical interventions you may face during a hospital labor, but Rachel did. It was essential information I wish I was armed with during the hospital delivery of my first son. Emotionally, Rachel was very encouraging when I expressed doubts regarding my ability to tough-out a med-free labor. She helped instill the courage I needed to make the switch from the hospital to my local Birth Center. She helped me believe in myself and saw a strength in me I did not see. Physically, Rachel would have been an enormous help with pain management by providing soothing massage and counter pressure during labor. My labor was mercifully short, however, and I had to rely solely on my husband for pain relief during active labor. He did a great job providing this relief by utilizing the massage and counter pressure techniques that Rachel taught him. Thanks to her guidance, he was able to be an active participant in my labor instead of just a spectator! She was a calming, guiding voice during the pushing stage of my labor and very helpful with my initial breastfeed as well. Rachel will be all the things you need during the emotionally turbelent time of pregnancy and delivery. She will be a supportive friend, a motherly figure, an educator, an advisor, a listening ear, a guiding voice and a soldier ready to fight for you. She's a nurturing old soul with a backbone of steel. A beautiful doula both inside and out. You can't go wrong soliciting her services and I can't recommend her highly enough. I wish I had given myself the gift of a doula through my first labor!

I was referred to Rachel by my midwife since I had such bad anziety about labor. I was terrified of…read morethe pain as well as getting an epidural or an IV since I don't do well with needles. I'd cry thinking about having to deliver my baby and wasn't enjoying my pregnancy because of my anziety. My husband and I had VERY different views on labor. His answer to everything was. "Get an epidural, you'll be fine." He thought anyone who didn't want an epidural was crazy. He didn't see anything wrong with interventions and thought they were there and you should take full advantage of it. Originally I wasn't against interventions, I was just really scared of them because of the needles. Over the couple months of communicating with Rachel and reading the materials she suggested I decided I wanted to try to have a natural birth. My husband still maintained that his ideal labor would be a scheduled c section. With Rachel's help he finally was on board to give the natural birth a shot, although I'm pretty sure he didn't think it would actually happen. Rachel got through to him about the cycle of epdidural/pitocin and how once you start one intervention it just creates a snowball and odds are, you're getting more. I went into labor and I labored at home and got to the hospital at 10cm! After 2 hours of pushing, my daughter was born without any interventions! Rachel gave us the knowledge/tools to be able to labor at home as long as we did. I believe that made all the difference in being able to have a natural delivery. I would have had a VERY different labor if i wasn't for Rachel. At the hosptial she was great! With Rachel by my side I felt as if i could take on anything during labor. My husband is so happy we hired her. He said if we had another baby we'd do it the same way. She's worth every penny. Her posituve attitude can get you through anything! I think about my labor every day and couldn't be more happy with it!

Emma Yoder is an incredible doula. She is by nature one of the most kind, caring, and compassionate…read morepeople I have met, making you feel as comfortable as possible during all stages of the birth process. During such a vulnerable period, Emma is a continually comforting presence who guides and supports you through any questions and challenges. I could not think of a better person to be my doula, and I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of doula services. She is also very reliable and accommodating to changing schedules, and often available with short notice. Above all, her positive attitude and warm presence have made every interaction with her pleasant and I couldn't recommend her highly enough!

Emma is an excellent doula. She is young, passionate, caring, devoted, impressively experienced and…read moreresourceful. I took prenatal courses from the hospital, but I still found consultation session with Emma gave me more personalized tips a formal course didn't provide. Emma gave me advise on natural induction, preparing hospital bag, eating, exercises, many of which I never heard from other places. I had questions about my own detailed yoga and walking exercises design from 37 weeks on; news of dilation from 38 weeks check-up; news of 39 weeks ultrasounds , etc, it felt great to know there is a person to talk to anytime whenever I have something comes up. This makes my journey much less lonely! In the postpartum period, I had perineal pain and breastfeeding issues, Emma gave me consultation with tips of increasing milk supply I never knew. Overall I am very glad I had Emma by my side in this lonely journey of childbirth, she gave me so much valuable supports! I definitely recommend Emma.

I found the birth center when I was around 32 weeks pregnant with my first child and was worried it…read morewould be too late for them to take me and luckily they got me right in! They took their time with my appointments and made sure i was good. I ended up giving birth in July of 2023 and it went sooo smoothly. I had a water birth in the blue room and i couldn't have asked for a better birthing experience. Would definitely recommend!

Absolutely recommended the birth center for unmedicated physiological labor and delivery…read more Appointments were easy to schedule and thorough. Staff were all friendly and it felt like family by the time i went into labor. I had a beautiful and peaceful hands-off labor in which midwives followed my lead and allowed me to birth my baby how i felt best. They still do routine tests, write ultrasound scripts, offer pitocin if needed, they do the newborn screening and eye ointment if wanted. Theyre holistic and believe in every woman but also rooted in modern medicine. They did all my labwork onsite. The day of labor they received me with warm smiles and i went home 5 hours after delivery. Absolutely wonderful crew who know how amazing and empowering birth can be

Having Yvette as my doula was the best decision I ever could have made. I waited 12 yrs to have my…read moresecond child and was nervous. Yvette was by my side the entire pregnancy and during labor and after . She made sure my birthing plan was followed and that I was comfortable. I would not dream of having another child without a doula. Even though my boyfriend was there... the comforting techniques she used while I was in pain helped me get through and it made all the difference . I highly recommend her and she will definitely be my doula for my next child. She is very caring and understanding and has an amazing personality.

From the owner: Circle of Birth Doula Services specializes in empowering pregnant and postpartum women towards…read morehealthier birth outcomes. If you're a pregnant/postpartum woman and want an advocate, a listening ear, more pregnancy/postpartum education, instruction, or guidance than your provider can offer due to office visit time constraints than add me to your care team. Circle of Birth Doula Services offers guidance and instruction on comfort techniques during labor and delivery that will help center/focus you towards a healthier birth experience.

Jennifer Hendrickson Doula Services was the one low point in my daughter's pregnancy. If it were…read morepossible to give no stars in order to give a review, that is what I would give her. The arrangements was that the doula would come to the house while my daughter was in labor. When she was far enough along, the midwife would be called, and we would all meet up together at the hospital. Jennifer came to my daughter's house while she was in labor, but she spent most of the time that she was there looking at Facebook. She did not provide any of the services that she had promised such as massages or heat treatments. Despite the fact that my daughter was in great distress, she never offered to get anything or do anything to help my daughter in any way, although she was very happy to have cups of tea and banana bread herself. Worst of all, she misdiagnosed the stage of labor that my daughter was in. She tried to get things going well before she should have, and had the midwife come to the house when it was way too soon. The midwife was so displeased that she indicated she would prefer NOT to have Jennifer accompany us to the hospital (and having a doula had been the midwife's idea!). By the time we finally arrived at the hospital, my daughter was exhausted and completely worn out. As a result, the delivery was adversely impacted by the involvement of Jennifer. After we informed Jennifer about her incorrect diagnosis of my daughter's state of labor, she became quite hostile and refused to provide any post partum services at all once my daughter was home. We had such wonderful care by all the other providers my daughter had chosen, but Jennifer was a very dark mark on the whole experience. I would not want any other pregnant woman to have this special moment marred by someone who does not seem to know what she is doing or give what she promises.

From the owner: Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Education, Breastfeeding Support, and Placenta…read moreEncapsulation

I would give Lee the highest recommendation as a post-partum Doula as she was extremely knowledge…read more My husband and I hired her after the birth of our first child to provide support and guidance on building routines. With her guidance, our daughter was sleeping independently in her crib from 7pm until 4 or 5am about 4-6 weeks after birth and from 7am-7pm by 12 weeks. We accomplished this without any sleep training with Lee's help. The best part about Lee is that she adapts her guidance to the needs of each family and doesn't have a one size fits all approach. She was easily accessible for any follow up questions and is amazing with babies! Lee was a phenomenal resource for our family during our transition into parenthood. I can't recommend her enough. The money spent hiring her was far more valuable than anything else we purchased for our daughter!

We worked with Doulas of Philadelphia for both post-partum and sleep training. Lee and everyone we…read moreinteracted with were amazing and we would highly recommend them for both. A few details: Post-partum: We worked with Lee to craft a personalized post-partum support schedule that helped us transition to being new parents. Our primary doulas were Kate and Beth, both of whom were amazing. They were generally with us 4 nights per week from 9pm-7am. In addition to caring for our baby overnight so we could get some much needed rest, they were a source of knowledge and comfort. We felt our baby was very safe and secure with them and trusted them 100%. We also had a few day time visit where we could ask questions, try out new things like baby wearing, and get out of the house. Sleep training: We decided to sleep train our baby at about 4.5 months. Lee came to our house and stayed for 3 days straight. During that time she coached us (most important part of sleep training is training the parents that everything will be OK!), monitored the baby at night so we could rest, took extensive notes, and left us with a detailed plan of action. We were amazed at house much progress our baby made in those 3 days. He was literally sleeping through the night and falling asleep/putting himself back to sleep with minimal crying. Lee provided a month of ongoing phone, email and text support, where we could ask questions and plan for things like sleeping elsewhere, car rides, disruptions to our schedule, etc. We give Doulas of Philadelphia our strongest endorsement. If you are looking for highly experienced, professional, loving, and kind people to help you transition into parenthood or when you are expanding your family, definitely consider their services.

My experience with Dara as my Doula was great. She was supportive from beginning to end. She was…read moreconsistent with reaching out during appointments. She made sure I had no questions unanswered. I was in labor for over 12 hrs and she kept me calm and relaxed during my contractions. She allowed me follow my birth plan of giving a natural birth to be fulfilled, even when I wanted to give up. Dara encouraged me to keep pushing and I did. I delivered a healthy baby girl March 23rd at 5:17am with no rips or tears. I can say because of the support of my Doula and her helping me and my husband through labor, things went smoother and less stressful.- Charmira N.

From the owner: Trained Birth Doula ready to support you and your family prepare for your new addition. Services…read moreinclude prenatal visits, continuous uninterrupted support throughout labor, as well as postpartum support.