I travel about 45-minutes in any direction from my home. This covers many areas of Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, Solano, and El Dorado Counties. Please check if you’re not sure by messaging me.

I’ve been a professional birth doula since 2014, having attended 300+ births across various settings. While birth work is no longer my full-time job, I am now taking on a limited number of clients.

My experiences have taught me a lot about the different ways women approach and transform through birth, and I prioritize providing tools for them to connect with their innate abilities to navigate this life-changing event. I advocate for intuitive, biologically healthy practices and encourage patients to be well-informed and exercise their rights.

I believe in evidence-based care from medical providers and facilities, as well as prioritizing practices such as skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding on-demand, and being responsive to the needs of infants.

The visits are largely customized for the client meaning, if you’re a third time Mother having a home birth, some of what we discuss will be different than you’re a first time Mom, unsure about the hospital you’re planning to birth at and full of questions about epidurals (as an example). So, important to note that meetings have to be customized to be most useful and relevant for you.

But, generally speaking, during our first meeting, I take the time to get to know you and your situation. We work together to devise a plan and start thinking about what can be set up to ensure a respectful delivery that’s close to ideal for you.

All visits are optional virtual or in-home and last several hours because I only schedule one per day and I encourage clients (and they do!) to bring any and all questions and topics they want to discuss and we sort through them together. Maybe you don’t understand the process of birth and you’d like to. Maybe you’re confident but would love to hear how we can help your partner feel the same way.

At all visits, we plan, discuss, strategize, sort through a long list of topics related to labor, postpartum, medical facilities, and breastfeeding. We talk a lot about simplifying the postpartum process and caring for a baby too.

We also cover the logistics of birth and create a flexible plan that you feel confident and excited about.

My ultimate goal is to provide you with all the tools and information you need to have a positive and empowering birth experience.

While the majority of the births I have attended as a doula have been low-intervention or without medication, this is not a requirement for me to take on a client. I have happily supported women in all kinds of births, and I am dedicated to whether you choose a natural, medicated, or surgical birth. My role as a doula is to advocate for you and your family’s wishes and provide emotional and physical support through the process, however it looks.

I love midwives generally speaking, and the incredible care they provide to women during pregnancy and childbirth has been invaluable to me and so many women locally that I know very well.

If you are considering hiring a doula for your home birth, I would encourage you to discuss this with your midwives to determine if it would be a good fit for your particular situation.

I highly recommend home birth if it aligns with your values and is feasible for your circumstances. Please feel free to reach out to me if you would like to discuss this further. Happy to chat.

Yes, I have attended births at various medical facilities in the central Sacramento area, including all ten major hospitals within an hour’s drive. However, based on my experience, I now recommend exploring alternative options if you happen to be interested in a low-intervention birth and are at a hospital that finds it very difficult to support that.

I am happy to provide very direct examples, and information and discuss the culture, policies, and typical outcomes of each facility to help you make an informed decision that aligns with your values and preferences. Please feel free to reach out whether I’m your doula or not.

My standard payment arrangement is as follows: $1,200 retainer (half of total) due at time of contract signing and $1,200 due at our final visit together (37 weeks gestation). HSA/FSA accounts can be used as well as some employer fertility benefit programs. Insurance does not cover doula services as of yet, however.

Although my fee is fairly typical for a professional doula in our region, there is absolutely a range of costs amongst our profession and we have many lovely doulas at various price points in our area, including new doulas or students. Please don't hesitate to ask for an alternate birth doula referral if you feel you need or want one.

If I cannot serve you because of time/distance (or any other) restraints, I am happy to refer you to some of my other local favorite doulas. I also provide referrals to anyone who asks for services beyond birth -- postpartum, holistic health practitioners, pediatricians, even therapists. Please just ask!