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Welcome! I attended my first birth when I was only 20 years old and my roommate found herself pregnant, alone in a new country, and scared. After 30 hours of labor I went home exhausted, but exhilarated - I knew I had found my life's passion and work. In the 20 years that have passed since that day I've gotten married, given birth to two children, fostered twenty children, completed four adoptions, become a childbirth educator, become a certified labor doula, started a thriving podcast, and founded this agency.
I can't make any promises about how your birth will go except for this: having a Birth Zone doula by your side will absolutely make it better. |
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I am a birth doula certified through well-rounded maternity. I live in downtown Milwaukee and have been fascinated and passionate about pregnancy and birth since I was a young girl. I got into birth work in 2020, and learned doula-ing by shadowing another local doula, which gave me hands-on experience. I am particularly passionate about out of hospital births and specifically home births.
I have my own business as The Embodiment Doula and within that I help humans learn to love their bodies and themselves, so they can start living the life they’re dying to live, but are currently holding back because they aren’t at peace with their body. As someone who has healed from an eating disorder, and as someone who lives with chronic illness, I understand how difficult it can be to feel good in your body and feel good about your body when it’s frequently changing. I am available for pregnancy and labor support. I am also available to working with you on loving your body through all of the changes you experience. I am committed to holding non-judgmental space for you and the birth you desire. In my free time I love spending time with my family, cooking, going for walks, traveling, playing mahjong, & reading/listening to podcasts! |
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Rebekkah is a certified DONA birth doula and postpartum doula. Rebekkah identifies with the importance of evidence-based care and mindfulness throughout pregnancy and labor.
Her love of birth makes her an avid learner in the birth world with expertise in:
Rebekkah supports hospital, birth center, and home births. She is known to be the calm in the room during births. She helps families consider all their options when decisions need to be made during labor through explanation and awareness of informed consent. She provides comfort and alternative pain relief options throughout labor, helping the partner and birthing person to stay as calm, comfortable, and nourished throughout the entire experience. She really enjoys meeting families and helping them with creating and discussing birth preferences prior to the delivery. Rebekkah enjoys providing daytime and overnight care to families as a postpartum doula. She lends a calm listening ear to understand and help families figure out what is best for every individual family. She loves being able to support families with her passion of cooking by helping with preparation of nourishing snacks and meal preparation. Rebekkah loves baby wearing and brings her personal wrap with her to visits, she loves showing parents how to baby wear and helps by providing an opportunity for parents to rest as needed. Rebekkah always talks about how being a doula is her dream job, she genuinely feels called to her work and personally cares about each client she supports. Rebekkah has two children of her own, her son Everett (born in 2017) and her daughter Ryann (born in 2019) both had very different experiences coming into the world and Rebekkah feels that her personal experience brings her clients a comfort knowing she understands what it means to advocate to have a birth you desire and how to find resources to make the transition home with baby feel seamless. In her free time, Rebekkah enjoys being outdoors with her family, traveling, listening to podcasts/audio books, and enjoying delicious meals. |
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Lex is a birth and postpartum doula serving the Chicago metro area. She provides continuity of care from pregnancy through labor, and into postpartum. With an understanding that every birth is unique, she works dynamically with all of her families, paying special attention to the particulars of each of their stories, and honoring all traditions, choices, and values. She works flexible day and evening hours, is comfortable in a variety of settings, and is sensitive to the differing needs and requirements of all.
Lex offers full-spectrum, trauma-informed care, and has specialization working with LGBTQIA+ and military families. Her practice incorporates perinatal and infant massage, acupressure, yogic movement, meditation, visualization, affirmation, breathing techniques, and other holistic offerings such as baths, steams, herbs, and belly-binding. She is knowledgeable and confident, and happy to support, coach, and educate birthing people and their partners as they communicate need and desire. Alexa has a strong passion for supporting women at their most vulnerable, providing them with safe space free of judgment, and acting as resource and companion, so that they have opportunity to better understand and advocate for themselves. Birth is a transformative event, and families are first! |