I’m a doula in Lexington, KY
I believe that labor is a natural process, rarely needing intervention. I am also thankful for medical technology and believe there is a time and a place for everything.
Most of my clients want to have a natural birth and I can help women achieve that natural birth. I encourage women and couples to prepare for birth by taking natural childbirth classes such as Deb’s Bradley classes , one of the classes offered at baby moon
or class through conception forward.
As a doula, I support my clients in any decisions made during labor. With my knowledge of the birth process, I can offer insight into what may be happening in your situation.
I do my best to help my clients have the birth that they want.
my birthing bio
- attending births since 2004
- certified birth doula through DONA International
- clients have hired me again for 2nd, 3rd, and now even 4th births
- Independent Childbirth member
- taught over 100 couples from 2001-2005 the Bradley® method
- taught independent natural childbirth classes 2005-2009
- taught many couples one night refresher classes
- mother to 5 children, all born naturally
- I have attended very short and very long labors, VBACs, scheduled cesareans due to breech, and both home and hospital births.
- my birthing website has over 15,000 hits a month
my services include
- meeting with you to talk about the kind of birth you want
- answering pregnancy questions through e-mail
- being on call for your labor
- joining you during labor when you need me
- offering continuous labor support
- staying with you after the birth as long as necessary
- postpartum visit in your home
why hire a doula?
You can read my article about birth doulas that might help you answer the question whether or not you need a doula.
Numerous clinical studies have found that a doula’s presence at birth:
- tends to result in shorter labors with fewer complications
- reduces negative feelings about one’s childbirth experience
- reduces the need for pitocin, forceps or vacuum extraction and cesareans
- reduces the mother’s request for pain medication and/or epidurals
- increases successful breastfeeding
~from DONA’s website
To contact me via e-mail about being your doula, please submit your inquiry in the box below. I look forward to hearing from you.
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hi i am 36+5 days. my doc told me a am 1-2 cm dilated and cervix is very soft.what does that mean.
Hi my name is Fran..and i have been reading post on here for several days..well this is my question im 36 weeks and 2 days on my 6th child and boy has this been a wild preg.. I went to the doc last week for a regular check up and because of severe back pain and pressure they checked me i was 4cent and 50% effaced. scared me because im early and i usually dont dilate..my doc had me go in today because my back pain has gotten so bad i can barely walk..still 4 to 5 cent. and back pain out of this world. my question is can this be where im having my labor pain never had this before. scared to death that i will deliver at home. is this early labor if it is it is horrible can early labor really last weeks..i cant imagine it. they are sending me for physical th. for my back is that normal this late in preg.???
thanks for getting back with me so quickley..when i was at the doc yesterday for a few hours my contractions were coming every 10 min. and my back was killing me, i had a little pain in the bottom of my stomach but the back pain was so bad the front pain didnt matter. when my back pain is bad like that i cant move at all.. i know that my baby is head down and that he is looking sideways..my 4 girls were nothing like this..my back pain isnt constant all the time.and i have been trying to walk and just relax..and let it happen.