Insight
Craniosacral Therapy and Massage
Birth Doula Services
My birth doula and placenta encapsulation services are offered within Homegrown Babies, a fabulous local doula group. Homegrown Babies also offers comprehensive and fun childbirth education, postpartum doula services and prenatal and postpartum yoga instruction. Please visit the Homegrown Babies website for more detailed information.
Birth is an everyday miracle. It is a time of great transformation and change. As a birth doula, I provide emotional, physical and educational support for you and your family before, during and shortly after the birth of your child. I am available to attend births at home or at Mission Hospital, the first baby-friendly certified hospital in the state of North Carolina.
Before your birth we spend time exploring your birth vision, desires, needs, questions, and fears. In getting to know you and your family, we discover how to best create an atmosphere of confidence and support surrounding your birth. We help you clarify your birth intentions, process previous birth experiences (if applicable) and learn what comfort measures during birth might work best for you.
I support women in their vision and capacity to birth naturally, with an epidural, during an induction, or cesarean birth. My goal is to empower you to birth from a place of knowing; harnessing and accessing your deep strength, wisdom and love as a Mother. This looks differently for each woman.
During the birth of your child I provide support with massage, assist with position changes, and offer hands-on comfort measures, homeopathics and aromatherapy as needed. I am committed to being by your side throughout the duration of your labor and delivery; helping welcome your child into the world with respect and care.
After your birth, I remain in the room with you and your team; taking photographs if desired and assisting with your baby's first feeding. One-two post-partum visits are provided, offering evidence-based newborn care and breastfeeding information.
Make sure you also check out my Craniosacral Therapy during Pregnancy and Postpartum services. All doula clients receive a significant discount on sessions!
"Emily radiates a necessary calmness and confidence that balanced my experience in labor. She was the silent ingredient that made my first birth flow without a moment of turbulance. She is a safe haven in which I placed my most important moments as a woman." - Josephine, Mother of Holland
