CURRENT STATUS: Certified Postpartum & Infant Care Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator, and Pre-Certified Infant Feeding Educator
BUSINESS NAME/AFFILIATION: The Fortified Doula LLC
SERVICES PROVIDED: Labor, Postpartum & Infant Care Doula Services, Placenta Encapsulation Services, Infant Feeding Educator Services and Childbirth Education Classes
AREAS SERVED: North Carolina
CONTACT INFO:
Email: thefortifieddoula@gmail.com
Phone: (910) 915-3774
Website: http://www.thefortifieddoula.com
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/thefortifieddoula
Professional Lifetime Certification
Background/Experience that you think is beneficial to Doula work: I have served many communities across the country and overseas in the area of Early Childhood Education. I have a BS in Psychology and Early Childhood Education teaching certificate and a MA in Curriculum and Instruction. I am a mom to four children and want to equip families with tools that will enable them to have the best prenatal, labor, birth and postpartum experiences.
What led you to become a Doula?: After dealing with postpartum depression for many years and not knowing the resources that were available to me in my community and seeing the alarming rates of black maternal deaths in my state and also seeing the increasing reports of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders diagnosed in my community, I wanted to find a way to bridge that gap for any birthing person that I could
What are some positive comments made about you by other people?:
Crystal has a calming presence that allows me to be open and transparent and seeks to provide the best support
Crystal goes above and beyond to make sure that I am supported and have knowledge of all the resources available to me
Crystal is kind and compassionate and takes her work very seriously