ProDoula
CURRENT STATUS: Certified Labor Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator
BUSINESS NAME/AFFILIATION: Mississippi Baby Company
SERVICES PROVIDED: Labor Support and Childbirth Education
About
AREAS SERVED: Central Mississippi 100 miles from 39047
CONTACT INFO:
Email: leah@doulainmississippi.com
Phone: (904) 386-0736
Website: www.doulainmississippi.com
Meet Your ProDoula
Background/Experience that you think is beneficial to Doula work: I have 3 years of experience working around chiropractic and acupuncturists, helping to manage their clinics (and a patient myself!). I also have been through the trials of trying to conceive and many many fertility treatments- trust me, I am NO STRANGER to a doctor's office or hospital! I have also trained with 2 Doula Organizations so far, in the process of cross-certifying with ProDoula as we speak. I am also studying for my CLC Exam in March 2019, and working on my ProDoula Childbirth Education Certification. I have attended A LOT of births already as a doula, and work with a non-profit to provide access to better maternal/infant healthcare here in Mississippi.
What led you to become a Doula?: After watching my mother go through pregnancy at 11 years old with my brother, I became intrigued with birth and how it worked. I remember first expressing my dream of becoming a midwife in the years following. I have always loved babies and kids. That dream kind of went away for a few years- and as an adult I found myself working in holistic healthcare dealing with lots of pregnant women and babies. It made me think of that old dream and I decided to look into midwifery school. Well, guess what the prerequisite was? A doula training. After training to be a doula and working as one for a while- I realized that was really my calling!
What are some positive comments made about you by other people?:
Oh gosh- this is hard. Everyone says I am caring, driven and known to go above and beyond. My husband says I am a “jack of all trades master at a few.” I also hear that I am outspoken and that I am not afraid to talk about taboo topics from a lot of people.