You deserve a positive birth story.
Centered Birth Doula services equips you and your partner for a low-intervention, supported, and centered birth experience. Servicing Winston Salem, Greensboro NC and surrounding areas.
♢Be educated and informed
♢Feel safe and supported
♢Birth boldly
Navigating pregnancy and birth can be overwhelming.
Experiencing information overload?
How do you best prepare for birth and postpartum?
Are you anxious about the birthing process?
You deserve to feel centered and supported on your journey
Informational Support
Curated evidence-based resources. On-demand childbirth education course with a physiology first approach. Less time googling, more time planning.
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Emotional Support
A doula who knows your birth vision, values and dreams. A doula who walks with you and your partner the entire way.
Physical Support
Labor positions, comfort measures, prenatal exercises to strengthen and balance? I got you.
Positive birth stories.
Kind words from previous clients.
“Rachel played a pivotal role in the unmedicated birth of our baby. Her warm, relatable, and thorough demeanor comforted us at our first meeting. She’s incredibly knowledgeable about a mother’s anatomy and fetal positioning. Given such, she helped labor progress smoothly with moving my body accordingly. Also, Rachel’s voice is so soothing which helped me maintain a meditative space for the duration of labor. I’m so grateful for her affirmations, too. I couldn’t have done it naturally without her support. We will absolutely rehire for all future pregnancies! ”
“As someone who had given birth 3 times previously without a doula, I took the leap to have Rachel at my fourth birth and it was the best decision I ever made. I knew I needed someone at my birth who had confidence, competence and calm when it came to our first home birth. I had persistent prodromal labor that left me mentally and physically drained. Rachel checked in with me, encouraged me and gave me practical tools to survive it. In my actual birth I don’t know how I could’ve given birth without her. She stood by my side and offered me things I never knew I needed. Rachel is/was one of the biggest blessings of my birth experience and I’m eternally grateful for her expertise, empathy, joy, and grace she brought to my birth. ”
As a seasoned doula and a certified Body Ready Method pro®. I'm your expert advocate.
Prenatal Support
A prenatal meeting is our time to deep dive into pregnancy, birth preparation and birth planning. We discuss your birth values, your labor love languages, and how I can best support you, your partner, and your unique needs through your labor. This is your birth! I am here to inform and support your intuition every step of the way. If your package includes childbirth education, we will go over everything you are learning and discuss your questions. The childbirth education class is robust! (reach out if you want more details). If your package includes Body Ready Method sessions, we will set up a meeting to discuss alignment and movement patterns. You will receive a movement plan that is unique to your body, your lifestyle, and your birth history in hopes of prepping your body for a better birth experience. Routine pregnancy exercises are great, but why not personalize it to your needs?
Topics covered include:
birth culture/choosing a provider
movement &nutrition
stages of birth physiology
comfort measures
common interventions/newborn procedures
birth plans/advocacy
breastfeeding
postpartum healing, and more!
Labor and Birth Support
You think your labor is starting! You call your doula and let her know. You breathe a sigh of relief knowing that you and your partner will not walk through early labor alone. Your parent handbook has equipped you with a labor day game plan to reference in your excitement. You have your labor kit that includes tea lights to set the mood, hydration packets, TENS unit, birth sling to encourage gentle movement, and Evidence Based Birth Pocket guides. You and your partner have practiced for this!
I usually support you via phone and text until labor intensifies and/or you decide to have me join you. I love to meet you at your home, but I can meet you at the hospital/birth center as well. Your partner and I work together to protect and preserve your birth environment. We work together to provide as much comfort and support possible through physical touch, encouraging words, optimal positioning, body balancing, nutrition, hydration and more. I can be super involved or simply hold space for your journey. I promise to amplify your family's voice and wishes. I will remain with you post birth for up to two hours to make sure your new family is stable and well.
On-call 24/7 from 37 weeks until birth
Comfort measures and optimal positioning if needed or desired
Holding space for your journey
Immediate postpartum support for up to two hours
Postpartum Support
Our postpartum visit usually lasts two hours. One hour to catch up, debrief your birth, answer questions, and/or discuss any issues that have arisen. And of course, admire your beautiful baby! The second hour is to serve you! What do you need done? I am there to wash the dishes, fold a load of laundry, prep a meal, take your dogs on a walk, entertain other children, etc. Whatever might lighten the load for your family, consider it done.
Assist with basic breastfeeding
Referrals for lactation consultants, pelvic floor therapists, etc
Gentle individualized postpartum movement plans
If you're worried about your birth experience, you deserve the support of a dedicated doula.
How It Works
1
Schedule a discovery call to see if we’re a good fit.
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Choose a package that meets your needs.
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Start working with me for personalized support.
Experience a positive, empowering birth while feeling supported and centered
Centered Birth recognizes that the current birth landscape does not always ensure optimal outcomes or provide woman-centered care, leaving many women with traumatic or negative birth stories. That's why Centered Birth is passionate about providing support that elevates, and advocates for, the mother's voice. You deserve a positive birth story.