Welcome!

My name is Erin, a doula trained through a DONA approved course at Bates Technical College, and currently seeking international certification.

I'm the mother of three beautiful children, ages 3, 2 and 3 months - my oldest, a girl, and the younger two, boys. I've experienced two hospital births, one of which was an induction, both of which were highly medicated. Each experience was wonderful in that it was the birth of my child, but neither met my expectations of what I wanted in a birth. Finally, during my last pregnancy I found what I was looking for: home birth. It's not for everyone, but it was definitely for me! I couldn't have asked for a more pleasant experience! Employing the techniques I learned through doula training, having a doula for myself, as well as a wonderful support team, and being in the comfort of my own home made my birth less painful and easier to recover from than my previous births (and I had epidurals with those!).

Birth Philosophy

I have a very natural philosophy of birth. I believe that birth is a natural event in which a woman's body knows exactly what to do to get her baby (or babies!) in to our world safely and efficiently. I know that if we listen to our bodies during childbirth, we will instinctually know what positions to be in, what sounds to make, what people to have around - simply what's necessary to birth our child.

I believe that certain medical interventions have their place, but on a whole are widely overused. It is my opinion that women need love, support, encouragement, and empathy during labor more than they need an IV full of drugs.