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ABOUT MY PRACTICE:

My desire is to help my clients get clarity about what THEIR definition of a joyful birth experience would be and then to assist them in creating and living that experience as much as possible.

I believe that women and their supporters DO have an opportunity to significantly influence how their birth experiences unfold.  Utilizing skills and techniques from my work as a life coach, as well as my more traditional skills as a massage therapist and a doula, I encourage clients to take steps toward stacking the odds in their favor that their birth experience will unfold in a way that will be joyful for them.

I delight in supporting partners and other support team members in their preferred roles and levels of involvement, whatever they may be.  I also happily support my clients’ individual birth preferences, including a vast assortment of choices about care providers, birth locations, medicinal and non-medicinal comfort measures and pain relief, medical interventions and preferred type of birth (vaginal or cesarean).  I love supporting the diversity of my clients, including those who may be creating non-traditional families.

TRAINING:
I am a Certified Doula (CD) through DONA International, which is the largest doula-certifying organization in the world.  I completed my DONA International birth doula coursework in June of 2009 and since August of 2009, I have supported more than 200 births as a birth doula (on average, approximately 2.5 births per month).  I continue to actively read books, take classes and attend monthly local peer review meetings to expand my knowledge and refine my skills.

EXPERTISE:
Beyond the standard DONA International birth doula training, I have additional expertise in the following:
  • Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy, including supporting women with special needs
  • Yoga and Fitness Instruction for Pregnancy, Labor and the Postpartum Period
  • Movement and Positioning for Stalled Labor (Dystocia)
  • The Bradley Method/Partner-Coached Childbirth
  • HypnoBirthing, Hypnobabies and Other Hypnosis-Based Deep Relaxation Techniques for Childbirth
  • Birthing From Within/Expressive Art Therapy Techniques for Childbirth Preparation
  • Meditation for Pregnancy, Birth and the Postpartum Period (Calm Birth)
  • Homeopathy for Labor, Birth and the Postpartum Period
  • VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Birth) Preparation & Support
  • Supporting Families with Twins or Multiples
  • Life Coaching

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
I am a member of DONA International.
Copyright Julie Ann Randall 2012-2023