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Doulas
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A doula’s role is to nurture the birthing woman and her partner. She offers guidance, physical and emotional support, and information to help couples make informed choices before, during, and after the birth.  The value of the continuous support of a nurturing and knowledgeable companion during this most sacred time cannot be underestimated. Doulas utilize techniques and comfort measures which ease labor pains and allow the birthing woman to work with her labor in a positive way. Doulas are extremely versed in the terminology surrounding childbirth, as well as common medical interventions, so they can assist their clients in navigating their way through a sometimes confusing and overwhelming system.

 Before, after, and during the birth, doulas educate families and help them find the information they need to make confident choices for their family and their birth. Doulas remain with their clients throughout the entire labor, birth, and immediate postpartum time. Perhaps most importantly, doulas are there to provide steadfast, non-judgmental emotional support and reassurance.
Sarah Keeley, CD (DONA)

See Questions to Ask Providers for a list of questions useful in
getting to know a potential doula.

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  • Amy Armstrong ICCE-CD,
    Birth Journeys Doula Services
    Genevieve Henry CD,
    Jenna Thayer,
    Rebecca Thompson ICCE-CD

    A team of experienced, certified labor doulas who are committed to helping women have the most fulfilling, empowering and satisfying birth experience possible. We believe that every laboring woman benefits from a caring, compassionate and knowledgeable support team who trusts in the process of birth. Providing services in Chittenden county and it's surrounding areas. We offer birth & postpartum doula services and childbirth education classes. Our address is 4 Kellogg Rd in Essex Junction and our phone number is 802-872-5746.
    Website: www.VTBirthJourneys.com
    Email: VTBirthJourneys@hotmail.com
    Blog: http://vtbirthjourneys.blogspot.com

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  • Bearing Meaning Doula Collective
    Juliana Marton, Midwife Apprentice, B.A., CD(DONA), CLC
    Candace Taylor, B.A., Doula and Mother
    bearingmeaningdoulas@gmail.com
    We offer compassionate emotional, physical, and informational support through pregnancy, birth, and the immediate postpartum. The support we offer is rooted in the midwifery model of care and individualized to the particularities of each woman, baby, and family. We are comfortable in a variety of settings, from the home to the hospital.

    Presently, Juliana is practicing and studying to become a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) through apprenticeship with Salisbury Natural Family Health Midwifery. Candace is practicing and studying to become a certified doula and has a strong educational and professional foundation in working with and supporting women as a graduate of Smith College and a staff member at the Women’s Center at the University of Vermont. Additionally, we are both graduate students in the College of Education & Social Services at the University of Vermont.




  • Paule Bézaire, C.L.D. (CAPPA)
    la smala birth service ~ Paule Bézaire
    placenta encapsulation specialist
    802.917.3442 (cell)
    802.240.2478 (pager)
    lasmalabirth@gmail.com
    http://lasmalababa.weebly.com/index.html
    “La smala” means “the family”.  Because I value the important transition of birth for families and I want to insure services to all birthing families who wish to receive them, I offer barter and sliding scale.  I have experienced birth as a mother, an interpreter, and as a doula, in varying contexts, from hospital to home birth.  I value the birth process and the following weeks as an empowering moment for families, and believe in offering the support desired to make this important transition a wonderful journey.




  • Birth Journeys Doula Services
    Amy Armstrong ICCE-CD,
    Genevieve Henry CD,
    Jenna Thayer,
    Rebecca Thompson ICCE-CD

    A team of experienced, certified labor doulas who are committed to helping women have the most fulfilling, empowering and satisfying birth experience possible. We believe that every laboring woman benefits from a caring, compassionate and knowledgeable support team who trusts in the process of birth. Providing services in Chittenden county and it's surrounding areas. We offer birth & postpartum doula services and childbirth education classes. Our address is 4 Kellogg Rd in Essex Junction and our phone number is 802-872-5746.
    Website: www.VTBirthJourneys.com
    Email: VTBirthJourneys@hotmail.com
    Blog: http://vtbirthjourneys.blogspot.com


  • Birthmatters Doula Care
    Sarah Keeley, CD (DONA)

    Comprehensive perinatal service offering education,
    support, and celebration for the childbearing year.
    (802) 229-0933
    skdoula@gmail.com



  • Blossoming Birth & Vitality
    Kay'aleya Hunnybee
    Birth & Postpartum Doula Care, Prenatal & Postpartum Massage
    As an aspiring community midwife, I bring my great passion for birth and deep care for supporting families through the childbearing years.  Check out my website for more detailed information on how we might work together during this profound and precious time.  Based in Underhill, serving north-central VT.  Contact me to see if your home or hospital is applicable.
    website:  http://blossomingbirthandvitality.weebly.com
    email: kayaleya@gmail.com
    cell: (904) 252-1203


  • Brattleboro Birth and Doula Services
    802-579-2201
    ckierstead@hotmail.com
    www.brattleborodoulas.com
    Childbirth and Postpartum Doula Care. Providing calm, confident and continuous support for the woman and her family during labor and childbirth, and empowering them with the tools and knowledge to achieve a positive pregnancy, birth and parenting experience. Serving Southern Vermont, Western New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts.

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  • Jill Frink-Thompson
    Clinical Western Herbalist, Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula
    Serving Central VT and the NE Kingdom
    P.O. Box 53
    Plainfield, VT 05667
    802-426-2042
    jill@VTdoula.com



  • Rising Spirit Yoga
    Joy Whalen Fichiera, E-RYT, Certified Pregnancy Yoga Instructor, Trained Birth Doula

    Wells River, VT
    Prenatal Yoga, Baby and Me Yoga (ages 6 weeks to 5 years), Yoga for Pregnancy and Labor: A Workshop, Learn vocal toning, positioning and massage technique
    Couples or Individuals Welcome
    For more information, see www.risingspirityoga.com

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  • Robyn Haas, CD(DONA) - Trinity Childbirth Services
    Labor Doula
    serving Brattleboro, VT and environs
    603-585-6726
    robyn@trinitybirth.com



  • Kerri Harrington, L Ac. And Herbalist
    Upper Valley area, Connecticut River Valley, Orange County, VT, Montpelier area, St Johnsbury area. Close to the NH border, so towns like Littleton, Plymouth, Hanover and Lebanon are easily accessible.
    kerriharrington@hotmail.com
    (603)989-3396

  • Genevieve Henry CD,
    Amy Armstrong ICCE-CD,
    Birth Journeys Doula Services
    Jenna Thayer,
    Rebecca Thompson ICCE-CD

    A team of experienced, certified labor doulas who are committed to helping women have the most fulfilling, empowering and satisfying birth experience possible. We believe that every laboring woman benefits from a caring, compassionate and knowledgeable support team who trusts in the process of birth. Providing services in Chittenden county and it's surrounding areas. We offer birth & postpartum doula services and childbirth education classes. Our address is 4 Kellogg Rd in Essex Junction and our phone number is 802-872-5746.
    Website: www.VTBirthJourneys.com
    Email: VTBirthJourneys@hotmail.com
    Blog: http://vtbirthjourneys.blogspot.com

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  • Sarah Keeley, CD (DONA)
    Birthmatters Doula Care

    Comprehensive perinatal service offering education,
    support, and celebration for the childbearing year.
    (802) 229-0933
    skdoula@gmail.com



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  • la smala birth services
    Paule Bézaire, C.L.D. (CAPPA)
    placenta encapsulation specialist
    802.917.3442 (cell)
    802.240.2478 (pager)
    lasmalabirth@gmail.com
    http://lasmalababa.weebly.com/index.html
    “La smala” means “the family”.  Because I value the important transition of birth for families and I want to insure services to all birthing families who wish to receive them, I offer barter and sliding scale.  I have experienced birth as a mother, an interpreter, and as a doula, in varying contexts, from hospital to home birth.  I value the birth process and the following weeks as an empowering moment for families, and believe in offering the support desired to make this important transition a wonderful journey.



  • Susan Cline Lucey,
    birth doula services in the Burlington area 
    802-999-5122
    susanclinelucey@gmail.com
     
    I am a DONA trained birth doula working in the Burlington area.  I provide nurturing care for women wishing to be supported in order to have the most fulfilling birth possible. In addition to being a birth doula, I have an advanced certification in pre-natal and post-partum yoga and am  CAPPA trained as a childbirth educator.  I am the co-founder and director of Evolution Yoga in Burlington and teach pre-natal and post-partum yoga, infant massage and yoga, and all ages of children's yoga classes at Evolution Yoga.

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  • Sally MacFadyen, IBCBC, CD (DONA)
    The Fourth Trimester

    15 Ludwig Court
    Burlington, VT 05401
    802-865-2562 or 802-355-4645
    Offers lactation consults both in-home and office visits. Also provides labor support (and has done so for 12 years) in primarily Chittenden County.



  • MamaDoula
    Lisa Hardy, director

    Postpartum doula care, in home post-partum massage (Chittenden county), hypnosis for childbirth, relaxation and guided imagery CDs for birth and postpartum, new mother support groups, and Happiest Baby on the Block education.
    Chittenden, Addison, Washington, Lamoille, Orleans, Caledonia, and Grand Isle counties
    802-985-8330
    Contact MamaDoula

    www.MamaDoulaVt.com

  • Juliana Elizabeth Marton, B.A., Apprentice Homebirth Midwife, Certified Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor
    Candace Taylor, B.A., Doula and Mother

     
    We offer compassionate emotional, physical, and informational support through pregnancy, birth, and the immediate postpartum. The support we offer is rooted in the midwifery model of care and individualized to the particularities of each woman, baby, and family. We are comfortable in a variety of settings, from the home to the hospital. As part of our education and certifications, we offer our support as birth doulas without charge.  We serve Chittenden and Addison counties.
     
    For more information, you may contact us at:
    BearingMeaningDoulas@gmail.com OR
    JulianaEMarton@gmail.com - 603.252.8515
    Ctaylor02@gmail.com – 802.683.491


  • Mother Load Doula Care
    Happy Healthy Moms and Babies

    Mother Load Doula Care provides experienced and certified postpartum doula support to moms and families within Chittenden county. We specialize in baby soothing and sleep and are certified in the Happiest Baby on the Block methodology. We also offer meal preparation and night nursing.

    802-881-9994
    www.motherloaddoula.com

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  • Rising Spirit Yoga
    Joy Whalen Fichiera, E-RYT, Certified Pregnancy Yoga Instructor, Trained Birth Doula

    Wells River, VT
    Prenatal Yoga, Baby and Me Yoga (ages 6 weeks to 5 years), Yoga for Pregnancy and Labor: A Workshop, Learn vocal toning, positioning and massage technique
    Couples or Individuals Welcome
    For more information, see www.risingspirityoga.com

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  • Loretta Santos
    87 Alpine Dr.
    Northfield, VT 05663
    802-485-4857
    santolulu@aol.com
    Serving Randolph & Montpelier areas



  • Barbara Snyder
    Birth and Postpartum Doula (Birth Arts)
    I provide services in Bennington, VT for Births and Up to 45 minutes out of Bennington for Postpartum
    802-753-1175
    goddessmammadoula4311@comcast.net




  • Ame Solomon
    Offering birth and postpartum care, lactation counseling, newborn baby care, blessingways and pre-conception counseling and referrals.  As a former midwife, I bring a wealth of information and skill to the doula role.  I am well versed in both medical procedures and alternative healing modalities, making me an effective, nonjudgmental counselor to women seeking to make maternal health decisions tailored to their personal understanding of wellness. Serving the Central Vermont region: Montpelier, Stowe and Burlington
    (802)461-7857. Find me on Facebook at Doula Vermont... 
    email amesolomon@yahoo.com
    http://www.vermontmidwivesalliance.org/AmeSolomon
    http://doulavermont.tumblr.com/



  • Sweet Nellie Childbirth and Postpartum Doula Services
    Maria Rossi Noyes

    Sweet Nellie is committed to providing thoughtful and comprehensive childbirth and postpartum doula services to Vermont families. Serving Washington, Orange, Lamoille and  Chittenden counties.
    Montpelier, VT 05602
    (802) 249.0724
    SweetnellieVT@gmail.com

    Visit me on Facebook!

  • Sweet Start Doula Care
    Chelsea Clark, CLC

    DONA-Trained Postpartum Doula
    Providing new families with calm, non-judgemental support during the postpartum period. Services include emotional support for all family members, newborn care, breastfeeding counseling, household help, and information
    802-363-3297
    http://www.sweetstartdoula.com

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  • Candace Taylor, B.A., Doula and Mother
    Juliana Elizabeth Marton, B.A., Apprentice Homebirth Midwife, Certified Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor

     
    We offer compassionate emotional, physical, and informational support through pregnancy, birth, and the immediate postpartum. The support we offer is rooted in the midwifery model of care and individualized to the particularities of each woman, baby, and family. We are comfortable in a variety of settings, from the home to the hospital. As part of our education and certifications, we offer our support as birth doulas without charge.  We serve Chittenden and Addison counties.
     
    For more information, you may contact us at:
    BearingMeaningDoulas@gmail.com OR
    JulianaEMarton@gmail.com - 603.252.8515
    Ctaylor02@gmail.com – 802.683.491




  • Jenna Thayer,
    Amy Armstrong ICCE-CD,
    Birth Journeys Doula Services
    Genevieve Henry CD,
    Rebecca Thompson ICCE-CD

    A team of experienced, certified labor doulas who are committed to helping women have the most fulfilling, empowering and satisfying birth experience possible. We believe that every laboring woman benefits from a caring, compassionate and knowledgeable support team who trusts in the process of birth. Providing services in Chittenden county and it's surrounding areas. We offer birth & postpartum doula services and childbirth education classes. Our address is 4 Kellogg Rd in Essex Junction and our phone number is 802-872-5746.
    Website: www.VTBirthJourneys.com
    Email: VTBirthJourneys@hotmail.com
    Blog: http://vtbirthjourneys.blogspot.com




  • Rebecca Thompson ICCE-CD
    Amy Armstrong ICCE-CD,
    Birth Journeys Doula Services
    Genevieve Henry CD,
    Jenna Thayer

    A team of experienced, certified labor doulas who are committed to helping women have the most fulfilling, empowering and satisfying birth experience possible. We believe that every laboring woman benefits from a caring, compassionate and knowledgeable support team who trusts in the process of birth. Providing services in Chittenden county and it's surrounding areas. We offer birth & postpartum doula services and childbirth education classes. Our address is 4 Kellogg Rd in Essex Junction and our phone number is 802-872-5746.
    Website: www.VTBirthJourneys.com
    Email: VTBirthJourneys@hotmail.com
    Blog: http://vtbirthjourneys.blogspot.com




  • Eileen Togher -  LMT | NCBTMB | ARCB Board Certified Reflexologist | Reiki practitioner | Aromatherapy
    Offering specialized Prenatal and Postpartum massage therapy, receive your massage while you lie comfortably on your belly throughout pregnancy.  Reflexology has been used throughout Europe and Asia for centuries to help many symptoms experienced during pregnancy and helping with postpartum recovery. Doula services also available upon request - DONA trained.
    www.earthysoul.com
    718-249-6080
    802-488-5020
    35 King Street,  Burlington VT
    Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm & Sat 11-6pm
    eileen@earthysoul.com

  • Trinity Childbirth Services
    Robyn Haas, CD(DONA), Labor Doula

    serving Brattleboro, VT and environs
    603-585-6726
    robyn@trinitybirth.com

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  • Kate Van Wagner
    I am a birth doula serving Chittenden County, providing prenatal meetings, continuous labor support, and postpartum visits.  I am delighted to work with all types of families! ALACE certified.
    802-310-4830
    kate.vanwagner@gmail.com




  • Vermont Born
    P.O. Box 316
    Roxbury, VT 05669
    802-485-7231
    VermontBorn@tds.net

    Serving Central Vermont


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