About Me:

* DONA Certified Birth Doula CD(DONA) * Mother of 4 grown children and Grandmother of 5
* Experience with teen birth, cesarean birth, and VBAC
* Cultural Competency Training Certificate for supporting Indigenous women
* Excellent communicator and enjoy working as a team
* I live in Black Creek and serve Courtenay and Campbell River
* Certified/experienced in supporting Indigenous mothers, funded through the B.C. Association of Friendship Centers, for Aboriginal women (when funding available)
Find me on facebook: www.facebook.com/KerrysDoulaCare

"I love the miracle of childbirth and how unique each birth is. I like to empower women and their partners to have the most positive birth experience they can have. I bring a strong, calm presence to birth as well as my flexibility. Included in my service is a written photographic documentation of your birth."

Name: Pamela Tessmann
Phone Number: 250-650-6655 | Email:Soundbirths@gmail.com
Website: http://www.soundbirths.ca/

Availability: Currently taking clients in Winter (January-March 2022)

About Me:

* Owner and operator of Sound Birth Services, offering Birth and Postpartum Doula services, Lactation services and Childbirth Education classes since 2015.
* DONA Certified Birth Doula, CD(DONA)
* Certified Prenatal Yoga Teacher (PYT)
* Certified Lactation Counselor, LC(CBI)
* Certified Childbirth Educator Dip.CBE(CBI)
* Lactation Support contractor for Comox Valley Family Services.
* Mother of 2 wild boys - 1 hospital birth, 1 home birth
* Certified Early Childhood Educator since 2002
* Knowledgeable in trauma-informed care, current resources and information pertaining to conception, pregnancy, birth, the early postpartum weeks, and lactation.
* Experience supporting pregnant people and their partners in both hospital and home settings - including cesarean sections.
* Open and welcoming to all expectant parents, including LGBTQ+ and teens

"Birth is a powerful, life-changing event in your life. I am in awe of the strength and natural birthing instincts a person has during labour and birth. My goals as your doula, and lactation specialist are to help you and your birth partner tap into your strengths, to nurture you, to encourage you, and to help you achieve your most desired and positive birth experience possible; leaving you feeling supported, listened to, empowered and divine."

(She/Her)
CD(DONA), LC(CBI), PYT, ECE
www.soundbirths.ca

I respectfully acknowledge the priviledge I have in living, working and playing on the unceded traditional territory of the K’òmoks First Nation (Puntledge, E'iksan, & K'òmoks)

About Me:

Coordinator of Comox Valley Doulas Collective

Availability: Currently taking clients in Winter (January-March 2022)

* DONA Certified doula CD(DONA), MA
* Mother of two phenomenal people (both premature births)
* Over 15 years' experience providing evidence-based compassionate doula care in home and hospital environments.
* Experienced in supporting mothers through planned/urgent Cesarean birth, VBAC, teen births, twins, high-risk or premature labour/birth
* Excellent professional connections with local midwives/physicians, public health and hospital staff.
* A mentor/educator on evidence-based perinatal research; member of perinatal advisory committees
* Trained in breastfeeding and respectful, non-judgmental newborn care

"Media has taught women to fear birth; but the truth is that pregnancy and childbirth can be the most powerful, empowering and miraculous experiences in a woman's life. It's an honour to be able to provide women and their birthing partners with quality information, skilled support and competent, compassionate care so your birthing experience is a positive experience for all."

About Me:

* College of the Rockies certified Doula
* Trauma Toolbox training for trauma-informed care
* Offering personalized birth education classes
* Experience in home birth
* Happily serving the Comox Valley and Campbell River

 “I’m starting my journey in Doula care to offer birthing people straightforward, evidence-based care in a non-judgemental, light-hearted way. I’m here to keep you feeling confident in your choices and offer knowledge based in science, research and experience.”

 Low cost opportunities for all of 2021

About me:

• DONA trained birth doula working towards certification
• Certified Breastfeeding Support
• Qualified Remedial Massage Therapist through Rosemond Muscle Neurology in Australia
• Trained in Brazelton Touchpoints that supports families to understand their child’s developments or “touchpoints”. ~ “When we strengthen families, we ultimately strengthen the community” (Berry Brazelton MD)
• Mother of three young wonders
• Offering low cost birth support while working towards certification

Through the pregnancies, births, and postpartum periods with my three children, I gained experience and knowledge that I can now offer to women and families during the beautiful, and sometimes unpredictable, journey of becoming a mother and a family. 

About Me:

Doula Canada~Certified Postpartum Doula

https://doulacarecomoxvalley.com

About Me:

* 500 hour Quantum Midwifery Program, The Matrona, 2010
* 4 Day Certified Holistic Doula Program, The Matrona, 2010
* 20 Hour Breastfeeding Certification, Douglas College, 2020
* Pelvic Floor Essentials for Caregivers, DTC, 2020
* 12 month Art of Birth, Naoli Vinaver, 2020-2021
* Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (CHHP), Windsong School of Healing 2011, including certification in Shiatsu Massage and Usui Reiki Levels 1 & 2
* Intermediate Herbal Program, Wildseed School, 2018
*Approved doula for families funded by Doula for Aboriginal Families Grant Program (DAFGP), through BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres. For more information please follow this link: https://bcaafc.com/dafgp/
* Specialized in homebirth and physiologic birth
* Mother to two stunning children, one freebirth and one homebirth with Cedar House midwives

"Deeply devoted to caring for life, acutely sensitive and attuned to the requirements of the moment, offering the gentlest touch while remaining solidly grounded, Christa can be faithfully relied on to accompany you on one of life's most precious journeys." -R.L.

About Me:

I am a Mother, Doula and passionate practitioner of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. 

After becoming a mother in 2007, my passion for pregnancy and childbirth led me to shift the focus of my Acupuncture practice to begin serving the childbearing families of Vancouver. I co-founded Acumamas Acupuncture and Doula Services in Vancouver in 2009 and had the honor in attending well over a hundred births including home and hospital births, water births, assisted deliveries, and Caesareans. I have treated thousands of pregnant women in my acupuncture practice and provided acupuncture in labour for countless clients.

It is a great joy for me to witness the incredible transformations my clients go through during their pregnancies and I am deeply honored each and every time I share in the miracle of childbirth.

“I believe birthing clients need to feel safe and supported to have the best birth experiences. As a doula, I hold space, help with comfort measures, offer non judgemental support while providing education and information to help couples confidently navigate their birthing journeys.  I feel that no matter the birthing outcome, if clients are well supported, informed, in charge and feel safe, they will have a positive birth experiences.”

I am pleased to call the Comox Valley my new home, and although I am providing Acupuncture services at Panacea Massage and wellness in Comox, with 3 children (aged 13,10 and a new Covid baby), I am currently on Mat leave and not taking new Doula clients.

About Me:

*DONA certified birth doula CD(DONA)
*Approved doula for the Doula for Aboriginal Family Grant Program
*Certified Breastfeeding support
*Mom to 3 happy kids, 3 home births, 2 with Plum Midwifery
*Many years of first aid training
*Comfortable supporting all types of births and families.
*Birth Pool Rentals
*Live centrally in the Comox Valley, so able to attend many locations quickly

"I believe that any family should have unbiased, knowledgeable support during their pregnancy, labour, and post partum period. With almost 10 years experience and 3 of my own births, I know just how different every birth can be, and how having a doula can benefit. I am deeply honoured to be able to be apart of each and every birth story, and to be able to walk along side new parents as they welcome their new baby."

About Me:

*DONA Certified Birth Doula CD(DONA) since 2012
*DONA trained Postpartum Doula
*Previously (before becoming a mother) Neonatal Intensive Care nurse
*Mother of 4 amazing grown children and grandmother to 4 and counting
*Experience with twin birth, teens, cesarean, hospital, and home births.
*Experienced in supporting Indigenous women with funding provided through the BC Association of Friendship Centers.
*Caring and compassionate communicator
*Live in Black Creek providing service in both Courtenay and Campbell River

Find me on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/HelpingHandsBirthDoulas

“I am honoured to support a woman and her partner through the miraculous process of childbirth. My desire is to give emotional and physical support with wisdom, sensitivity, and gentle care. I see value in preserving the birth story with photographic documentation if you wish.”

About Me:

Availability: Currently taking clients for Fall 2021 and Winter/Spring 2022.
First consultations are always free and come with no obligation—let’s connect about your needs for support!

Registered with the Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program

* DONA International Birth Doula Training (2018). 
* DONA International Certification in Progress. 
* Bachelor’s degree focused on maternity care and community based health.
* Trauma-Informed Practice Training.

I welcome all people seeking doula care, including teens, single parents, surrogate, and LGBTQ individuals and families.  

 * Low-cost/no cost services are available for clients in need.  

"I help people and families navigate pregnancy and birth—my support is compassionate, non-judgemental, and always centered on your needs, wishes, and choices. I offer labour and birth, postpartum, pregnancy loss, and abortion support. I believe that all pregnant or birthing people deserve kind, affirming, and evidence-based care. My work with each client serves this vision. Raised in Cumberland, I have lived in many communities across the province. My work and studies have focused on women’s health—I have conducted research on collaborative maternity care models and supported women and youth as a front-line violence-prevention worker. I am happy to offer my doula services to clients in my home communities in the Comox Valley."

I respectfully acknowledge that the land I live and work on is on the Unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of this land.