ABOUT
ESSENTIAL DOULA CARE SERVICES
ABOUT
Because of the high rates of Black maternal and infant mortality in New Jersey, Cynthia felt compelled to become a birth worker and a change agent in her community. She is a Certified Full Spectrum Doula and Reproductive Peer Counselor, Childbirth Educator, Traditional Postpartum Care Giver, Lactation Peer Counselor, trained in the Spinning Babies® approach to birth, and a Certified HypnoBirthing International Educator. Cynthia has supported and served dozens of perinatal individuals and families throughout the Delaware Valley.
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Her commitment to this work recently became even more personal when her mother shared the story of Cynthia’s own birth. Her mother gave birth to her alone in a hospital, without a partner, family member, advocate, or support person by her side. Hearing her mother recount that experience had a profound emotional impact on Cynthia and gave even greater meaning to the work she had already been called to do. It reinforced something that now sits at the heart of her practice: No one should have to navigate pregnancy, birth, or the postpartum period feeling unseen, unheard, or alone. Cynthia understands that having a knowledgeable, compassionate presence in the room can change how a person experiences one of the most vulnerable and transformative moments of their life. Her work is therefore about more than providing doula services, it is about advocacy, presence, education, dignity, and helping families feel supported in making informed decisions about their care.
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Cynthia is also one of the contributing writers for CAPPA’s updated inclusive training manual, helping incorporate diverse language, accurate illustrations and information, and examples and stories that better reflect the lived experiences of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities. She is credentialed with several New Jersey Managed Care Organizations that provide doula support coverage to communities throughout New Jersey.
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Cynthia holds a B.A. in Communications, making clear, thoughtful, and precise communication a pivotal component of her practice at every stage. She is a married mother of three and, when she is not supporting families, enjoys hiking with her Family and Vizsla, Shiloh.
THE HISTORY
"Doula" is the ancient Greek word doulē, meaning "slave" or "female servant". Today, the word Doula refers to an experienced professional trained to provide emotional, physical, and informational support to birthing people throughout their pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period.
Doulas also support the birthing person's partner. We are conductors of Peace. For some communities having doula support is more than just having a positive birth experience. It could be the difference between making it through pregnancy and birth without health problems and ending up with major complications or death.
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Doulas do not medically assess or assist the expectant person or the unborn child.
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ESSENTIAL DOULA CARE SERVICES
OUR EXPERTISE
Our professional services introduce parents to lifelong practices that will continue to serve them for the rest of their lives. Our postpartum care offering is pivotal because the parents are the root holding all of their baby’s needs. Therefore our services exist to gently come alongside families to validate, affirm, and educate.
We provide expert individualized perinatal support for family planning, and guidance throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period. We give breastfeeding consultations and support as well as traditional postpartum care with daytime and overnight support offerings.
