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 be a change agent in her community. She is Certified as a Full Spectrum Doula, and Reproductive Peer Counselor, Childbirth Educator, Trained in the Spinning Babies way of birthing, and a HypnoBirthing International Educator, Cynthia has supported and served dozens of perinatal individuals in Delaware Valley.
Cynthia is one of the writers for the most recent inclusive training manual for CAPPA to include diverse verbiage, accurate illustrations, and information as well as examples and stories of how BIPOC and the LGBTQIA+ communities exist in our society; And is also credentialed with several New Jersey Managed Care Organizations that provide doula support coverage to communities throughout Southern NJ.
Cynthia holds a B.A. in Communications making clear precise communication a pivotal component of her practice at every stage. She a married mother of three and loves hiking with her 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.
