With over a decade of experience in maternity as a Registered Nurse, Chiminh is the owner of Doulas of Austin; a small team of phenomenal doulas that offer professional birth & postpartum support to growing families. The mission of Doulas of Austin is to bridge the gap between clinical care and human care, to work collaboratively with medical providers to provide the compassionate evidence-based care that clients deserve, and to help families find ease in their birth experience and adjustment to early parenting.
Other Specialties: High-risk pregnancy, infants and children (healthy & medically vulnerable), loss, postpartum mood disorders.
Ruth has been a birth and postpartum doula for over 10 years supporting women and men as they enter into parenthood. Her passion started when she felt a call from the Lord about supporting parents through birth and teaching them about the wisdom He's already put within them and also the wisdom He wants to reveal to them. She is a Christian and feels this work is more than a passion, it is her calling and life's purpose and she believes having the support of other individuals is a vital part in a woman's journey from woman to mother.
I feel passionate about supporting birthing mothers, and their families through one of the most transformative milestones a woman can go through: pregnancy and childbirth. As a doula my job is to support, inform, and care for you and your family throughout the entirety of this journey. Having two children of my own, I know how important it is to feel confident and peaceful as you bring your baby into the world. I love what I do, and I would be honored to walk with you through this exciting time!
Kelly Bolerjack CD(DONA) provides calm and judgement-free support to her clients. Kelly has continued her education to offer multiple pain coping techniques, including TENS, rebozo, massage and acupressure. Kelly has experience with VBAC support, cesarean support, waterbirth, high-risk, and special needs births. Kelly is a breastfeeding counselor, provides trauma-informed care, and helps each family she serves screen for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Kelly's clients value her calm presence, honesty, and relentless desire for informed decision-making.
Kim believes in the inherent strength of women. She wants all birthing individuals to feel loved, supported, educated, and empowered with their births. She also believes all families need love and support postpartum. The mother to 6 children, she has vast experience with cesarean birth, vbac, hbac, breastfeeding, and newborn care. Kim is fluent in ASL and enjoys working with the Deaf community.
Your body was made to birth your baby! By far one of my favorite sayings ever because there is so much truth in it! I'm Jacki Brown, a birth doula in the Austin, Texas area. My goal is to provide emotional, physical and informational support to my clients prior to and during labor. I would love to help make your birth a positive and amazing experience for you and yours!
My goal, as your doula, is to help create a positive and supportive birth experience that leaves you feeling empowered, fulfilled, and capable of taking on motherhood.
My mission as a doula is to provide nurturing support, knowledge, and comfort to families in the childbearing year and beyond . I aim to offer mothers the educational tools they need to feel confident in their birth choices and smoothly adapt to unpredictable circumstances. I enjoy witnessing mothers and fathers as they experience the rite of passage of becoming parents. I am able to provide supper support in English, Spanish, French and Mandarin Chinese.
Training: Tiny Love, Austin Baby Guru , SBD , Gena Kirby and ICEA, Childbirth Education, Placenta Encapsulation, Rebozo, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Water Birth.I am able to provide doula care in English, Spanish, French and Mandarin Chinese.
Our mind and body in a such deep connection, that we can do everything, if we believe in ourself. I'm Anna Casteel - Birth and Postpartum doula, Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher and Placenta Encapsulation specialist in Austin. It will be an honor for me to come alongside you, offer information, guidance, and encouragement to achieve the birth experience you desire. I don't empower you, because everything you need is already within you. I believe in you!
I've had five babies of my own, and learned for myself that every birth is different, but every mother needs respect. I feel unspeakable joy every time I get to help a laboring woman or new mother find her own self confidence as she does the most important work on earth.
From helping to raise her younger siblings to supporting many families during their postpartum journey, Lyndsay felt her calling. Her tenderness for mothering the mother integrated with her practice in holistic wellness is a harmonious blend within her doula work. Her intention is to provide a safe and empowering space in which mother and family thrive. Lyndsay believes that it truly does take a village to live life optimally and that it begins at birth.
Animal lover. Experienced Target shopper. Recreational nap taker. Although these qualities exemplify who I am, it's not as straightforward to describe what makes me an incredible Doula. What I can tell you is this - It never feels like work when you do what you love. It's the reason I never put my phone on silent, and why most replies to my emails start with "Thanks for the quick response". More than anything, I'm grateful for the opportunity to partner with families as they prepare for one of life's biggest adventures!
Other Specialties: Certifications: Prenatal Yoga (Yoga Yoga), Vinyasa Yoga (Black Swan), Rebozo, and CPR/First Aid; GALS volunteer and experienced with special needs.
Malayia Curliss is a birth and postpartum doula to the Greater Austin area. She specializes in trauma-informed care and reproductive justice for women of color throughout their pregnancy and postpartum periods. Her background in Early Childhood Intervention has taught her how to prepare families for the birth of their little ones with prenatal diagnoses as well as developmental delays and disabilities during the postpartum period.
Alison is a birth doula serving the Austin area. She is passionate about supporting and empowering women throughout their pregnancy and birth experience. She loves working with women and their partners to help them achieve their goals in birth, and believes that a knowledgeable and loving support system is vital to creating happy and healthy families.
Alison lives in Cedar Park with her husband and three children.
Alexis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Certified BEST Doula. She is a survivor of sexual assault and an advocate for healing through birth. Alexis is passionate about every woman's right to have informed and supported births. Her own traumatic births inspired her to become a doula and build a holistic, trauma-informed practice that incorporates not only birth and postpartum support services, but that also recognizes the link between birth and mental health.
If there is one word people use to describe me, it's passionate. I love what I do, I am so fortunate to hold space during these beautiful moments and to help make the birth experience more positive, comfortable and memorable. I am an excellent anticipator of needs. Listener. Watcher. Baby nail-clipper extraordinaire. I pay keen attention to the little details so that your birth partner can maintain complete focus, love and support for you.
As the mother of 8 children, Kristie understands the delicate and defining days surrounding birth. She believes that each mother's journey is unique and should be nurtured, respected, and celebrated. She has been a doula since 2008 and is trained as a Breastfeeding Counselor, Childbirth Educator, and Sleep Consultant - which enhances the support she can offer families. Kristie is also a Trainer for Childbirth International, working with aspiring birth & breastfeeding professionals across the world. Her family resides in Bastrop.
Training organization: CBD, CPD, Dip CBed, CBC & Trainer, Childbirth International, Infant Sleep Educator, Bebo Mia, Inc.
Rosie is a knowledgeable doula with a reassuring presence who honors the birth process by providing a supportive, nurturing, and educated environment. She is experienced in supporting families in hospitals, birth centers and at home births.
I am a long time Registered Nurse who specialized in postpartum and newborn care. Through my love of neonatal and woman's health and the lack of physical and emotional support for new and expecting families, I became a doula! I have forever had a passion for and fascination of pregnancy,birth postpartum and babies! This intimate time is meant to be celebrated while being supported by a village to create a beautiful transition to parenthood.
Julie is a compassionate and experienced doula attending hospital, birth center and home births since 2010. She is an advocate for evidence based mother/baby friendly birth practices and informed parenting.
Shaina Gaupp is a freshly trained doula who provides labor and postpartum support. She has additional training in the family strengthening approach, care giving experience, and has worked with children of all ages. It is her desire that you feel cared for, listened to, and empowered through the emotional, physical, and informational support that she has to offer. She's here to serve, love, and help you through this transition.
Cara is a professional certified birth doula and trained postpartum doula with over ten years of early childhood experience. Her passion is to partner with and empower growing families in Austin as they begin their parenting journey. Her vast experience allows her to offer the compassionate care, education, physical comfort, and advocacy needed to ensure her clients have a positive and well-supported birth experience and transition to parenthood.
Other Specialties: Centering and Childbirth Education in the hospital setting, and doula course instructor at multiple pregnancy centers. Experience in medicated and unmedicated births, VBAC's, inductions, high-risk pregnancy/birth, fetal/infant loss, and perinatal mood disorders, water birth, home birth, baby wearing, cloth diapering, and infant massage.
Chelsea has been empowering and assisting families in childbirth and postpartum since 2008 after the birth of her second child. She wants all birthing individuals to be aware of their choices, be empowered to make informed decisions and be nurtured by hands-on emotional and physical support during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Chelsea loves to assist families in building their community of support for birth and beyond.
Jamie Crouse Gwynn's mission is to help you achieve an empowered birth by trusting in the innate capabilities of your body to give birth. As a passionate advocate for birthing families, she can assist you in making informed, evidence-based decisions about your care that are right for you. With her calm, reassuring presence and gentle guidance she is there to help you have a beautiful birth experience that will be a treasured memory.
Other Specialties: postpartum doula services, birth and newborn photography, private childbirth classes, bereavement doula services, Elimination Communication consulting, and cloth diaper and baby carrier rentals.
Alexis has worked the last 15 years in caring professions. As a family advocate, she has served children and families as confidant, educator and life coach. Alexis has expanded her passion for serving others to the birth community as a professional post-partum and birth doula. Alexis hopes to utilize her experience, compassion and positive motivational spirit to bring families peace and joy during their transition into parenthood - by extending real support that is rooted in love.
Mallory's mission is to be a soft place to land for baby and birthing family. She loves supporting families on their path to parenthood as they navigate their way on this new and exciting journey With a background in yoga, Mallory encourages movement throughout pregnancy and even offers prenatal and postpartum yoga to her clients. She is committed to providing compassionate, honest and loving care for all birthing families from all backgrounds.
Kristina Juarez-Bridges is a DONA trained and CPR certified birth and postpartum Doula. Kristina's transition into doula work began after the birth of her daughter in early 2012. She believes that our minds and our bodies are incredibly powerful, and that having loving and knowledgeable support during and after childbirth, helps women to have the experiences that they envision. Kristina loves supporting women and families throughout their unique journeys during pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
Yvonne provides intuitive, empathic care during pregnancy, labor, and early parenting. She finds so much pleasure working with families during the postpartum period to develop smooth running routines and her admiration for the inherent strength of women led her to birth support, which is a joyous, humbling, and fulfilling space in her life. Yvonne is committed to providing evidence based information and non-judgmental resources so your family can grow with peace and confidence.
Lacreshia has a passion for empowering women and she believes that all woman have beauty and strength...especially in birth. She has a background in holistic health and massage therapy and enjoys bringing her knowledge of the body full circle into her work with women. Customize your birth package with many of her offerings and to gain a deeper relationship prior to birth.
Based in Austin, Brenda has been helping families find their own path to parenthood since 2003. With a loving mama's heart and a gift for listening deeply, Brenda offers nurturing, nonjudgmental, compassionate care, individualized for your family's needs and values. She helps you create your perfect birth and postpartum team, guides you to tap into your own strength and voice, and empowers you to make the best choices for yourself and your growing family.
Colleen brings warmth, humor, and a wealth of knowledge and experience as a seasoned doula. She has attended births since 2012 and loves to meet birthing people where they are during this ordinary and extraordinary season of their lives. She is a strong advocate for evidence based care, autonomy in decision making, and helping birthing people discover and practice the art of self-care. She specializes in pre and postnatal massage and loves mothering mothers.
As a proud mama of two, Laine loves birth and felt a calling to support new parents after her VBAC in 2016. She believes that it is every woman's right to feel empowered and fully supported in this special time. Building a strong birth team is a truly positive step towards a joyful birthing experience, and Laine would love to be there to support you and your family throughout your journey.
My passion for babies and bellies started when I was young, but it was the overall holistic experience with my youngest that drove me to further pursue my Doula career. I am a mama to 4 kiddos and have had the honor of being a Gestational Carrier twice. I believe having the right support in place can make a world of difference. My desire for all mamas, is to feel like they were supported, respected, and empowered.
Ellie is a Midwife and doula with a background in holistic medicine, she strives to help couples work together in pregnancy to have the skills to bond during labor. Putting focus on supporting partners in feeling connected to the experience. Serving families since 2001 as an Childbirth Educator and Doula in 2009. She has four children, offers doula support, monitrice services and homebirth services. She specializes in holistic healing so it may complement your evidence based care.
Emily comes to the birth world from a background as a social worker, where she provided counseling and advocacy for pregnant and postpartum women. She uses a strengths-based approach, which recognizes and emphasizes the resourcefulness and resilience that exists in every person. Emily approaches her work through a trauma-informed lens and is skilled at effectively helping patients advocate for themselves in health care settings. Emily offers sliding scale fees.
Sarah has been supporting families as a birth doula since 2008. She is experienced in hospital, birth center, and home births, and provides custom support and skills for each birth she attends. Sarah provides a comforting presence and feels that all women deserve to be respected in however they choose to birth. She believes that when a woman feels respected during her birth, there will come a feeling of satisfaction about that birth that will remain with her throughout her life.
Darby has been passionate about empowering women through the birth experience since 2006. She is a birth doula with ATX Doulas. Darby has a natural calming, reassuring presence. She wants to help women trust their bodies which were created to give birth and also help them realize that they have options during the birthing experience. Darby is also a certified loss and bereavement doula and has a heart for supporting families through all birth situations, in any trimester.
No one can deny that there is nothing quite as special as childbirth. Asia's hope is to empower, inspire, and support women and their labor parties to achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible. She is educated, passionate, and committed to creating a positive birth community for every family. Asia is a birth and postpartum doula ready to serve you!
Melissa Ronson, TLCD trained Doula. She has three children one born via c-section and then two vbacs. Melissa has a natural calming,reassuring presence. She wants to help women trust their bodies which were created to give birth and also help them to understand they have options during the birth experience. Outside of her doula work she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children,working in the garden and spending time with friends.
Since 1994 Jillian has been providing Doula services and educating new parents. She sees the value in constant labor support and understands how your mental and emotional state will have an effect on your labor. Her role is to provide physical and emotional support throughout your labor, birth & beyond. She also provides postpartum support to help you ease into the transition as life as a parent. She'll provide proven informational support and guidance to help you adjust to your new role. She offers both daytime and nighttime postpartum services.
Other Specialties: Childbirth Educator for 3 large OBGYN practices in the Austin area.
Erica is a mother of 5 who has experienced births in both a hospital and birthing center. She believes that birth does not have to be painful work and will strive to make your labor and birth memorable and on your terms. Erica's focus during labor is not only on the laboring mother, but also ensuring that the partner and family/friends feel supported as well.
I am a birth doula in Austin, TX, and the founder of Venus Birth Work, LLC. I believe that every birth is unique. My goal is to take a holistic and individualized approach to your pregnancy and birth with a tailored approach to your needs and specialized services specific to your personal desires, including rebozo work, birth art, and breastfeeding support.
My name is Stephanie. I'm a mother of three girls - twins and a singleton. I am eager to provide helpful hands and an encouraging voice to help other mamas experience the birth experience that they desire.
After the transformative birth of her daughter in 2016, Liz left her career to focus on a higher calling. She found a place to use her positive energy and calming aura in guiding families through the birth and postpartum experience. Liz's use of yoga lends itself beautifully to coping in labor and beyond. She is passionate about supporting woman; helping them empower themselves as they enter motherhood. Liz speaks Spanish fluently and volunteers with GALS.
Katie is a Birth and Postpartum Doula. Her purpose as your Doula is to instill confidence in the family as a unit in caring for baby. She has experience supporting breastfeeding, premature babies, and multiples. She specializes in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and believes in having open communication to lift the stigma off mental illness. Katie continues her education to remain knowledgeable in all things birthing and parenting while serving families in Austin.
Other specialties: Rebozo certified, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety disorders, informed trauma, acupressure for birth & postpartum support.
Alison is a DONA trained birth doula and mother of five. Her desire is to help mothers pursue their most satisfying birth experience by offering knowledge and resources prenatally and by providing physical support, comfort and encouragement during labor and birth. She truly enjoys helping parents prepare for birth and helping create a peaceful, supportive birth space for laboring mothers.
I am happy and honored to be serving parents in the Austin area as a birth doula with Austin Childbirth. In addition to labor support, I provide postpartum support to help parents adjust to life with their little one. Through the births of my own children, I realized my passion for pregnancy, birth, and helping women. I believe that a woman's mental and emotional state during labor effects her physical state, so it's my goal to help her trust her body and realize that she is strong enough!