Website: www.TheNestingPlace.ca Phone: (416) 722-3814 Type of Practice: Partnership with 2 or more doulas Clients per Month: 1 to 3 Birth Doula Experience: 6 years and 100 births attended Area of practice: Toronto, ON Travel range: 10 miles Travel comments/restrictions: I prefer clients to be within a one hour commute of my home; no ferries. Languages spoken: English
Working towards certification Specific certifications for the above: Birthing From Within
Breastfeeding Certifications
Mentoring experience with other breastfeeding consultants
Childbirth Educator Certifications
Birthing From Within
Other Credentials
Acupressure for Labour, peer counsellor, previous crisis intervention worker
College Education
BA/BS
Specialized training or previous experience:
Over 40
Families conceiving with ART and IVF
VBAC
Home Birth
Multiples
Clients on bed rest
LGBTQ Families
Prematurity
Twins
Postpartum mood disorders
High risk
Expected stillbirth
Single parents
Cesarean birth
Waterbirth
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Special services available:
Infant massage education
TENS units rental
Acupressure and/or acupuncture in labor
Babywearing education
Pregnancy, birth and/or newborn photography
Miscarriage Support (Before, During or After)
Relevant volunteer or advocacy work: Creator of DoulaSpeedDating.com - a fun an easy way for parents to connect with doulas in their area.
Visit the site to register for a Doula Speed DatingTM event in your area and to become a host of Doula Speed DatingTM.
Attends hospital births? All Hospitals Attends birth center births? No Birth Centers At this time there are no birth centres open in Toronto. Attends home births? Any Home Birth
Birth doula fee: $1200 Fee details: To register and confirm your doula care, I ask for a $250 deposit and post-dated cheques for the remainder of the fee. The fee should be paid off before you due date.
