Website: www.bethmackenziedoula.com Phone: (905) 441-5545 Type of Practice: Solo practice Clients per Month: to 2 Birth Doula Experience: 2 years and 29 births attended Area of practice: Courtice, ON Travel range: 30 miles Travel comments/restrictions: Languages spoken: English
Birth Doula Certifications
DONA (DONA International)
Childbirth Educator Certifications
HBCE (HypnoBirthing)
Specialized training or previous experience:
Teens
VBAC
Home Birth
Twins
High risk
Single parents
Cesarean birth
Waterbirth
Special services available:
Placenta encapsulation
Attends hospital births? Some Hospitals I attend births at Lakeridge Oshawa, Lakeridge Port Perry, Cobourg, Ajax-Pickering & Markham-Stouffville. Attends birth center births? No Birth Centers There are no Birth Centres in my area. Attends home births? Any Home Birth I attend home births in the Durham Region (Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville, Courtice, Brooklin) as well as Markham, and surrounding areas.
Birth doula fee: $750 Fee details: Fees include 2 prenatal visits, duration of the labour/birth, 1-2hrs immediate postpartum & 1 postpartum visit at hospital/home. Discounts applied for clients booking 2 or more services (birth doula services, HypnoBirthing classes -group or private, & placenta encapsulation)
Client Testimonials for Beth MacKenzie
Meg Wilson
We are so grateful to have had Beth as our Birth Doula. We hired Beth as our Hypnobirthing instructor for private in home classes. We fell in love with her right away and knew that we wanted her attending our birth. She’s such a calm and easy going women with so much knowledge to offer regarding pregnancy and birth. She truly went above and beyond what she needed to as our Doula. Beth even offered breastfeeding support after my baby was born as well as helpful information and literature to help us to succeed. It was my first birth and after getting to know her I knew that I would be much more relaxed if she were there to support my husband & I. Boy were we right! I couldn’t have imagined my birth experience without her. Right from the start we knew we could trust her. I was so grateful to have her support & guidance. We were aiming for a home birth with no medication, and Beth was fantastic at offering different ways to help through the stages of labor at home. Even postpartum we still keep in touch and she has helped me so much.
I truly consider her a part of our family now and most definitely a very good friend!
Posted 7/20/2011
S M
We couldn’t be any happier with our birth experience and are so grateful Beth was there to share it with us! She was such a support and resource to me and my husband and knew exactly what to do and how to help us navigate each phase. We met Beth as the instructor of our Hypnobirthing class. It was during these classes that we became confident that she was the right doula for us as her easy-going, supportive and knowledgeable nature shone through. We wanted a natural childbirth and were getting a lot of pressure to induce as we approached the 42nd week of pregnancy. Beth was very helpful in suggesting various ways of bringing about labour naturally. While labouring at home, Beth provided the confident and relaxing presence that my husband and I needed at the time. She helped by massaging my back and suggesting positions to handle the discomfort during labour amongst other things. In the hospital, she helped me work through transition and helped me feel confident in my ability to give birth without pain medication. I loved the way that she and my husband worked together to support me! Both my husband and I agree that a female support person during labour is necessary and should not be underestimated. In particular Beth was exceptional and easily worth twice what we paid for her services. We really could not have done it without her. We felt very comfortable sharing our daughter’s birth with Beth and were so happy that she was there to help us through every moment!