Website: pacificbirthservices.com Phone: (707) 840-4617 Type of Practice: Solo practice Clients per Month: 1 to 2 births and 1 to 5 postpartum families Birth and Postpartum Doula Birth Doula Experience: 1 years and 7 births attended Postpartum Doula Experience: 1 years and 4 families served Area of practice: Eureka, CA Travel range: 50 miles Travel comments/restrictions: Hospital births in Arcata, CA, Eureka, CA, and Fortuna, CA. Homebirths throughout Humboldt. Languages spoken: Learning Spanish
Breastfeeding Certifications
Certified Lactation Educator Counselor (University of California San Diego)
WIC Certified Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
Childbirth Educator Certifications
Childbirth International
Other Credentials
Certified Dancing for Birth Instructor
Specialized training or previous experience:
Teens
VBAC
Home Birth
LGBTQ Families
Adoption
Prematurity
Postpartum mood disorders
High risk
Expected stillbirth
Single parents
Cesarean birth
Waterbirth
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Special services available:
Mother blessing celebrations
Acupressure and/or acupuncture in labor
Cloth diapering education
Parenting consulting
Babywearing education
Baby-led weaning
Red Cross first aid & CPR classes
Reduced rates for military members/spouses
Reduced rates for women considering adoption
Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
Antepartum doula
Birth counseling for survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Miscarriage Support (Before, During or After)
Relevant volunteer or advocacy work: Volunteer doula for San Francisco General Hospital.
Attends hospital births? All Hospitals I work at the Fortuna, Eureka, and Arcata hospitals. Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers There are no birth centers yet in Humboldt. Attends home births? Any Home Birth I attend home births in Northern and Southern Humboldt.
