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Anna Tarasova Doula Profile

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Website: sites.google.com/site/annathebirthdoula/
Phone: (732) 703-6852
Type of Practice: Solo practice
Clients per Month: 2 to 4
Birth Doula
Experience: 2 years and 12 births attended
Area of practice: Old Bridge, NJ
Travel range: 30 miles
Travel comments/restrictions: Central NJ, NYC
Languages spoken: english, russian

Certification(s) are pending
Specific certifications for the above: DONA trained birth doula

Breastfeeding Certifications

www.breastfeedingbasics.org

College Education

BA/BS

Specialized training or previous experience:

Over 40
VBAC
Special needs babies
High risk
Single parents
Cesarean birth

Special services available:

Acupressure and/or acupuncture in labor

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Any Home Birth

Birth doula fee: $600 to $700
Fee details: includes prenatal visit, attendance at birth (starting at home or hospital), one postpartum visit.

Client Testimonials for Anna Tarasova

Kate Henreckson

Anna was a wonderful doula. She was always prompt and easy to communicate with, in the stages before birth - constantly checking up on me to see how I was doing. She has a warm and friendly personality, and my whole family really liked her. When I went into labor, she came over and helped me labor at home for most of the labor, as I had wanted to do. She had numerous helpful suggestions & techniques to help me cope with labor pain, so that I didn't feel a need to rush into the hospital or have an epidural. But she was also a wonderful emotional support, making me feel strong and capable, and that I had done really well. She was a blessing to my husband as well, so that he was able to take breaks during the labor and not be stressed, because he knew I was in good hands. I would definitely reccomend her to anyone looking for a wonderful labor experience.

Posted 3/29/2012

lavanya Tummalapalli

Anna is a wonderful Doula. First when I met her I was not sure what is a Doula's role during my pregnancy, do I really need someone? when I met her for the first time I wasnt sure how it is going to be, but she has this pleasant personality to like her right away and instantly I felt confident that I can go thru the 9 months of pregnancy and labor, she has explained the process to us and she was there during my entire pregnancy, she is really a big comfort. She helped us and explained us how to stay away from complications during delivery and pregnancy and thus my pregnancy and delivery went so smoothly that I was ready for another one right after .. all I could say that she is a blessing to me during my pregancy and in labor. Even after the delivery she was with me and took a role of big sister and I am glad she turned out to be such a wonderful friend to me and to my husband. We are glad that we took the decision of having her as our doula and I think I will recommend her whole heartedly to all the new to be mothers...

Posted 3/16/2012

Michelle V.

Anna was a tremendous support both before and during my childbirth experience. She was very perceptive about my emotional concerns in trying to have a VBAC and gave me reassurance that this experience could be different. Her words of encouragement before helped me to see this experience could be different. Her sensitivity made all the difference in helping me to focus on the positive with this birth. During the labor process, my husband and I were both impressed with her ability to be at the right place and the right moment to do what was needed to help me through. She has a quiet and sensitive way about her that helped us to easily feel comfortable with her. Anna was very respectful of my goals and helped support me to meet them. It's hard to imagine having had such a positive birthing experience without her support.

Posted 3/15/2012

Julia Kiosse

We would highly recommend Anna as a doula for anyone seeking such assistance. My labor started in the middle of the night and Anna came all the way down from NJ to Manhattan Lenox Hill hospital in a very short time. Her constant, graceful professionalism as a doula helped make a difficult birthing experience a much easier process which allowed us to concentrate on the important details. She helped me to make the right decisions at the right times, starting from my first trimester until the baby's doctor came to us with the child birth report. She insisted I have a natural birth when I started to hesitate in the last moment on whether to have an epidural or c-section. Anna comforted me and my husband and prepared us for the final moments of labor. She found the right words to calm me down and I'm glad that I listened to her and I have no regrets in my final decision. If Anna was not there, most likely I would have given up and asked for the easiest way of giving birth. She also asked the right questions to the doctor and nurses including checking on the fetus' position, heart beat and all other important details we were too distracted and tired to realize we should check on. Anna was a great help. We really appreciate her professionalism, unobtrusive presence, her flexibility and her experience with childbirth.

Posted 2/14/2012

Marina Shcipanova

Anna was my doula in October 2011. I had a 26 hour long natural unmedicated labor, which I wouldn't have been able to go through without Anna. She arrived promptly, didn't mind walking blocks and blocks around the neighborhood, massaged my back through every contraction, reminded me to change positions and breathe, and made sure I was always hydrated. She got along great with my husband who also took an active role in my labor, and she gave us space when we wanted to be just the two of us for a bit. I appreciated the fact that she knew to ask the right questions when I was too tired and in too much pain to think and ask for things for myself. Also, when I was in transition and begging for pain relief over and over again, it was Anna that kept reminding me of my goals and comforting me. It was largely thanks to her that I ended up not getting epidural. My husband appreciated being able to take breaks and quick naps without having to leave me all alone. I was prepared for a natural unmedicated birth - in theory - but I did not expect it to take as long as it did, and having Anna's support ended up being invaluable.

Posted 2/9/2012

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