Crowned & Cradled
Upper Marlboro, MD Service range 55 miles
Birth Fee
$1800 to $2500
Postpartum Rate
$40 to $55
Birth Fee
$1800 to $2500
Postpartum Rate
$40 to $55
Currently approved to receive payments from the following programs:
9 years and 81 births attended
9 years and 68 families served
Type of practice: Partnership with 2 or more doulas
Clients per month: 2 to 5 births and 4 to 5 postpartum families
Postpartum limits/restrictions: Please no smokers. Specify number and breed of pets.
Attends hospital births? Some Hospitals
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Some Home Births
No unassisted births
BA/BS
Every Parent deserves a doula! If you are interested in my services please contact me and let's chat. I provide discounted services to single parents, military families, and teen parents.
Upper Marlboro, MD Service range 55 miles
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Post a testimonial for Tiara Caldwell LPN, IBCLC
5/6/2022
Our experience with Tiara was wonderful and I cannot recommend her enough. First, she is so dedicated. Tiara provided lots of support prior to the birth on newborn care and labor and delivery. She was available 24/7 for all sorts of pregnancy questions and constantly assured me that nothing was off limits. She stayed with us at the hospital for 2.5 days, offering encouragement and support the whole time. She also provided excellent after care, checking on us constantly post birth and visiting personally and virtually weeks afterwards. Second, I had sought out a doula due to medical anxiety stemming from prior medical neglect; Tiara understood completely and made sure that I was heard and felt reassured for my entire pregnancy and labor and delivery. She is well known at local hospitals and is a respected voice, and I felt more at ease having an advocate who I could trust, which made the entire experience a lot less stressful. Third, Tiara is just a great person - funny, relaxed, personable, caring. She was a joy to have around and made the pregnancy and labor process a lot more bearable. Plus I was about to avoid google and just ask her questions post partum, especially about breastfeeding (she is also an LC). Overall, Tiara is a fantastic doula and person who any pregnant person is lucky to have by their side for their journey.
7/16/2021
We were fortunate to locate Tiara of Crowned & Cradled when we did during our pregnancy. We hired her with our 2nd child (shortly after 28wks) after being disappointed with our experience with another Doula during our first birth.
Tiaras beliefs and morals gelled with my and that fact that she too achieved a VBAC was a huge plus.
on delivery day Tiaras presence and ability to guide, coach AND comfort was pretty impressive. She knew just the right moments go jump in and when to allow my husband to lead- she was intentional about when to weigh in as we labored together. I would highly recommend The Crowned & Cradled team to be on your birthing team, their professionalism and knowledge in the space of mommy led birthing is remarkable and we are so blessed to have partnered with such an amazing team!
7/15/2021
Tiara was amazing throughout my pregnancy, but especially during the birth. I felt like Tiara was a family member that just happened to have a medical background. Her medial expertise came in handy when making decisions. There were unexpected issues that required quick decision-making, but we felt at ease making those decisions b/c Tiara provided the information needed to ensure my safety and the safety of our baby. I felt at comfortable with Tiara and I appreciate her drive to go above and beyond for my family and I.
3/5/2020
My experience with Tiara was one of the most supportive and caring times of my life. Being a first time mother, I did not know what to expect and like many others mothers, I would google everything which can lead you down a rabbit hole. I reached out to Tiara at the end of my first trimester. From the beginning of our first meeting, Tiara was so thorough! She eased so many of my fears and was always available to answer every question I had. My schedule was always busy but Tiara had a very customizable plan. What I loved most is that Tiara always stayed on top of her evidence based practice knowledge. Whenever I would ask any questions, Tiara would not only answer me based on her previous experiences but she would also provide me with the most recent research to help guide my decisions!
During my labor Tiara remained calm and was so supportive. From laboring at home to my transition to the labor room, I really appreciate Tiara for being there. She is the definition of an ADVOCATE for her clients. Tiara was very prepared for everything that I needed during my labor. She is the real deal and I would highly reccommend working with her whether youre a first time parents or not.
11/15/2018
Working with Tiara was such an amazing experience! With this being my first child I had no idea what to expect, but Tiara exceeded anything that I could ever imagine. She was warm spiritEd, very knowledgeable in her craft, and you could tell that she was beyond passionate about providing the best service not just to me as the mom but to the family as a whole. She was very prompt for meetings, prepared to answer any questions that I had, and she held us accountable for looking into different things that she recommended. She was always a quick phone call or text away. On the day my water broke, she was at the hospital within 2 hours with my birth plan and supplies in hand, and ready to talk with the doctors on my behalf. She was great in keeping me calm and assuring me that all would end up well as things weren’t going the way I wrote my birth plan. My biggest take away from Tiara was her teaching and keeping us informed about all different options, even if they weren’t on my birth plan. I wanted to have a natural birth, but Tiara did her due justice throughout our sessions to discuss the different pain medicines and what a C-section entails. She in no way tried to push these things with me, however, she wanted to make sure I was fully informed of these things should I change my mind, or have no choice but to undergo them. It was good to know what the doctors were talking about around me and be able to make an informed decision. I cannot thank Tiara enough for helping my husband and I welcome our baby girl into the world, and I highly recommend her services!
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