Drew

11/25/2023

We chose Natasha based on an amazing recommendation from our close friend, and I could not imagine the birth experience without her!

In the months leading up to birth, she was consistently in touch, meeting with us a few times and guiding us to build our birth plan.

Then, during labor, she was like a coach, therapist, masseuse, nurse, and family member all at once! There were some tough moments during our labor, and as the dad I relied on Natasha to guide us through. She also made me a better support partner and taught me how I can help my wife.

Laura V

6/28/2023

When I became pregnant as a first time mom, a number of friends suggested that I hire a doula. My husband was initially a bit skeptical of the need for a doula but supported my decision. I searched for quite some time and instantly knew that Natasha would be a good fit after meeting her. I liked that Natasha had a calming presence, that she seemed to be unbiased about her client's birth and newborn care preferences, and that her new background in midwifery made her a very educated person to have in the delivery room. 

Throughout my pregnancy, Natasha helped me to create and refine a plan of birth preferences for what I hoped for my hospital delivery and provided me with realistic expectations related to my preferences. She visited my husband and I at our home 2 times to educate us about birthing positions, pain relief techniques, counterpressure, and so much more. Natasha was on call for my birth for several weeks. I went in with an open mind to the process but was hopeful for an unmedicated hospital birth. I can confidently say that Natasha is the only reason that goal came to fruition.  She kept me hydrated, cooled off, made sure that I was getting the baby moving by encouraging different positions and pain management techniques. She ensured that my preferences were honored when I was not in a state to respond to hospital staff and advocated for me throughout and after the birth. Natasha is calm and has an incredibly strong presence. It was incredible and empowering to have her help me through my unmedicated birth.  After we left the hospital, my husband even exclaimed that Natasha was "worth every penny!". 

I was grateful to have her checking in and am eternally grateful to have had her be a part of my journey. I will certainly be hiring her again should we ever have another child and would wholeheartedly recommend her to any local friend. 

Lauren Lydecker

5/4/2023

We interviewed a few doulas for our second birth after a traumatic first birth with our son. We chose Natasha because of her experience, very calming demeanor and motivation for wanting to pursue this career. My birthing plan was to experience an unmedicated VBAC and Natasha was, i believe, one of the only reasons my plan came to fruition.   She even ended up teaching the hospital staff some techniques for counter pressure! She was able to be there for me before my husband was able to arrive and it made all the difference. Her skillset and doula toolkit gave me the confidence both physically and mentally to move through the hardest thing I have ever done. Our daughter was born at 34 weeks with no complications in a truly calming and beautiful environment. We cannot thank Natasha enough. She was amazing and I would recommend her to first time moms, second+ moms, high risk moms and everyone else!

Liz Nargiso

4/8/2023

As first time parents, Natasha eased our anxieties about the birth of our son. Knowing there would be someone in the delivery room that would advocate for us to make our birth experience as positive as possible was important to us. Natasha's process of getting to know us and understand our priorities with the pregnancy and delivery was incredibly helpful. In our first prenatal visit, Natasha presented information about the days leading up to delivery and the day of delivery expectations for both her and us. She shared her knowledge and experience, and presented information we hadn’t even thought to consider. Together, all of this information made it easier for us to develop a birth plan we felt comfortable with. The support provided by Natasha through our pregnancy was invaluable and would recommend her to any expecting parents.

Leeah Wing

3/7/2023

Hiring Natasha as our doula was the best decision my husband and I have ever made in our lives! For our first pregnancy we knew we wanted to be in a hospital setting in case of any emergency, but we also understood that having a non interventive, natural birth would be difficult in this setting and we wanted to get the best support for our birth experience. From the moment we met Natasha we knew she was the right person to support us. She is highly knowledgeable and most importantly, calming. As a first time mom, I had a lot of questions and concerns and was always comforted knowing she would be there to answer any email, text or phone call right away. Unfortunately we had to be induced and Natasha was able to give us as much information leading up to it and how to prepare  mentally and physically. During labor when we finally called her in after 4 miserable days in the hospital, having her show up was a moment of peace and security I will never forget. Her presence gave me the strength to continue through unmedicated contractions by being by my side for hours on a birthing ball, whispering affirmations that I was safe and my baby was safe. She will only give us the credit, but I know in my heart Natasha Trapp is the only reason we were saved from having a c-section. By suggesting a body movement to get our baby to move down the birth canal after being high up for the entire labor, our baby was born vaginally within 30 minutes afterwards. Natasha will forever be our guardian angel and we cannot recommend her services enough. She will always be the highlight of our birth story and always have a special place in our hearts. Do yourself and your family a favor and hire her, right now!

Naomi Quinn

1/14/2023

We hired Natasha as our birth doula our goal was to have someone professional throughout my pregnancy and delivery who would provide physical and emotional support and was also knowledgeable.We met with her at our home and she shared important information regarding the stages of labor, provided post cards with questions in order to understand my expectations regarding labor and delivery and addressed all my concerns including hoping on zoom calls after my prenatal appointments with my Obgyn.  She also shared the “tools” in her doula bag and Natasha was well prepared and also found a backup Doula for us just in case. She met my husband and I promptly at the hospital as we were checking in. Natasha provided on-going encouragement, breathing techniques, liquids, suggested laboring positions, provided counter pressure on my back and essential oils. She also held my hands as I was getting my epidural and was observant while the nurses and the doctors were in my room and helped distribute my birth plan to the doctors and nurses. She was there throughout my delivery and also stayed a little longer after and took pictures which I thought was very thoughtful.She met us at our home about a week post delivery and recommended lactation consultants and provided a summary of our birth. We were able to talk about the labor and delivery, I knew Natasha were there to help me and help advocate for me which helped me focus  My biggest fear was that I would be pushed to get an unnecessary C-section or an episiotomy, that did not happen. I was able to deliver without any complications because I had my husband and Natasha there who helped ensure my birth plan was followed. I was not “pushed around” by the hospital staff.I would describe Natasha as calm, supportive, kind, warm demeanor and thoughtful. I read a review before hiring her that stated that she has a “quiet presence” about her and I completely agree. Hire her!

Megan Missett

9/23/2022

After hearing so many traumatic birth stories of my friends and family, when I became pregnant it was important to me to do whatever possible to have the best chance at a positive birth experience. Working with Natasha was the best choice my husband and I could have possibly made. We immediately appreciated her evidence based approach and her quiet and calming demeanor. These qualities as well as her extensive knowledge only became more evident and useful during my labor. The baby came early. Our hospital bags were not packed and as my husband put it, “our emotional bags were not packed either.” I went into labor unprepared and things did not go as I expected but with Natasha’s help both physically and emotionally we felt very well supported through everything. She helped me to feel empowered and confident in my choices. Looking back I can say that despite all of the hard parts, bringing out first child into the world was a positive and absolutely amazing experience and I know that Natasha had a huge role in that. 10/10. Would recommend.

Amber

7/24/2022

Natasha is an amazing birth doula.

When I first learned I was pregnant, I was excited, but anxious. I realized I needed more support than just medical staff. From our first meeting, my husband and I knew that Natasha was a kind, caring, and compassionate individual who would work with us to have the best birth experience possible. I appreciated that Natasha immediately acknowledged my husband, recognized his important role, and included him in everything. She explained that she, my husband, and I were a team. I was encouraged to know that Natasha and my husband would support me in my journey leading up to and including birth. They would be the loving faces I would be able to look to during what I knew would be a difficult and painful time. Prior to the delivery of our child, Natasha helped us to understand more about birth and all the possible options we had in the hospital setting we chose. That was a unique experience for us: that instead of promoting a specific way of doing things, Natasha just put the options out there and gave us the evidence to study in order to make our own informed decisions. Natasha then helped us make a birth plan that reflected our choices. Furthermore, she helped my husband and I learn how to advocate for myself and our child in the appointments leading up to, during, and after our child's birth. This was empowering. During the birth, she was the emotional and spiritual support that both my husband and I needed: helping to explain our options as they came and providing non-stop comfort measures. Even when unexpected challenges arose, she was there to explain, support, and comfort. After birth, Natasha continued to provide help and additional resources for us regarding my postpartum recovery and our new role as parents.

Overall, what we appreciate about Natasha is that she was a compassionate, calm, composed, dedicated and firm supporter and upholder of us and our birth plan. We could not have done it without her.

Bridget Kaulbach

3/10/2022

Natasha was a wonderful help to us at the birth of our third son!  She helped us advocate for ourselves and have the natural birth we hoped for amidst all the restrictions of a second VBAC and the many covid precautions at the hospital.  My two previous births did not go as planned and I had a lot of anxiety about making all the right calls for myself.  Natasha supplied us with information and resources to make our choices and stick to them.  She was attentive during early labor, and showed up at the hospital the minute we needed her!  Her gentle strength helped us through the most intense contractions, applying counter pressure and offering encouraging words.  I am so grateful too, for the detailed notes she gave us after the birth and the sweet photo she snapped of us with our new baby.  It's that thoughtfulness that made us so grateful for Natasha's care and expertise! 

Maria

3/8/2022

The decision to hire a doula for my second labor wasn't a doubt. We knew we needed that support again no matter what. Natasha was exactly what we needed. Her calm manner and endless level of expertise helped us throughout the process until the very lovely end.  

I got diagnosed with cholestasis and that put us in a different perspective/position on how the process will look like and also how we planned our delivery. The meetings we had before the baby was born answered many questions as well as provided me with considerations I had not thought of before. Natasha was unbiased and informative and helped us form a plan that met our needs at the moment, which changes every day. She did great at responding quickly to my hundred of concerns and questions over the phone which helped us ask our midwife more detailed questions during my last appointments. 

Due to my induction process and how quickly I went into the pushing labor Natasha just walked (ran!) into the delivery room just in time for the last phase of pushing; she provided me exactly what I needed at that moment(honey sticks, cold cloth on my forehead, she took turns with my husband to gave me sips of water between contraccions and shared the words of encourament that I needed to hear.

 Thanks to my husand and Natasha, I bonded with my baby the way I felt comfortable right away.  Her experience, warmth, and passion made it a joy to share such a special and wonderful time in our lives. Thank you Natasha from the bottom of our hearts.  We are glad it was you with us on another special day of our lives.

Sabrina Ruelle

9/21/2021

In my 3rd trimester of my 1st pregnancy my partner and I got an opportunity to purchase a family home about 2 hours away. This meant changing our whole care team while just trying to navigate what having a baby looked like - which was pretty scary and we were overwhelmed. Which is why we thought it may be worth hiring a doula. From the start Natasha was fantastic she gave us great local recommendations and helped both my partner and I emotionally prepare for birth. We ended up getting induced 3 weeks early due to preeclampsia - When the time came Natasha she helped us think through the difficult decisions in a way that helped us feel in control of the situation and more significantly she helped my partner and I prepare to work as a team. She helped make labor easier with her calming spirit essential oils and experience. With Natasha our labor was filled with so much love and teamwork even though everything didn't go as planned she helped us through every moment we are forever grateful.

Casey Wright

2/11/2021

I could not imagine going through my very long labor without Nastasha. Don’t let her size foil you, her strength and stamina are amazing. Natasha applied hard counter pressure on my lower back for hours on end and was always right there when the contractions started. She was so easy to talk to and to give guidance on what I needed.

The main reason we wanted a doula was to help my husband be the best possible labor support person. Natasha was an amazing teacher and showed Chris how to apply pressure and where.

When our home birth changed to a hospital birth, Natasha sprang into action helping us pack and gave my husband amazing pointers and tips. When we were at the hospital, we were so grateful for her continued support via text message.

Honestly, there is no doubt in my mind that every couple going through labor should have a doula by their side. I would highly recommend Natasha to be that person.

Noely Hamilton

12/7/2020

Natasha Trapp has been part of my family since my first pregnancy. And I can't see myself going through pregnancy journey without her wonderful care and wise and knowledgeable words of advice. I wouldn't have the confidence I had in each pregnancy without Natasha by our side, that's why I always recommend her services to all pregnant woman I encounter.

Christine A.

11/30/2020

Natasha Trapp is an exceptional doula. She is calm, patient and offers exceptional support in labor. We worked with Natasha throughout our pregnancy in 2020. Natasha’s expertise enabled our safe, smooth home birth.

My biggest concern in having a home birth was around pain management: would I be able to handle the intensity of labor? Natasha’s support specifically addressed this concern. She helped us prepare mentally and emotionally for birth, and then from the moment she arrived at our birth, her pain management support was invaluable. Natasha was able to materially reduce the pain I felt during labor, empowering me to keep my strength and focus.

As the intensity of labor dialed up, Natasha’s calm expertise and ability to directly address the challenges I was facing. Her peaceful demeanor is a juxtaposition to her heroic physical strength. She combined counter-pressure and soothing words to help me overcome the most intense contractions. She never wavered, remaining a steadfast presence of positivity and support.

One of the most valuable parts of working with Natasha was her support processing the birth, several days later. She visited us and helped us recall and process labor and birth - immensely valuable in the sleepless fog of new parenthood while trying to understand and process a life-changing event! Her perspective, questions and guidance helped us feel ready and confident to continue forward with this new journey!

I highly recommend working with Natasha, and look forward to working with her again in the future.

Brittany Morgan

11/22/2020

Being our first child my husband I felt a little overwhelmed with trying to advocate for ourselves for our ideal birth experience. We had our hearts set on a natural birth with minimal medical intervention but realized late in my pregnancy this may hard to achieve in the hospital with both my husband and I focused on my labor. We met with Natasha at 38 weeks and immediately felt so much relief knowing that we had her in our corner to help explain our options and guide us through labor and delivery. She always made us feel informed and most importantly supported in any decision we made and helped us through prenatal and postnatal questions on top of the labor and delivery. She was there just as much for my husband as she was for me and our baby. My husband says hiring a doula was the best thing we ever did. Thank you Natasha for allowing us to look back on our birth experience with so much positivity even during a pandemic.

Amanda Dorsey

10/18/2020

My husband and I are first time parents , being a first time mom I had so many fears and what if questions about birth and pregnancy. Now I love my husband and he’s amazing but not the best at physical support and that’s what I thought I would want/need during labor. So we began our search for a doula that a friend had recommended to us.We met with Natasha at a cute coffee shop in Worcester And I unloaded my 9000 questions on her. She was so patient and informative about everything pregnancy and baby related gave us a bunch of info and links to find even more information on question/concerns We had.As soon as we got in the car I was like patrick we got to hire her. I don’t care how we get the money I need her at the birth.She was such an amazing support during my pregnancy recommending classes and chiropractors for all my aching body changes.If you’re hesitant on hiring a doula for whatever reason. money, not sure if it will be worth it, feeling weird having a stranger in the room during such an intimate time.I had all those feelings and I’m so grateful we had Natasha, she was amazing during pregnancy, a godsend for labor she knew exactly how to help me cope through intense back labor with counter pressure! And was amazing at couching patrick on helping me through every surge.The post care I’ll forever be grateful for I really struggled with breastfeeding and the baby blues those first few weeks.She recommended an amazing lactation consultant that totally saved my breastfeeding journey!  And the way she handled me during my baby blues I will never take for granted. I never once felt judge for the thoughts I was having and the feelings I was feeling. She let me just cry on the phone with her and was such an encouragement through it all. I will 100% be having Natasha at any and all my future pregnancy’s and births her sweet energy and wisdom is irreplaceable.

HBAC Mama

9/11/2020

Natasha was such a great support through prenatal, labor & delivery, and postnatal care. She has such a calming presence that helps you to really relax and has lots of knowledge in her field to help you throughout your whole journey.

My first son was born via emergency c-section, so I really wanted a VBAC this time at home. I really feel that having a doula helped me achieve that goal as I was able to work through any fears I had from my previous birth experience and gain confidence from Natasha’s support that I could have a successful VBAC this time. She was always encouraging me, there if and when I needed to talk through anything, and always had great resources for things like prenatal classes, lactation specialists, etc.

Angela Pratt

5/25/2020

I wanted to hire a doula for my second birth because my first birth experience was less than ideal. My goal was to have a natural birth this time around (which I ended up achieving!). My husband and I chose Natasha because of her wealth of knowledge and calming nature. She was so great and resourceful throughout my pregnancy and getting us prepared for the birth of our son. From stretches to get baby in the optimal position for labor, massage techniques, affirmations, and breathing techniques, Natasha knew it all. She also made us realize that we actually had options (some of which we had no knowledge of) at the hospital before and after birth. We were able to make this experience our own by choosing what, when, and how we wanted hospital staff to care for me. Unfortunately due to Covid-19, Natasha could not physically be at the hospital with us for the birth, but she joined us virtually where she was able to help my husband coach me through labor and delivery. In light of a bad situation, Natasha made us both feel very confident in reaching our goals for labor and delivery and we can’t thank her enough!

Melissa

3/23/2020

I had Natasha's help during the last few weeks of my third pregnancy. I had expected to go into labor spontaneously as I had with the first two, but as my induction date approached, I felt very anxious. Natasha to the rescue. She answered all my questions about induction and worked with me and my husband to teach us stretches and pain management techniques. Her calm demeanor was reassuring, and her passion for and knowledge about everything birth related really impressed me. I went into the final weeks of my pregnancy with peace, confidence, and encouragement thanks to Natasha. Thankfully, I ended up going into labor spontaneously and was able to have the intervention-free labor I had hoped for. Having Natasha's help was such a gift. I highly recommend her! 

Anton

1/19/2020

Natasha is an amazing doula. I don't regret a minute we hired her as she helped my wife and I tremendously during the labor and delivery making the overall process is less stressful and much more confident. Natasha is very knowledgeable doula. As we were expected our first child, Natasha gave us a lot of useful information. Natasha has a great personality; she is very soft, polite and professional. She never pushed us towards any decisions, she is great as a support person. I highly recommend her as a doula for couples. A++ service!

Madina

12/17/2019

Natasha is an amazing person and a wonderful doula! She supported me throughout the last months of my pregnancy, taught me and my husband various techniques on how to cope with pain during the delivery, tremendously helped on the day of baby arrival and stayed with us for over 15 hours us until our baby was born. She is so encouraging and understanding! She also visited me postpartum and helped me to cope with the "baby blues" by listening and supporting! We are so grateful to her and couldn't be happier with her services!

Edie Plada

10/19/2019

I wanted to have an unmediated natural birth experience and was afraid standard medical practices and attitudes would make it hard to achieve. I would rather have had a  home birth, but since that was not possible for us we chose to have a doula help us though childbirth in the hospital. Natasha worked with another doula (Rebecca Urban), and both were super helpful in thinking through what we wanted out of our birth experience, which helped me and my husband comunidade about it. When the day came, they were both helpful with suggestion to help me manage early labor. Things progressed so quickly by the time she was able to join us, we were headed for the hospital. Immediately upon arrival on the hospital, Natasha ensured the nursing staff was aware of my birth preferences, handing out copies of my birth plan and advocating for me, in a moment both me and my husband would be too disoriented to do so. I was fully dislated and started pushing right away, and Natasha continued to help keep us hydrated, suggesting ways for my husband to be supportive (with hip squeezes), and finally taking pictures when the baby was finally born. Natasha was a calming presence and offered helpful guidance throughout, even onto the post party recovery, and I believe she was essential for me to have the birth experience I wanted. I would recommend her services to anyone considering a doula.

Jenny Citrin

7/18/2019

Natasha was a calming and supportive presence. I wanted an unmedicated birth and while I didn't end up getting that I did get to the hospital at 10cm. I attribute this to our preparation and also to knowing that we had the additional support from Natasha to stay at home as long as we wanted. Natasha helped once we were in the hospital to make sure that my birth plan was followed or if I was ok with changes recommended by the hospital team. My husband didn't see the need for a doula at first but he was happier than anyone that Natasha was there. He felt so much support and ease from her presence that he was better able to support me. Thank you Natasha!

Soumya

11/28/2018

Sarah Fetterhoff

8/8/2018

I hired a doula to bridge the gap between a home and hospital birth. I wanted to have a presence who was there to support my husband and me specifically, and who had no agenda other than to make sure the birth went as naturally, comfortably and positively as possible.Part of my wish to have a homebirth was to go unmedicated, and I knew that having a doula’s “bag of tricks” for pain management could help make that possible -- and it did! I could not have done it without the techniques that Natasha used during my labor. Furthermore, in our meetings prior to the birth, Natasha gave me tools that helped me feel empowered and informed about all possible scenarios, and how to get the clearest information from the hospital staff. I went into labor feeling confident in the information Natasha gave me beforehand, as well as physically supported through my labor and birth itself. She was also available to answer those little “nagging questions” that arise in those months prior to the birth, and helped reduce my stress and anxiety with her informed, thoughtful, and prompt answers.For these reasons, I would recommend a doula without hesitation my best friend. It is certainly possible to give birth without a doula, but the experience was so much more peaceful and natural feeling with one. Natasha in particular has a quiet strength about her that put me at ease during the entire process, which was no small feat considering I ended up being induced due to Preeclampsia! She was the perfect combination of soother and coach without being intrusive, and was also incredible at helping my husband know how best to support me. My husband and I both came away from the experience feeling like it was the best possible labor and delivery we could have had given the other interventions I needed. I can definitely attribute this in large part due to Natasha’s support not just at the birth, but throughout my pregnancy.

Kristin Cressman

3/4/2018

I hired a doula with one goal in mind: a natural, unmedicated birth. I specifically wanted assistance with pain management during labor and an experienced, trained female companion that could assist my husband and I in achieving the birth that we desired. Natasha was amazing and did all of this plus more for us! Natasha has an incredibly kind, peaceful, and caring spirit. Our son came five weeks early but she was by our side as soon as we told her that I was in labor. She was patient, encouraging, resourceful, and a strong advocate for me with the delivery staff and also the NICU staff, always ensuring my comfort and making that her top priority. She worked closely with my husband to help manage my pain, showing him ways he could help and teaming up with him to help manage my pain together. We were not able to meet with her prior to the birth due to our son's early arrival, but that did not impact her level of care for us, attentiveness to us and our birth goals, or her camaraderie with my husband as a part of my birth "team." She was indispensable to me during the birth and I wouldn't hesitate to hire her again as my doula. Thank you, Natasha!

Shantel Collins

5/11/2017

Bringing babies into the world sure is one wild adventure. And I am so glad Natasha was by my side before, during, and after the birth of my first child. Because this was my first pregnancy, I wanted the coaching of a doula to guide me through this exciting yet uncertain experience.

Natasha’s calm and benevolent composure is what first attracted me towards her. She assisted in helping me discover the type of birth experience I desired, and what expectations I had of my husband, my birth, and her services as a doula. Natasha’s knowledge in natural labor pain management came in handy! Throughout my labor she supported me physically to ease the discomfort and to progress the labor process. What I found most helpful about Natasha is that she was such an encouragement to me, and made an effort to find what would make me most comfortable during labor.

From our very first consolation all the way through the birth, I found Natasha to be well organized, compassionate, and professional. Her regular check-ins during pregnancy, to practicing Rebozo techniques in her living room, and her documentation of my birth timeline are testament to this fact. I highly recommend Natasha as a doula! I could not have achieved the birth I desired without her support!