Testimonial for Lea Azevedo from Aline Diniz moser

Testimonial for Lea Azevedo

Lea was truly my guardian angel during my first pregnancy and birth in 2023.

I’m from Brazil, and initially one reason my husband wanted a doula was the language. He worried that during labor I would naturally switch to Portuguese. Finding Lea, whose first language is also Portuguese, immediately made us comfortable. But she became so much more than that.

I remember reading that she wasn’t just there to massage you and braid your hair, she was a “lawyer” doula who would advocate for her clients and help communicate with the medical team. I had no idea how much we would need that.

I wanted an unmedicated birth, and Lea knew and respected my wishes. At the hospital, there were moments when I felt the medical team wasn’t listening to me. I started doubting myself. Lea never made decisions for me, but she reminded me of what I had chosen before labor and helped me stay connected to my wishes.

During delivery, the team struggled to monitor my baby’s heartbeat. I told a nurse I needed to push and was told it wasn’t time. Seconds later, my baby came out and fell to the floor.

Everything became a blur. I was terrified, asking for my baby, and I will never forget Lea’s voice:

“She’s crying. She’s okay. She’s okay.”

Those words stayed with me.

I’m forever grateful Lea was there to advocate for me, support my husband, remind me of my strength, and be a calm voice during one of the scariest moments of my life. We trusted her again for the birth of our second baby in 2025, and I couldn’t imagine either birth without her.

-Aline Diniz moser

August 23, 2026