Testimonial for Susan Rotman, AAHCC, CD(DONA)
We are so pleased and honored to have had Susan Rotman as our doula. Her compassion, insight and experience proved invaluable to us, both in the weeks leading up to the birth of our boy and the hours afterwards.
We met Susan through the excellent Bradley Method course she gives, and we were taken by her dedication to ensuring emotional and physical health for both newborns and parents. Once we brought Susan on as a doula, she was instrumental in helping us craft a birth plan. She was always available and supportive in addressing our questions and concerns. Later, when we discovered our baby was in a breech position, Susan was a tremendous resource in both suggesting techniques for turning the baby and in connecting us to other resources (such as a chiropractor).
Susan proved most valuable and supportive once we learned that our baby would not turn and we had to schedule a c-section. Given her belief in the benefits and practice of low-intervention births, we were concerned that Susan may not have been willing to be a doula for my wife's surgery; we were so happy to have been mistaken. Susan's emotional support, wisdom, and attention helped turn what could have been a traumatic experience into a truly joyous day. She was invaluable throughout this process: from helping us craft a c-section birth plan that ensured maximum emotional and physical health for mom and baby, to coming to the hospital with us in the hours before the surgery and helping us prepare, mentally and emotionally, to staying with us in the hours afterwards, easing us into the recovery with her sage advice, careful and respectful interactions with hospital staff, and encouragement of my wife.
Susan ensured that the birth of our first child was the joyous experience we were hoping it would be, despite the adversity we faced. We are forever grateful for her warm, informed care.
-Nick Taylor
November 22, 2014
Susan Rotman, AAHCC, CD(DONA)
Rotman Education Services, LLC
Birth Fee: $2000 to $2500
