Testimonial for Brenda Giourmetakis
I really can not say enough good things about Brenda. She was absolutely an asset to us during the birth of our second daughter. I attempted a VBAC and had a lot of anxiety about it because of my experience with my first. She was a huge emotional support as I prepared for labour, she educated both my husband and I on a multitude of ways to manage the labour. She was an excellent balance of encouraging and pushing me but also being very respectful of my wishes as well. She created a wonderful environment during my labour that was incredibly calm and peaceful. Calmness just sort of flows from her. Any time I started to feel out of control and unable to cope she was able to ground me and refocus me. Although I ended up with another section, I absolutely would not have been able to labour, especially unmedicated, for so long. Even though my VBAC was not successful in that I ended up having surgery again, it was very successful in that Brenda's emotional support while I was pregnant and her emotional and physical support during my labour, resulted in a very pleasant experience overall, a very cathartic and healing experience, after the chaos that my first daughter's birth was. If I decide to have another baby I will absolutely ask Brenda to be present again. I could not have done it without her.
-Ana Woytkiw Sommers
February 09, 2015
Brenda Giourmetakis
Peaceful Passage Doula Services
Birth Fee: $1200 to $1450
