Testimonial for Melissa M. Imperato CD(DONA)
My husband and I are so happy that we chose Melissa to join our our team for the birth of our second baby. Melissa is incredibly personable, laid back yet very professional and organized, and was very supportive of helping me to give birth in a way that would be best for me and baby, not in the way that she thought I should give birth (though she does have plenty of good suggestions as well); this was a quality that was very important to me in a doula. After we chose to work with Melissa, she was very involved in checking in on me; she wrote down my appointments and would email me to see how they went and whether there had been any new developments. She also helped me with my birth plan and gave me some really great pointers as to how to format it and what to include. She was incredibly helpful and supportive during labor and birth (holding my hand, making sure I drank enough, massaging by back, etc.), yet was also very careful to make sure that my husband felt involved. She took pictures after my son was born (she will take during the birth as well if you want) and stayed with me for about an hour after the birth to make sure that I was able to breastfeed my son. She also followed up with a visit post-partum and continues to check in with me to see how I'm doing (I had my baby almost three weeks ago). My husband and I were able to have a meaningful birth experience and it was definitely thanks in large part to Melissa's involvement. I will definitely recommend her to any friends and would love to have her present at future births as well assuming that we are still in the area.
-Amy Gershater
March 08, 2015
Birth Fee: $1400
