Testimonial for Emily Cohen-Moreira
How to describe what having Emily on my birth team meant to me? Of course I planned to have as little interventions as possible, but after my 16 week check up, I had complications that threw my low intervention birth plan out the window. Emily was invaluable those weeks. She offered comfort, hope, and encouragement. When I had to be induced 2 weeks early, it seemed every intervention, I hoped to avoid, was now being pushed by my doctor! Emily didn't change that outcome. She did better. She helped my husband and I work within the parameters set before us. When I wasn't progressing and the doctor suggested I prepare for a c-section. Emily got me up on my knees (even with an epidural, I didn't want) and I was able to dilate to 9cm! When I was ready to push the doctor wanted to do a vacuum extraction, Emily encouraged me and I was able to push out my baby on my own in 36 minutes. Even post partum, Emily was available to answer every text and call I had. My birth was not what I had planned, but with Emily there I was able to have a vaginal delivery of a healthy baby girl. I know, if she weren’t there, I would have ended up with a c-section. She was worth every penny and if I were to have a second baby, I would want her there.
-Jennifer Gutierrez Cates
January 19, 2016
Emily Cohen-Moreira
Practical Birth and Breastfeeding
Birth Fee: $2250 to $4750
