Testimonial for Emily Cohen-Moreira
We were referred to Emily through friends who had recently had a home birth. After our initial meeting we felt confident that she would be a good match for us - her friendly, knowledgable, confident manner and the abilty to put one at ease. Our birth "plan" flew out the window step by step. I was Strep B positive so a long labor at home was questionable. My due date came and went. The two weeks following the DD were excruciating, including 4 days of start/stop labor. Emily was fantastic throughout this time, positive, encouraging, offering resources and suggestions on how to get labor going, reassurance that what I was experiencing was not the result of anxoiusness. Ultimately I was induced, the last thing I wanted an entire labor and delivery in the hospital. Emily joined us as soon as the labor was underway. From the second she walked through the door the energy in the room changed, the focus was no longer on passing time till medical intervention suceeded in bring on labor but rather on active participatiion. Things progressed quickly and Emily was amazing during active labor. The coutner-pressure and position changes that she suggested literally made unbearable pain, bearable. I planned to try and go without an epidural but had doubts that I could handle it if I was induced. Not only was I able to deliver without one, I truly did not even consider it - all of the coping methods Emily applied were enough. In Emily we found a great partner, her abilty to offer exactly what's needed at the moment makes her an excellent Doula. Our birth experience was even better than I had hoped, it was calm, reassured, and loving. I know it turned out that way in large part thanks to Emily's support and guidence. From preparations for the birth with practical tools to our daughter's first diaper, Emily helped every step of the way. Super star Doula that she is, she headed right into another labor down the hall after ours!
-Evie McGee
January 26, 2016
Emily Cohen-Moreira
Practical Birth and Breastfeeding
Birth Fee: $2400 to $5000
