Testimonial for Susan Rotman, AAHCC, CD(DONA)
My wife and I signed up for Susan’s Bradley Method classes because we wanted to prepare for an un-medicated, natural birth in an Army hospital. After the first class, we knew we wanted to have Susan on our birth team as a doula. After making a trip down to Fort Bragg to get her visitor pass and learn her way around the base, we were ready for the delivery day to come.
Labor was not what we expected - my wife began early labor in the evening, and had back labor and cramping all night. Susan kept in close contact via text, and made her way to Fayetteville once my wife started active labor. After 24 hours of labor, and contractions that were actually growing further apart, we did not know if the baby was coming that night. Susan recommended we head to the hospital to check on the baby. We’re glad we went! My wife was fully dilated and Susan was coaching us through pushing as soon as we arrived.
At the hospital, Susan was great with the military and civilian staff. We were so preoccupied with the excitement of labor – it was indispensable to have Susan with us in the delivery room. She considerately asked if we could limit the number of staff present during the delivery, making the experience more intimate. She worked with the nurses to set up the squat bar my wife wanted to use for pushing. Meanwhile, I was able to stand beside my wife and not leave her side while we witnessed our son make his way into the world.
Susan helped us have the EXACT birth experience we had imagined! Cannot recommend her enough—having her as a doula was a wonderful way to bring our son into the world.
- Malcolm Ohl, Captain, US Army
-Malcolm Ohl
July 06, 2016
Susan Rotman, AAHCC, CD(DONA)
Rotman Education Services, LLC
Birth Fee: $2000 to $2500
