Testimonial for Deborah Badran, CD(DONA)
Can't highly recommend Deborah enough. She was recommended by our OBs who mentioned that they don't always love working with doulas, but all five OBs at our practice knew and liked working Deborah (a huge endorsement).
Deborah was always positive, patient and re-assuring. She took the time to answer all of our questions thoroughly and was always extremely responsive when we had a question throughout pregnancy and in the first few weeks home with a newborn (we are first time parents). And Deborah always brought up points and perspective that we didn't think of - she always covered all the basis and thought of the details.
Deborah was also great about giving us options and then letting us / not pressuring us into any one decision, but supporting the path that we chose (i.e., she didn't push an agenda).
Deborah was also very re-assuring during labor and made sure everything went smoothly at the hospital so that I could focus on labor and my husband could totally focus on supporting me. Deborah got the nurses / doctors when we needed them, helped us understand our options and timing during labor, and was very calming for me throughout. She was very supportive and in no way detracted from my husband as my primary support (which both of us had reservations about when considering a doula in the first place). She was also EXTREMELY helpful in showing us how our daughter should breastfeed right after birth - which I'm not sure how i would have done without her as a first time mom who was completely exhausted from labor.
We would absolutely recommend (and already have recommended!) Deborah to our friends/family who are pregnant.
-Quinn Aldrich
October 25, 2018
Deborah Badran, CD(DONA)
Celebration of Life Doula Services
Birth Fee: Not specified
Postpartum Rate: Not specified
