Testimonial for Maria Luisa Dangond from Maggie

Testimonial for Maria Luisa Dangond

My husband and I cannot say enough about how grateful we were to have Maria by our side for the birth of our first child. I mean it when I say I could not have done it withouth her! To start- our prenatal visits were so helpful and gave me the confidence to establish the kind of birth I wanted. She educated us on different ways of laboring, how to advocate for ourselves and gave us plenty of resources to prepare for the big day. My water broke early and she continually checked in on us throughout the day/night until we were ready to have her come to our home. She was such a calming presence, educated but not judgemental, and she made laboring comfortable and powerful for us. My situation was not ideal, as our on-call OB pressured us into going to the hospital earlier than we wanted to (typical of the practice) and Maria made sure that we were comofrtable with the decisions we had to make. We were very unhappy with the OB and the induction methods he was trying to push on us- and Maria was the advocate we needed to ensure we only made the choices we were comfortable with. In no way would she ever overstep an OB's request- but in our case, he was rude, pushy, and condescending and Maria was just the advocate we needed. She continued to remind me throughout the entire laboring and delivery process how capable I was and how great I was doing, which was everything we needed during those tough moments. She was also a huge support to my husband, who was quite stressed and worried about me and the baby. Despite the horrible experience with the OB, I can still look back on my birth story with such a positive and empowering feeling- all because of Maria. I truly feel I would not have that same sentiment if it werent for her. We would HIGHLY reccomend her to anyone looking for a doula who is educated, gentle in her apporach, will advocate for you (by empowering you to advocate for yourself) and will support your personal birth plan.

-Maggie

March 23, 2019