Testimonial for Maria Armstrong, LCCE, CD
Our experience with Maria Armstrong as Doula
We were first time parents, and chose to use a doula, as one of our friends had a good experience.
After looking at several candidate resumes, we narrowed down to 3 that we would interview. Maria came across as a very strong candidate, both because she seemed caring, and had the experience of raising several children. In the end, we chose Maria, because we felt comfortable working with her the most.
Before the birth, Maria came to our house 3 times. It was very reassuring to review the upcoming steps we would have to go through with someone with experience, and Maria was both patient and good at explaining. She also lent us training materials, which came in handy.
When the birth started, at 1am in the morning, Maria answered the phone immediately, and met us at the hospital about the same time we were admitted. During the birth process, Maria was extremely helpful in terms of helping me (the future mom) to manage pain, helping both of us navigate through the birth plan, and most importantly helping us manage the really stressful process of having prolonged “pushing” process during the labor. Without Maria, I would have relented to using pain killer/deviating from my birth plan.
Throughout the entire birth process, Maria was at our side, filled with energy, and was caring and professional. After the birth was finished, she provided some pictures and explained in details what had been happening. During the postpartum recovery, Maria visited our house once more to check upon us including our newborn; very thoughtfully, she brought useful handouts, tons of advice about breastfeeding/postpartum exercises etc., as well as blends of herbs to speed up my recovery.
All in all, we would strongly recommend Maria to anyone giving birth.
-LQ Yang
April 20, 2019
Maria Armstrong, LCCE, CD
Agape Birth Services
Birth Fee: $2250
