Testimonial for Meredith Markussen, CD(DONA)
I cannot sing the praises of Meredith enough! In a few words, she was deeply caring, a wealth of information, and such an encouragement throughout all of our interactions with her. From the very start we knew we wanted Meredith by our sides when we welcomed our first baby into the world. Her warmth and reassurance was just what we needed for our first time experiencing something so new and unknown. With her previous experience being an RN as well as a doula, we felt like we were getting the best of both worlds. She was incredibly knowledgeable and gave helpful information about all that we had questions and unknowns about, as well as an incredible liaison between us and the hospital staff. I actually went into labor ealier than expected and Meredith literally did all she could in her power to help me all along the way from the time contractions began to when we needed her at the hospital in active labor, even at such an unexpected time... To give you an idea of how much her patients mean to her... Her car broke down about half a mile from the hospital and she walked the rest of the way to be there with us (not to mention she was 5 months pregnant)!! When it came time to make decisions during active labor, Meredith would always talk us through our options, support our desires, and advocated for our needs with the hospital staff. I did not have any intervention during labor, and I can honestly attribute this to Meredith's powerful words of encouragement at times when I was ready to give up. She was an amazing cheerleader!! Even after our son arrived Meredith stuck around the hospital for quite a while to see that we were well, and she checked in on us often in the weeks following postpartum, which truly meant so much! I could not have hoped for a more positive birth experience, and I truly do believe this is much accredited to her. Anyone would be incredibly blessed to have this dear servant and friend by their side as their doula.
-Hayley Robbins
September 07, 2019
Birth Fee: Not specified
