Shari was a God-send when we needed her most. After our previous doula left on vacation the week we were to deliver, we were desperate to find a doula who would be there to help us deliver our third child. We stumbled across Shari and she was the answer to our prayers. She is compassionate, understanding, and a supreme expert when it comes to babies and delivery.
When Ashley went into labor, our first call was Shari and the second was the hospital. When Shari arrived at the hospital, the room went from chaos to calm in an instant. Shari was there and she was in charge. She was our conduit between us and the doctors and the doctors knew that Shari had our full confidence. When our son was inverted in utero, the doctor stood up in disgust, took off his gloves and told the head nurse to start prepping for a c-section. Shari convinced the nurse to give her 1 hour alone with us. Shari did some techniques with Ashley to get our son moving around and 30 minutes later he was facing the right way and crowning. If the doctor had waited 3 more minutes he would have missed the whole delivery.
You will struggle to find someone more respectful of your wishes, educated about peaceful childbirth, compassionate to your situation and circumstances, and in tune with the mother and her baby than Shari. We have recommended her to everyone who even looks like they're pregnant. She has been, and continues to be, a wonderful woman and a great friend to our family.
-Jason & Ashley Kean
May 18, 2012
Bodyworks Atlanta & A Doula's Touch
Birth Fee: $1000 to $2000
Postpartum Rate: $50