Testimonial for Dawne Herbert-Withers, MSW, CD(DONA), HCHD, CLE
Dawne was such an asset in our birth experience and I highly recommend her. My fiance and I had our first baby girl on June 30, 2012. Although we signed up for a birth class, we both missed a few in the series and were not as prepared as we would have liked. My labor started late in the morning on June 30. We called Dawne who had us time contractions. I found labor much more painful than I had anticipated and we decided to head to the hospital. Dawne met us there as I was being checked in for admission around 3:30. At 6:35pm, our daughter was born. It was a chaotic three hours but Dawne was a force of calmness in the room. I was panicked from the pain and my fiance was panicked from my reaction. While he was searching for medication for me, Dawne stayed by my side and helped me through. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable about pregnancy and the childbirth process, her presence is something that can't be learned. She has the proven ability to calm down a terrified first time mother progressing quickly through labor. With Dawne's help, I was able to relax enough to have a natural drug-free birth, albeit not by choice. Dawne and I had discussed my birth plan to minimize interventions, however when I found myself demanding an epidural at admission, she didn't make me feel badly about it. Instead she helped me pull myself together as I struggled through the next couple of hours. When that epidural didn't come in time, I was terrified but Dawne coached me through the pushing and we managed to get the baby out quickly. In retrospect, having Dawne as our doula was the single most beneficial decision we made for our birth. She is a light - she is motivation, knowledge and calm all bundled up. I couldn't imagine having a better doula by my side and will absolutely use her services again.
-Katrina Le Fan
August 17, 2012
Dawne Herbert-Withers, MSW, CD(DONA), HCHD, CLE
Your Doula Dawne
Birth Fee: $1400 to $2000
Postpartum Rate: $30 to $50
