Testimonial for Akemi Tsuru CD(DONA)
Akemi was an outstanding doula, and I can't recommend her more highly. I was matched with Akemi after learning my birth center suddenly closed at 32 weeks and I had to find a new provider and accept a hospital birth. All this was after moving across the country to an unfamiliar city. Akemi helped me navigate finding a new OB, identifying a hospital, and supporting me in thinking through how to make a hospital birth a positive experience. She did that and more. Leading up to my labor, she visited me multiple times, helped me practice positions to reduce pain in labor, and encouraged me to come up with a postpartum support plan. The day I gave birth, Akemi was by my side from 7 AM to 7 PM while I labored at home and then at the hospital. She was instrumental to me having the unmedicated, intervention-free birth I wanted. She is also funny, thoughtful, and extremely knowledgeable about pregnancy and childbirth. I cannot recommend her more highly!
-Amanda
October 10, 2021
Akemi Tsuru CD(DONA)
Vida Mia • Doula Services
Birth Fee: $1400 to $1800
