Testimonial for Anna DiCicco CD
It is hard to believe that there was a time I had thought I didn’t need a doula. Anna’s participation in my birthing experience was so immensely critical and transformative. The space that she created, in careful and sensitive consultation with me, for me to give birth in the hospital resulted in a labor and delivery that dramatically exceeded my wildest dreams. I say this as someone who was very skeptical about there being anything good about labor—I had even joked beforehand that I would just like to be knocked out and have my baby handed to me on the other side. Instead, I got to experience something that I would seriously call magical, a passage, a transformation accomplished in sisterhood.
Anna brings her skillful training and experience to help birthing people prepare for delivery, to move through the process with dignity and joy, and to adjust to new parenthood with confidence. During our pre-labor meetings, Anna’s immense knowledge and thorough communication cultivated in me an invaluable trust in her. And her presence at my labor and delivery was as impactful on me as my own mother’s. In that space, she easily became my patient mentor, my gentle advocate, and my loving cheerleader. After delivery, she extended her support as I was finding my way through some pretty intense postpartum anxiety. She listened keenly and shared critical empathy and wisdom. After all of these experiences with Anna, I can say that she is the gold standard of what a doula can and should be. Don’t miss a chance to work with her if you can help it!
-Maryam
December 14, 2021
Anna DiCicco CD
Colibri Doula
Birth Fee: $2500
Postpartum Rate: Not specified
