Testimonial for Jena Ashwill CD(DONA)
Jena was an absolute pleasure to work with during my pregnancy, birth and postpartum! Prior to the birth of my baby girl, Jena gave me and my husband helpful tips / resources to prepare for the labor and delivery. She was also readily available via phone or text starting at 38 weeks if we had any questions or concerns and would checkin on a regular basis to see how we were doing. In addition, once I went into labor she provided support helping us figure out when to go to the hospital and how to manage the pain with different comfort measures. When we finally decided to go to the hospital, she met us there and helped us decide if we wanted to stay or go home and continue to labor there since I wasn’t dilated as much as I had hoped and I was trying to have an unmedicated birth. We decided to go home and Jena came with us and provided us continuous support for the next 6+ hours until we decided it was time to go back to the hospital. She then stayed with us at the hospital, continuing to support both my husband and myself with information, suggestions and guidance as well as snacks! She was very knowledgeable on our options and provided unbiased benefits and risks of certain medications, vaccines, treatments, etc. so we could make informed and educated decisions for us and our baby. Our birth plan morphed as we went through the labor/delivery process but she was a great resource to help us navigate the unknown and was non judgmental the entire time making us feel supported and at ease. Jena continued to follow up with us following the birth to see how we all were doing and checked in during a postpartum at home visit as well. Overall, my husband and I were so grateful we hired Jena to help us through this process as we became first time parents as she empowered us to have such a positive experience!
-Hillary
September 12, 2022
Jena Ashwill CD(DONA)
Jena Ashwill Holistic Birth Services
Birth Fee: $1000 to $1200
Postpartum Rate: $30
