Testimonial for Jade Passamonte from Stacey Sequeira

Testimonial for Jade Passamonte

It was "Meet the Doulas" night in June 2022 when I first met Jade and the Whole Mama Collective team of doulas. I will always consider this moment one of my life's greatest blessings.

For most of my life, I was overly nervous about pregnancy and childbirth. I knew I needed to find a strong support network of women. Finding someone as magnetic as Jade was more than I could have hoped for... She put my soul at ease from the instant I walked through the door with her warm smile and the sincerest of hugs. Her loving and maternal energy is palable and, without question, I immediately knew that I was in the right place. Her team shared this same energy and their model of care is extraordinary.

Throughout my pregnancy, I had the opportunity to meet and develop a relationship with each doula. They all share the same fundamental approach - that a mother's sense of safety is top priority and they have the tools/resources/experience to provide anything you can imagine. The uncertainty of birth and whether or not the doctor or doula will be available when I went into labor caused me tons of anxiety. If you are working with an independent doula, you do not know if they will be sick or have some emergency on the day you go into labor. But WMC model of care as a collective completely absolved that fear for me.

Ultimately, Robyn was the doula on call the day I went into labor and she is a superwoman! I back-labored without any pain medication and she knew every trick in the book to help ease the pain. Positions, postures, when to switch things up, how and where to apply pressure - she knew how to instruct my husband and she also knew when to intervene. Her care was nothing short of miraculous.

I am infinitely grateful for Jade, Robyn, and the entire team not only for an amazing birth experience, but for all the support in the month prior that allowed me to actually enjoy my pregnancy.

Xoxo

-Stacey Sequeira

July 11, 2023