World of Difference Doula

What can a doula do?

Reproduction is one of the most natural life processes there is, yet we often approach it as a mysterious emergency.

It can be difficult to feel confident in navigating medical systems that standardize care to prioritize efficiency, and that ignore the needs of diverse birthing people and families.

All people deserve to have agency in making reproductive decisions.

The support of a doula can bolster that agency by providing prenatal education, assisting in the development of a birth plan, and giving direct, close support throughout labor and birth with a high degree of familiarity and focus on the needs and preferences of the birthing person. Working with a doula is shown (time and again) to contribute to better outcomes for birthing people and their babies with fewer interventions and complications. Positive birth experiences are possible for all, and community based care makes them more accessible. I’m happy to serve clients in NYC and the surrounding areas in person, and folks elsewhere virtually.

My Practice

What can a doula do?

While I happily work with everyone, my practice centers supporting pregnant people who are considering placing their babies with adoptive parents, which allows me to draw directly from my own experience as a first/birth parent and as a surrogate. I am intimately familiar with the delicate and unique nature of these reproductive pathways, and it was through my experience that I found my calling to support others in similar dynamics.

What I do:

Full spectrum doula care for birth, postpartum, adoption, surrogacy, and abortion.

Separation day support & companionship for birth parents and surrogates.

Support in body feeding and pumping.

Coaching for individuals and couples interested in open adoption to support sustainable, loving relationships between first and adoptive families.

What I do not do:

Facilitate matches between pregnant people and prospective adoptive parents.

Advise pregnant people on whether to parent or place their children. This is an extremely personal choice that should be absent of outside influence as much as possible.

Provide medical services or write prescriptions.