Meet Manhattan Birth's experienced postpartum doulas who provide
heartfelt, down-to-earth, no-purple-crystals support
after the baby arrives.

 

Jennifer Oge is a trained birth and postpartum doula. She focuses on the importance of sisterhood and women's empowerment. She is committed to reproductive justice for all women, helping to create a safe space filled with love and encouragement. She has always had an appreciation of the beauty and strength of women. However, she officially began this journey after an epiphany during a meditation course in Bihar, India. She felt a strong calling to do more; focusing on holistic health of the mind, body and spirit. Following her nurturing instincts, she decided to steer her journey towards birth work. As a trained full-spectrum birth worker, she takes a more holistic approach using guided meditation, movement(dance, yoga), and music to name a few. Outside of the birthing world, you can find her practicing yoga, artistically creating, traveling, dancing, and remaining sustainably stylish. She looks forward to helping you tap into your innate abilities.

Lindsay O’Brien is a birth and postpartum doula supporting families throughout New York City. She has always been fascinated and inspired by the cycles of nature especially the transformations that occur for women during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Her inspiration to support and assist women during childbirth expanded when she became a Birth Doula in 2010 and Postpartum Doula in 2014 trained through DONA International. She completed the Certified Lactation Counseling Course through The Healthy Child Project. As a Birthing From Within® Mentor and Educator Lindsay provides holistic support and guidance to families as they make the journey into becoming parents. She is a Certified Prenatal and Postnatal/Baby & Me yoga instructor providing group and private classes. She also has additional training on how to use a traditional Mexican Rebozo for comfort and support in labor and birth. She has facilitated Red Tent Women’s Circles and Mother Blessing Ceremonies. Her belief is that birth can be one of the most intimate and memorable experiences in a woman’s life; which is why the preparation and support a woman receives during this time is so vital. Before diving into the birth world Lindsay graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts from ECSU. In her years as a doula, mentor and yogi her students and clients have been her greatest teachers. Now one of her biggest inspirations and teachers in her life is her daughter Lily who was born in June 2016.

Although she started out on this path with a passion for attending births, Mary absolutely loves supporting folks through the postpartum period and helping them settle in as a new family. She strives to help people gain confidence in their newborn care skills and tap into their intuition as parents. Along with caring for baby, Mary emphasizes the need to nourish the new parents and encourages rituals of self-care throughout this transition. As a Certified Lactation Counselor, she assists with establishing breastfeeding, learning baby’s cues, and mitigating common issues that may arise. Trainings: Birth and Postpartum Doula (Warm Welcome Birth), Certified Lactation Counselor (Healthy Children), Spinning Babies, Comforting Touch for Doulas (Yiska Obadia), Pain Coping Strategies for Labor and Teaching Breastfeeding workshops (CEAMNY), trauma-informed care, and CPR for infants and adults. Currently enrolled in Herbal Medicine for Women with Aviva Romm.

Guramrit LeBron - nourishingwomb.com - is a birth and postpartum doula as well as a Certified Lactation Counselor. Her holistic nutrition background and belief that the postpartum period is just as sacred as birth influences her passion for nourishing and caring for new parents and families. Guramrit's focus for a nourished postpartum is through meals that are specially formulated and designed to promote healing by replenishing and nourishing the new parent with nutrient-rich foods. These restorative meals, broths, snacks, and teas can assist in rebuilding vitality, balancing hormones, restoring uterine health, promoting lactation and of course the best benefit: peace of mind that you don’t have to worry about where food is coming from. Meals, broths, snacks and teas are available a la carte or as part of a set plan. A customized menu may also be created to suit your needs. She charges $30/hour.

Anna, a mother of two, she is a Birth and Postpartum Doula, Certified INNATE Postpartum Care Provider and Certified Breastfeeding Counselor. In her support as a Postpartum Doula she helps new parents to find the innate nurturing ability they have within them. She believes that traditional medicinal knowledge and practices can create healing and support bonding within the family. In addition to general help with basic cooking, light cleaning and taking care of the abby, she also offers sitz baths, herbal baths, closing the bones ceremony and other traditional ways to help new moms transition into the new role.

Erin is a birth and postpartum doula as well as a Certified Personal Trainer specializing in prenatal and postpartum fitness. Having a caring and supportive team for her son’s birth in 2011 motivated Erin to become a doula. Her passion for understanding the brilliance and capability of women's bodies fuels Erin's drive to give continuous love and support to her clients from pregnancy throughout the first year. Erin believes in the "Free Mother" and in her right to make decisions for herself and her baby and family with the highest level of respect and reassurance. Freedom is everything and it’s in a mother’s freedom to move, choose, embrace, experience, and receive support throughout this transformative right of passage that allows her to become the mother she is meant to be.

Julia is a DONA-trained birth and postpartum doula and a Certified Lactation Counselor, and is currently pursuing further training and support through the Manhattan Birth Mentor Program. She brings her calm and reassuring presence, sense of humor, and innate emotional intuition to supporting each client. She strongly believes that the childbearing year is a transformative experience and that every birthing person deserves to be cared for, listened to and respected during this transitional life event. She feels passionately that every expectant parent has the necessary information and support to feel empowered by their birth experience and cared for as they adjust to life with their new little one. She meets parents where they are and offers non-judgmental support and encouragement during birth and through the postpartum period. Julia has additional trainings in comforting touch, rebozo and infant care, among others. Originally from Minnesota, she completed her bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of St Andrews before moving to New York City, which she is now thrilled to call home! She lives on the UWS with her partner and their Maine Coon Cat, Georgia.

 

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