About Me

I became a parent in 2020. This birth was difficult, but it didn't have to be. The Pandemic heightened my feelings of confusion and loneliness during my pregnancy and birth, and I longed for a community of support. When connecting with other Covid-parents, I saw how negatively this isolation impacted all of us. Birth is an experience no one should have to do alone. As a Doula, I can provide the emotional, physical, and informational support I wish I had. I'm a fierce advocate for my clients and their preferences, and create a nurturing and empowering space for emerging parents.​When I'm not helping people out, I live in Petaluma with my husband, two kids, and cat. I love trying new recipes, spending quality time with family and friends, exploring the outdoors by hiking or rowing on the river, and living a life full of cheesy diet and wordplay.

My business name, Fermata Birth, is a good encapsulation of what my philosophy is around this work. A fermata is a musical symbol, where a composer indicates to a musician that it's up to *them* how long they hold a note or pause. Similarly, birth is at once a universal experience and a deeply personal one. My role as a doula is not to tell my clients what to do. It's to be an advocate and educator, ensuring my clients have the opportunity to interpret their own needs/"holds" in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

My approach is to build confidence and power through knowledge, to liberate from fear, and to cultivate openness toward change and transition.

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Specialties

• VBAC
• Advanced Maternal Age
• High Risk
• First Time Moms
• C-Section
• Plus-Size
• LGBTQ+
• IVF
• Lactation
• Pregnancy Loss

Services Offered

• Initial Consultation Session
• Prenatal Care
• Postpartum Care
• Labor & Birth Support (virtual and/or in-person)