Home birth - November 2008
"Your hands were just there with the drinking straw or the cold cloth. When I felt the need to stand and move about, you devised a rope (from a sheet knotted in a door) with which I could pull during contractions which helped very much."

Women and Infants - December 2008
"We very much valued how you encouraged us to "hang in there" with regards to our birth preferences. You believed in me more than I believed in myself and this felt very tangible."

Memorial Hospital - December 2008
"Your presence, calming tone of voice, "been through it before", moral support for me when I felt like I would never go through it was the most important."

Newport Hospital - January 2009
"What I liked the best was knowing that you were my advocate and feeling your passion for your work as well as your willingness to try anything and everything to move things along with the labor."

Women and Infants - February 2009
"You have a very calming presence that soothes and invigorates. It was also great to be able to bounce ideas off of you during the delivery so I could feel confident in my decisions."

Home birth - March 2009
"Whenever I put my hand out, you were there. Your verbal encouragement helped me to eventually believe in myself."

Memorial Hospital - July 2009
"The best part of hiring a doula was that it gave my husband the confidence that he needed to support me in my wishes for Childbirth."