Doula Services
A doula can provide physical and emotional support during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Doulas perform different roles depending on individual needs, and offer a variety of services including childbirth education, personalized referrals, reassurance, birth plan development and pain management, labor position and movement techniques. Doulas are not medical professionals, but in many cases can help navigate the medical system by providing education about common medical practices and procedures and communicating preferences to medical staff.
Fallon Aiello
BS, Health Education
Certified Yoga Teacher
DONA International Certified Birth Doula
508-560-3330
fallon.a@hotmail.com
I am a certified yoga instructor, specializing in prenatal, postnatal, and mom & baby yoga. I believe in education, empowering and assisting women through all phases of pregnancy, birth, as well as motherhood, and I provide doula services October through May.
Kaila Allen-Posin
DONA International Certified Birth Doula
508-331-5797
kaila.binney@gmail.com
Kaila is a certified birth doula through DONA International, and is a breastfeeding coach. She offers prenatal and postpartum support for women and their families, and currently offers homebirth doula services.
Polina Asenova
508-627-1676
doulapolina@gmail.com
Polina is a trained birth and postpartum doula with Warm Welcome Birth Services and has a masters in psychology.
Meg Athearn
Trained Doula/Midwives Assistant
508-341-4226
meggiemorrow@gmail.com
I've attended births for the past 20 years. It is always a great honor to be present at a birth. I have provided labor support at home and in the hospital. It is my goal to help women understand their strength and ability during the unknown experiences of labor, and to help guide the woman and her family though the process. In the home birth setting I act as both doula to the laboring woman, and assistant to the midwife's needs. I am also a breastfeeding coach and a trained EMT.
Hannah Beford
Trained Doula
Clinically Certified Speech Language Pathologist
508-274-4554
hannahbeford@gmail.com
As a doula, I strive to offer guidance and support, both physically and emotionally, in order to ensure the most fulfilling experience no matter what path you take as your baby enters the world. I am a clinically certified Speech Language Pathologist with training in infant nursing and feeding and tongue and lip ties.
Molly Flam
Birth and Postpartum Doula Trained by Warm Welcome Birth Services
Certified Yoga Instructor
Island Mama Birth
774-563-5145
molly@islandmamamv.com
As a Doula, I offer compassionate support and guidance throughout your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum journey. I'm committed to providing personalized Doula care, including physical comfort measures, emotional support, educational resources, and advocacy, aligned with your values and goals.
I offered a range of services, including birth and postpartum doula care, birth preparation coaching, sovereign birth education, pregnancy and postpartum support groups, birth story processing sessions, yoga, and more.
Meredith Holdsworth
Certified Birth Doula/Midwife's Assistant
Home Born Midwifery
508-971-1871
mereshkalucia@gmail.com
Meredith is passionate about home birth and delights in supporting families in their basic right to an empowering birth experience, in any situation. She received her training at Warm Welcome Birth Services in Massachusetts, and brings to birth work her love and continuing years of education in multidimensional energy healing.
Jesse Liotta
During my own birth experience, I realized the profound physical and emotional impact of continuous support. I am so grateful to be able to pay that forward to my Vineyard community. It is my honor to join a collective filled with such passionate people.
Dardanella Slavin, DC
Certified Birth Doula from Warm Welcome Birth Services
508-696-1863
dardyslavin@gmail.com
Dr. Dardy Slavin is a chiropractor specializing in treating pregnant women and children. In addition to being trained by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, she has attended the Spinning Babies workshop and taken breastfeeding counselor classes. Her goal when working with pregnant women is to encourage optimal fetal positioning and a smooth birth process. She is also a certified birth doula and is available to treat clients with chiropractic as well as assist during births. Dardy has two sons, one born by cesarean and one by VBAC, and offers a wide personal perspective.
Maria Thibodeau
Maria Thibodeau Photography
505-500-0350
maria@mariathibodeauphotography.com
MassHealth-approved doula
My role as a birthworker is most strongly connected to the support my work as a birth and labor photographer provides: helping you recognize your strength, your power, your wisdom, and giving you a way to process your experience through professional images of the most important day. See more at www.marthasvineyardbirthphotographer.com