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Nicole Benson,
CD(DONA) |
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Nicole is a
certified doula
with DONA
International.
She believes
that the
experience a
woman has during
her pregnancy
and especially
during her labor
and delivery
resonates with
her throughout
the postpartum
period and
beyond.
Nicole’s goal,
as a doula, is
to provide
information and
support during
all of your
decisions in
this threshold
moment of your
life. Nicole
enjoys working
with families
and mothers in
clarifying what
type of
experience that
they hope to
achieve. Nicole
has experience
with
Hypnobirthing
and water birth
and is willing
to work with
natural,
medicated, and
Cesarean
births. Nicole
and her Husband
live in New
Hampshire and
are parents to
four wonderful
children. |
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Nicole Benson
Newmarket,
NH |
Phone:
603.205.1925
Email:
nbbirthdoula@gmail.com
Web:
http://www.nbdoula.com |
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Beth Brown,
CD (DONA), CLC |
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 Beth
feels that all
women deserve
the feeling of
empowerment,
pride and joy
that accompanies
birth. She
believes in
helping parents
learn about
their choices
and clarify
their desires
before labor.
Beth provides a
calm, caring and
relaxing
environment
allowing a woman
and her partner
to discover the
beauty and
inspiration of
birth. She
understands that
each woman, as
well as every
birth, is unique
and therefore
each family’s
choices and
decisions are to
be respected.
Beth delights in
pregnant women,
birth and
babies. It is
an honor for her
to share in the
miraculous
delivery of a
new life. Beth
has experience
with
Hypnobirthing
and water birth
and is willing
to work with
natural,
medicated and
Cesarean births.
She is also
qualified to
provide
breastfeeding
guidance and
support
prenatally and
postpartum.
Beth is a DONA
certified birth
doula as well as
a certified
lactation
counselor (CLC),
trained by the
Academy of
Lactation Policy
and Practice.
download
brochure |
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Beth Brown
Hampton Falls,
NH |
Phone:
603.772.1092
Email:
beth@bbdoula.com
Web:
www.bbdoula.com
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Carol DeStefano,
CD (DONA) |
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Carol is a
DONA
certified
doula
providing
both labor
support and
post partum
care. Carol
gently
guides women
and their
partners
through the
birth
process and
into the
world of
parenting.
She believes
that giving
birth is a
rite of
passage, a
sacred
moment in
every
woman's
life. Birth
doulas
recognize
this and
work to
create a
safe and
comfortable
place for a
woman's
birth story
to unfold.
Partners are
honored as a
vital part
of the birth
process and
are never
replaced by
a doula's
support.
Carol has
been trained
to teach
parents how
to soothe
their babies
using Dr.
Harvey
Karp's
Happiest
Baby on the
Block
methods. She
is available
for in home
consultations
days and
evenings. As
a mother of
two, Carol
brings a
real life
perspective
and a
healthy
sense of
humor to her
practice.
Carol has
been working
as a doula
since 2003.
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Carol DeStefano,
CD(DONA)
Greenland, NH |
Phone:
603-427-0933
Email:
cwdoula@earthlink.net |
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Liz Gaudette,
RN, LCCE, CD
(DONA) |
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Believing
that all
women
deserve the
peace and
comfort of
dependable
birth
support, Liz
became DONA
International
(www.dona.org)
certified in
1998. In
the last two
decades her
professional
roles have
included
nursing,
prenatal
education
and doula
services.
Liz is
honored and
qualified to
work with
families
desiring
natural
birth, HypnoBirth,
and birth
with
medication
and/or
anesthesia.
As a
co-facilitator
of the
Seacoast
Mother-To-Mother
Group,
she has a
special
interest in
working with
women who
are
depressed or
anxious.
Liz
believes the
most
critical
issue facing
pregnant
families in
2009 is the
high and
rising
Cesarean
birth rate,
and to that
end, she
actively
supports
women in
their quest
for VBAC
(vaginal
birth after
Cesarean).
See side
bar on
Seacoast
Doula Group
home page. Go to the
highlighted
links.
Learn how to
increase
your chances
for a
vaginal
birth and
take action!
Liz’s
services
include:
Doula
Support
...
Compassionate,
dependable,
respectful
birth
support.
Also
includes
interview
meetings,
birth
planning,
21-day
on-call
schedule,
“Comforts
for Labor”
class, and a
postpartum
visit.
Payment
plans
available
Planning
for Birth
... Two-hour
meeting
designed to
help you
learn about
birth
options and
local
parenting
resources.
Learn to
define your
birth
priorities
and write an
effective
birth-plan.
Follow-up
guidance as
needed.
Childbirth
Education
... Private,
in-home
birthing
classes
scheduled at
your
family’s
convenience.
Individualized
preparation
for labor,
birth,
breastfeeding
and newborn
parenting.
Liz and her
husband
moved to
York, ME 6
years ago
after
raising
their son
and daughter
in southern
New
Hampshire.
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Liz Gaudette,
RN, LCCE, CD
DONA
York, ME |
Phone:
207-363-1379
Email:
lgaudett@maine.rr.com |
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Lisa Goulet,
RN, IBCLC |
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Lisa offers
individualized
prenatal
support and
information,
non-clinical
labor &
birth
support
services and
unique in
home
mother-baby
postpartum
care
services:
scheduled,
overnight,
and/or last
minute care.
Lisa is an
experienced
maternity
nurse,
lactation
consultant,
mother of 4
and
grandmother
to 1.
Lisa's
primary role
is
non-clinical,
however
because Lisa
is an RN,
IBCLC she
has the
ability to
do clinical
assessments,
care and
lactation
consultations
within her
scope of
practice
when
necessary,
however
Lisa's
practice is
built on a
wellness
model and
focuses on
prevention.
She feels
that
preventing
problems
before they
begin is
much more
productive
than trying
to fix them
once they
occur.
Lisa lives
in Southern
ME and is
currently
offering her
services in
ME & NH.
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Lisa Goulet,
RN, IBCLC
Mothering Moon
Biddeford, ME |
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ID: |
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Amy Peterson,
CD (DONA) |
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 "I
am a
DONA trained
Birth Doula who
has given birth
to two children
herself, and has
served as a
foster parent
to more than 40
children over
the past 25
years. Many of
those foster
children came
to my home as
medically
fragile
newborns;
providing me
extensive
experience with
premature
infants as well
as infants with
congenital
problems or born
addicted to
substances.
I accept the
process of birth
as a natural
event that our
bodies were
designed for. I
enjoy teaching
women to trust
and listen to
their bodies.
I believe that
pregnancy,
labor, birth,
and the
unfolding of a
new family are
among the most
profound
experiences to
be had in life,
and I strive to
help families
embrace them
with confidence
and joy." |
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Amy Peterson
Durham, NH
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Phone:
603-868-7804
Email:
doula@houndhill.com
Web:
www.houndhill.com |
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Lyndi Sargent,
HBCE |
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Lyndi Sargent
is a Licenced
Massage
Therapist,
a DONA
trained Doula,
Reiki
Practitioner and
is a Certified
HypnoBirthing
Practitioner. Lyndi
is a native of
the New
Hampshire
Seacoast and has
devoted her
career to
helping others
achieve thier
goals and make
positive changes
in their
lives. Whether
teaching a
class, attending
a birth, or
doing massage,
Lyndi holds the
goals and
intentions of
those she works
with close at
heart. As a
Doula Lyndis
interest lie not
in her own
desires or
expectations of
what birth
should be, but
in creating and
holding the
space for each
couple to
achieve the
birth that they
desire for
themselves.
Lyndi currently
teaches
HypnoBirthing at
WWD Hospital in
Dover and can be
available for
private classes
as well.
“I am grateful
for so many
things in my
life: my
husband, my
children, my
health, and the
opportunity to
work with so
many amazing
people. I am
honored each and
every time
someone allows
me to be a part
of their journey
in life. I don’t
consider what I
do for a living
work, it’s much
more like a
gift, its truly
a privilege to
do what I do.”
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Lyndi Sargent
Lee, NH |
Phone:
603-397-5546
Email:
lyndigotr@yahoo.com |
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Stacy Swain,
CD (DONA), CCCE
(CAPPA), AHA
certified
CPR/First Aid
Instructor
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 Stacy
Swain is a DONA
approved birth
doula and the
mother of three
children. Stacy
is also a
certified
childbirth
educator through
CAPPA. She
currently
teaches
childbirth
education
classes at
Wentworth-Douglass
Hospital and
Isis Maternity.
Stacy is also a
certified infant
massage teacher
and Happiest
Baby on the
Block educator.
Stacy holds an
additional
certification
with the
American Heart
Association as a
certified
infant/child/adult
CPR and first
aid instructor.
Stacy became
interested in
doula work after
a seven year
struggle with
infertility and
the births of
her daughters.
Pregnancy and
birth are
miracles, and
Stacy has a deep
respect for
women and trust
for the process
of birth. Every
birth experience
is unique and
precious and
should be
honored. She
strives to
empower women &
families during
the birth
experience.
Stacy also has
over 10 years
experience as a
certified
teacher and
holds a BS in
Education and
Master of Arts
in Teaching
English degree.
She seeks to
continue her
work as an
educator by
providing
quality maternal
wellness
programs to
expectant
mothers and
their families.
Stacy hopes to
promote the
overall health
and wellness of
families through
her work as a
childbirth
educator, infant
massage teacher,
doula and
CPR/first aid
instructor.
After a choking
incident with
her own
daughter, she
saw the
importance of
learning CPR and
first aid
skills. Stacy
offers
convenient and
economical
private, in-home
adult, child, &
infant CPR and
first aid
classes as well
as small group
classes to the
general public.
She also
provides private
and small group
infant massage
classes. Stacy
provides service
to Boston and
the Seacoast NH,
Northshore MA,
Southern ME and
Merrimack Valley
regions.
Stacy's
Brochure:
StacySwain-Proof.pdf |
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Stacy Swain
CD (DONA),
CCCE (CAPPA),
AHA certified
CPR/First Aid
Instructor,
CIMT, CHBE
Hampton Falls,
NH
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Phone:
603-501-9837
Email:
divinedoula@comcast.net
Website:
www.seacoastfamilyhealthservices.com |
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Sandy Tufts,
CD (DONA) |
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 Sandy is a DONA
certified birth
doula with a
commitment to
supporting women
and their
partners
throughout their
birthing
journey. Her
goal is to help
each woman
recognize and
develop her own
confidence and
ability to give
birth, as she
defines it.
Living in Eliot,
Maine with her
husband and two
beautiful little
girls, Sandy has
been a doula
since January
2007 and also
holds a Master's
Degree in Social
Work. She feels
that the more
expecting
parents learn
about and
understand the
birthing
process, the
less fearful
they become. By
educating
clients about
their many
choices in
childbirth,
Sandy works to
guide them
safely through
their own unique
childbirth
experience —
respecting the
decisions they
make.
Finding the
experience of
birthing her own
babies to be
such a magical
time, she is
honored to
inspire other
woman to enjoy
this profound
event as well.
She has an
immense respect
for the natural
process of birth
and strongly
believes in the
amazing ability
of woman's body
to birth her
baby.
In addition to
continuous labor
support, her
services
include: initial
interview (free
of charge), 1 –
2 prenatal
visits, on-call
from two weeks
before due date
until the birth,
one postpartum
visit, a written
time line of the
labor and, if
desired,
photography of
labor and birth.
An album
containing your
photos will be
provided at the
postpartum
meeting to help
preserve the
memory of this
special day.
Visit her
website at
www.sandytufts.com
for more
detailed
information
about Sandy and
her services.
Serving:
Southern ME,
Seacoast NH and
North Shore MA. |
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Sandy Tufts
Eliot,
ME |
Phone:
207-439-1969
Email:
sandytufts@gmail.com
Website:
www.sandytufts.com |
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“Friendship is born
at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?
I thought I was the only one.” |
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