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Since the birth of my first child I have felt deeply and passionately about birth and about every woman's right to give birth in dignity and power. My birth experiences were empowering and deeply transformative for me. In all the years since that time I have carried within me a deep trust in my body's amazing abilities, strengths, and wisdom. As a doula my goal is to help familiarize you with the natural process of birth; and to empower and encourage you so that you feel prepared and confident in your ability to meet the physical and emotional challenges of labor. Throughout labor and birth I am there to offer labor-coping techniques, guidance and support, a calm, reassuring presence, and to ensure that your baby is received in an atmosphere of awareness, sensitivity and love. It is an honor and a joy to assist women in birth, and I strive with an open heart to bring just what is needed to each occasion. Rosetta Thuresson: Dip. H; (541) 998-5782 rosetta@mamarosenaturals.com - www.mamarosesnaturals.com
Kara Maia Spencer, LMT, CD - (541) 520-0681 - maiahealingarts(at)gmail.com - www.MaiaHealingArts.com
Darby Partner - (541) 344-4174 - lavendoulalove@yahoo.com - www.unfoldinglotus.com
Ann Magee - (541) 344-1858 - ann@sacredmother.com - www.sacredmother.com
Debra Catlin, CD (DONA) - (541) 998-3380 - debcatlin@aol.com
Doulas Supporting Teens - Iris Bicksler & Shea Hardy - 541-344-1091 - www.doulassupportingteens.org
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The
incredibly powerful experience of childbirth has influenced my life
from the moment I entered the world. One day in a fleeting moment I
realized my life’s passion, that ‘I am a doula.’ I have been an
advocate for women and children throughout my personal and
professional career in various capacities, both locally and
internationally. After the birth of my child, I became deeply
fascinated in the natural health and well being of babies and
mothers, and in traditional methods of childbirth. I am now an
Herbal Practitioner, specializing in pregnancy, birth, postpartum,
and infant care, and founded the baby and mama care company, Mama
Rose’s Naturals. I fully appreciate and embrace the opportunity to
provide support, information, and choices to mothers, encouraging
them to listen to their own inner strength and wisdom. It is my
honor to assist families throughout the unique and miraculous
experience of greeting a new life into their world.
Service to women, babies and their
families is my joy! It is an honor to be a supportive presence
during the sacred time of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. I
offer comfort to ease the challenging aspects of this time and
answers to the questions that may arise. I strive to protect the
sacredness of birth. I am committed to honoring a woman's
individual choices and needs as well as empowering through
education. Using my 13 years of experience with botanical medicine and
aromatherapy, I help to ease the childbearing year. I received my
training at the Seattle Midwifery School in 1997 and have been
practicing as a doula since 2000. I am actively studying midwifery
and currently am an Assistant Midwife. My experience is
multifaceted, supporting births at the hospital, birth center and
home. I specialize in VBAC and waterbirth. I offer massage, Chinese
Moxabustion for postpartum, gem therapy, handmade herbal products,
nutritional support and superfoods and birth photography. May you
birth with bliss!
Ann
I
believe that pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood are the most
formative times for the baby and the family, and what happens during
this period has a long lasting effect for the future. My greatest
desire is to be a positive influence in this sacred event. I believe
in being of pure service to the needs of each family I serve with
acceptance, loving care, positive regard, and whole-hearted support
of their choices and unique journey. I strive to create a strong
sense of team, confidence, and nurturance. The families I have
worked with have brought me many wonderful and diverse experiences
and skills over the years I have worked as a doula in hospital, home
and birth center settings. I feel confident in working with any
special circumstances such as adoption, multiples, and complicated
pregnancies or births. I have personally experienced the power and
magic of birth as a mother or four, including twins. They have been
the inspiration for my continuing work in the field of childbirth
and parenting education and support.
Doulas
Supporting Teens is a non-profit organization that pairs birth and
postpartum doulas with pregnant teens in the Eugene/Springfield
area, as well as offering free childbirth education classes and
parenting groups. Our doulas provide emotional, physical, and
educational support during pregnancy, birth and parenting by
offering one-on-one prenatals, continous labor support, and in-home
postpartum visits. If you are a pregnant woman under the age of 20
and interested in having a doula, or have questions about doula
care, please call Iris Bicksler or Shea Hardy at 344-1091. Find
more information about DST, including birth stories and pictures, by
visiting our website: 