Katherine Anderson, CCE, CD (DONA)
    914-693-7506 
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Katherine Anderson, Childbirth Educator and Labor Support Doula, is a Northern California native residing in Dobbs Ferry with her husband Calvin and their two children Rebecca and Gabriel. The birth of her daughter was a defining moment for Katherine. "I knew at that instant that I wanted to be with and help guide expectant women in the amazing journey of pregnancy, labor, and birth. I believe that when women are allowed to trust in the innate wisdom of their bodies, giving birth can be an experience that is both empowering and life changing." Katherine's philosophies and beliefs about pregnancy and birth are inspired by the works of Sheila Kitzinger, Dr. Michel Odent, Ina May Gaskin, Gayle Peterson, and by the many wise women she has trained with through the International Childbirth Education Association. In addition to her work as a childbirth educator and doula, she is a violist with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

Birth Roots Doula Service
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845 656-7539
www.birthrootsdoula.com

Childbirth Partners Inc.
Gina Chiarella Schum, Founder & President
Westchester, Putnam, Lower Dutchess, Rockland, Bronx, and Fairfield County, CT
914-299-0544

www.childbirthpartners.com
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Gina is a professional doula, childbirth educator and the founder of Childbirth Partners Inc.  Childbirth Partners provides labor support, postpartum support, childbirth education, and resource referrals to expectant women and families in the greater Hudson Valley. Gina began working as a doula after the birth of her daughter in 2000.  Her first Doula training was through ALACE in 2001 and she has since taken the DONA Labor Doula training and the ICEA Childbirth Educator Training in 2010.  Gina offers gentle, unconditional support and information to mothers and their partners, allowing them to feel nurtured and empowered during their labor and birth.  Gina is a member in good standing of the Hudson Valley Birth Network, Metro Doula Group, Holistic Moms Network in Westchester and Putnam Counties, BACE, and DONA.  Gina grew up in Connecticut and now lives in Putnam County, NY with her husband of 17 years and her three beautiful children, Beth, Danny and Jack.  Please visit her website to learn more about Gina and the services offered through Childbirth Partners Inc.    

  Silvie Falschlunger, Ph.D, CCE, CLD (CBI)

  914-522-6980 c
  914-686-3477 h
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  www.birth-in-motion.com 

Silvie is a certified labor support doula and childbirth educator with a strong psychological background. She trained with Childbirth International focusing on evidence based care, natural comfort measures and an emphasis on communication skills to find your best possible birth place and care provider.

She views pregnancy and birth as a natural process and a right of passage. She believes that there is not only a baby conceived and born but also a mother and a father initiated and a community invited to welcome and raise a child. She believes that the birth process has a strong first imprint in our lives and that it matters how we are born. She feels honored to support women, their partners and families and be part of their journey.

Postpartum services and overnights available.

Silvie is a native Austrian and lives with her husband and daughter in White Plains, NY. She offers her services in English and German.

                      Barbara Du Pont, CCE, CD(DONA)           Jennifer Dembo, CCE, CD(DONA)

hudsondoulapartners.com
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As certified doulas, we provide women and their families with the tools to make informed choices before, during, and after the birth of their child. We are committed to offering the highest standard of customized care to each and every one of our clients. We serve to nurture both you and your partner, guide you to make your own decisions regarding your care and overall experience, and strive to create a harmonious, supportive environment for all involved.

   Katie Karpenstein

   Yonkers, NY   
   917-742-4877

   www.earthmamas.net
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Katie Karpenstein is a birth doula, certified by DONA International.  Her interest in helping women become empowered in childbirth has been a lifelong journey. For her doula work, she draws from every part of her background. “I have served both as a teacher for adults with developmental disabilities, and as a writer in the corporate world. I bring compassion and professionalism to my work and can promise to be both nurturing and dependable.” Katie lives in north Yonkers with her husband, son, and daughter. She has a degree in English Literature from Columbia University, is an active member of her local La Leche League group, and is a co-leader of the Westchester chapter of ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network).

   Nancy McDaid, CD (DONA), CCE
   Upper Westchester, Putnam, Lower Dutchess, Danbury CT

   845-528-2565
   www.birthingdoula.com

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Nancy McDaid is a mother of four. She has been attending births since 2002 and is a certified birth doula through DONA International. Nancy has taken additional workshops in: lactation education; Spinning Babies - how to get a baby in the best position for birth before labor begins; helping sexual abuse survivors give birth; bereavement support; and is also certified to use a TENS machine during labor. 

Nancy has also spent time at Ina May's Farm in Sumertown, Tennessee to learn how to be a midwife's assistant.  She now assists a home birth midwife as well as taking on her own doula clients.  Nancy is also a certified childbirth educator and offers holistic classes in both a group and private setting.  Please visit her website for more information.

   Lisa Gould Rubin, CCE, CD (DONA)
   914-763-9487 
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   www.thegoodbirthcompany.com

Lisa Gould Rubin, CCE, CD (DONA), Birth and Newborn Parenting Consultant, has been teaching childbirth classes and providing professional labor support (confused back then with working for the unions) for nearly thirty years and for hundreds of women long before it became a recognized profession and took on the title “Doula”.

Lisa’s unique approach helps expectant and newborn parents take a look at who they are and how they live their lives and apply it to the experience of giving birth and parenting their new babies. She helps women and their partners find their way to the birth that’s right for them and their own emerging parenting style so they can end up feeling good about themselves, the process and each other.

Lisa helped establish the doula program at Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC.  She has provided expert advice on childbirth and parenting to publications like The New York Times, Parenting Magazine and the Utne Reader. Lisa’s work as a doula was featured on the Today Show and she is the co-author of “The Birth That’s Right For You”, published by McGraw-Hill.

Distance Doula Support:  helping people get information, make choices, custom fit strategies and get the support they need, whenever they need it, through pregnancy, labor and delivery and at home with their new babies by phone and email.
 

   Margaret Yawman, CD (DONA)

   Sleepy Hollow, NY

   914-366-0717 / 914-815-1288

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Margaret Yawman, a mother of four children ranging in age from seven to sixteen, is well acquainted with the current concerns of birthing mothers.  Two of her children were born by cesarean, the third vaginally in a hospital, and the fourth vaginally at home.  Her understanding of birth options across the spectrum makes her a unique source of empathy and information.

Margaret brings her wealth of experience and knowledge to cesarean prevention, vaginal birth after cesarean, and postpartum challenges.  A graduate of Syracuse University, she leads the only chapter of the International Cesarean Awareness Network in Westchester County.  This free support group meets monthly and is open to any woman struggling with an unexpected cesarean or difficult birth experience.  She has also organized local conferences addressing trends in birthing, and was a participant at the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference, Vaginal Birth After Cesarean:  New Insights, in March 2010.

Margaret holds a certificate as a Labor Support Doula from DONA and is advancing her education to become a certified Childbirth Educator.  A passionate gardener and avid amateur triathlete, she enjoys cooking and chatting with family and friends.