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A postpartum doula is a birthing professional who helps the new family following birth. She helps new parents by demonstrating practical newborn care and by supporting the feeding methods the mother has chosen to use. She makes sure the new mother is rested, well-nourished and adequately hydrated, and teaches her tips for future self-care. The postpartum doula also helps the new father gain a higher level of confidence in caring for his newborn, and she can assist new parents with sibling care, when necessary. With the help of a postpartum doula , the transition to parenthood is much easier, and the household of the new family runs smoothly. Services Regular postpartum visits to provide the following: - Newborn care
- Care for the new mother
- Assistance with breastfeeding
- Help with siblings
- Help with errands and chores (laundry, grocery shopping, light meal prep)
- Addressing birth announcements
- Accompanying parent to medical check-ups
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Debbie Aglietti, CD, PCD (DONA) |
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 Debbie Aglietti, CD, PCD (DONA)
Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, NYC, & Fairfield CT
914-736-7700
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www.northeastdoulas.com
Debbie Aglietti, owner of Northeast Doulas, has been a DONA certified Birth and Postpartum Doula since 2002. Prior to her doula training and certification, Debbie provided childcare to three families for six years before she began the rewarding experience of parenting her two boys full time. Returning to the business world, Debbie spent three years as a Corporate Health and Wellness Program Manager, which furthered her love of working with people and utilized her organizational skills. Yearning to work with children again, she ventured into the childbirth field in order to pass along her experience and knowledge to new families. Debbie now lives with her husband and two boys in Mahopac, NY. |
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Lisa Gould Rubin, CCE, CD (DONA) |
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 Lisa Gould Rubin, CCE, CD (DONA)
914-763-9487
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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.
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 Lauren Taylor, CCE, PPD
914-472-7658
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Motherpampering.com
Lauren, the 2nd of four children, was born in Massachusetts and grew up on Cape Cod. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts in 1976, she moved to New York City and in 1979 married Rich Cardinali. In 1982 she gave birth to twins, Andrea and David. The family moved to Westchester in late 1983 and in 1986 she had another son, Raymond.
She became interested the fields of childbirth, labor support, and postpartum care while preparing for the challenging task of achieving her own vaginal delivery following a cesarean section. For the past 20 years, Lauren has dedicated herself to helping mothers and families as they adjust to their new roles. She was certified in 1994 by the Childbirth Education Association.
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Margaret Yawman, CD (DONA) |
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 Margaret Yawman, CD (DONA)
Sleepy Hollow, NY
914-366-0717 / 914-815-1288
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