Birth Work Statement

I believe all pregnant people should have the opportunity to make educated decisions about where and how they plan to give birth. I believe that birth is important. Birth is so incredibly significant for the birthing person, baby, and family, but also for the health and well-being of society at large. While I am personally fascinated by the nuanced details of birth, especially the bio-mechanics of movement in labor, I believe the culture of birth at large is where birth workers, such as doulas and childbirth educators, may have the most positive impact. Through the intimate client-centered process of supporting a birthing person through their own unique experience, birth workers play a critical role in advocating for and shaping birth culture at large.

I believe that birth is transformative, whether we want it to be or not. I believe that no matter how much we plan for birth, the birth experience is as unique as every person involved, which is amazing and exciting, however scary. Birth contains multitudes; it can be empowering and traumatic, painful and euphoric, tumultuous and peaceful, loud and quiet, slow and rapid, numbed and felt, exhausting and invigorating, funny, awkward, and serious. Birth is embodied and experienced, messy and sterile. Birth can feel miraculous, sacred, and grounding. Birth is essential. It can be mind-boggling, but maybe especially body-boggling. All birth deserves attention and support and involves varying degrees of safety and risk. I want to be there, in the most fundamental ways, to support my clients through their own unique processes.