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Rebecca Shepherd
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Services
- Areas Served: Greater Seattle and area suburbs- north, south, and eastside
- Attend Hospital Births: Yes
- Attend Birth Center Births: Yes
- Attend Home Births: Yes
- Years of Experience: 3
- Languages: English, Italian, some Spanish
- Fee: $1250
Biography
When birth takes place within a safe, supported, compassionate environment, we set the stage for new life to receive the abundance of love s/he deserves at first breath. I provide women and families with support in having the birth they envision, in whatever form that may be. There are many options in the choices you’ll make surrounding your birth experience, and my heartfelt intention as your doula is to support you in your vision.
Each woman’s desires and experiences are different. I have attended births in homes and hospitals, water births, VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean), natural, medicated, and cesarean births, and attended survivors of sexual abuse, miscarriage, and previous birth trauma.
How we are born matters. The way in which a woman is treated while giving birth remains with her in profound clarity the rest of her life; in this same way, how we are brought into the world has the power to shape our first impressions of living.
On your journey toward your own unique experience, I look forward to the opportunity to support you in your pregnancy and birth!
Birth Doula Certifications
- Certified Birth Doula, DONA
- Certified Birth Doula, PALS
- Birthing From Within Childbirth Educator, Big Belly Services
Formal Training
- DONA (Doulas of North America), PALS (Pacific Association for Labor Support), Birthing From Within Mentor Training
Education
- B.F.A., New York University
Continuing Education
- ๏ B.F.A., New York University
- ๏ DONA (Doulas of North America) Member, Certified Doula
- ๏ PALS (Pacific Association for Labor Support) Member, Certified Doula
- ๏ Newbornbreath: Midwifery Management of Neonatal Resuscitation
- ๏ Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation, American Heart Association (NRP), 2010
- ๏ Member, Northwest Doulas
- ๏ Labor Support Training, Big Belly Services
- ๏ Birth in the Home Series, Penny Simkin
- ๏ Birthing From Within Childbirth Series, Carrie Kenner
- ๏ Annual Northwest Doula Conference - PALS Doulas
- ๏ Annual REACHE (Regional Association of Childbirth Educators of Puget Sound) Conference
- ๏ Placenta Preparation, Theories and Practices, Carrie Kenner
- ๏ Advancing Sacred Birth Practices: A Red Tent Gathering, Big Belly Services, Breitenbush, OR
- ๏ Great Starts Breastfeeding Basics for Doulas
- ๏ Birthing From Within: The Art of Childbirth, Teaching Parents a Holistic Preparation for Birth
- ๏ Apprentice, Birthing From Within, Big Belly Services, Winter/Spring, 2010
- ๏ Birth and Beyond/Seattle Public Health: Breastfeeding Help Beyond the Hospital Stay, May 2010
- ๏ MAWS (Midwives Association of Washington State) Spring Conference, 2010
- ๏ Evergreen Perinatal Education: Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation, June 2010
Experience or Specialized Training
- Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation - American Heart Association (NRP) 2010, Placenta Encapsulation, Placenta Homeopathic Preparation, VBAC, Home Birth, Hospital Birth (Medicated and Unmedicated), Water Birth, Homeless Youth, Single Parents, Survivors of Sexual Trauma, Miscarriage, and Previous Birth Trauma
Other
- Instructor, YWCA Young Parent's Program (Breastfeeding and Nutrition), Volunteer Doula Services, Birthing From Within Childbirth Educator (to learn more about our current class offerings please visit www.bigbellyservices.com)
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