About Me
My name is Jenn Pearson, CD(DONA), I first learned of the wonderful work of doulas while trying to conceive in late 2004. Little did I know, that would be the start of what would turn out to be a very long and inspiring journey towards becoming a certified birth doula. Shortly after my training I became pregnant and as with many things my children took my full attention, but my heart was still drawn towards birth and the support of expectant families. In 2011 I retook my DONA training and breastfeeding training as well as perinatal loss training and I became a certified birth doula in 2012 and recertified in 2015.
Since beginning my journey as a doula I have been blessed with the ability to start a family. I have two sons and a daughter, all three were very different birthing experiences. I was so blessed to have found wonderful care and support for their births and felt even more drawn to be a resource for other families.
Philosophy
I believe that childbirth is a sacred event between a woman, her partner and their child(ren). Whether they want a fully medicated elective cesarean section or a non-medicated vaginal delivery at home, each birth is special to that family and should be treated as such.
As I work with parents I continue to gain a deeper understanding of the unique way that each person experiences the journey of birth. I support families preparing & planning for different types of births including home births, hospital births, birth center birth, cesarean births, water births, vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC), birth of twins and others.
As a doula it is my goal to not only be a support to the mother but also her partner(s), often times they are left to fend for themselves and a little gentle guidance or additional information can give the entire family unit a much richer labor and birth experience
Education
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DONA International Training (2004 and 2011)
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Attendance at Childbirth Education Series (2005, 2006 and 2012)
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Breastfeeding Education Workshop (2011)
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Perinatal Loss Education (2011)
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DONA Certified Doula (2012)
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DONA Recertification (2015)
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Woodwinds Health Campus Doula (2011-2013)
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Tongue Tie Forum (2014)
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Spinningbabies & Belly Mapping Training (2014)
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Placenta Encapsulation Training (2014)
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Rebozo Training (2015)
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Operation Special Delivery Volunteer
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Stillbirthday listed Doula
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Experience in most types of labor and birth (please contact me for a full list of my experience)
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Mother of 3 children
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1-medicated hospital birth,
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1-unmedicated hospital water birth
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1-unmedicated home water birth
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2010 - present
2010 - present