Stillbirthday® Certified Birth & Bereavement Doula
Certified Hypnobabies® Instructor

I’m a birth Doula in DC Metro but I didn’t start out that way either! I was a full time Mom, having given birth at a birth center with my first and planning a home birth with my second. Well, things didn’t exactly go as planned, and I ended up transferring to Shady Grove Adventist Hospital (I live 4 minutes away!) for a Cesearean birth.

And nothing was the same.

It was a difficult adjustment for me, and I had a lot of emotions to work through. I placed a lot of guilt on myself as my son was in a breech presentation, and I felt it was my fault he was born through cesearean. While working through my healing, I learned a lot about birth and a friend recommended I become a Hypnobabies® Instructor, since I had used it with great success. When my son was a year old, I became certified as an HCHI, and one year after that I began working as a birth doula.

My greatest passion as an educator and doula is to have families walk away from their birth with a sense of empowerment. I want them to be educated, and know that even if their birth plans alter in the birth room, they are making the best choices for their family.

Rose and Jenny are a small partner practice. Wondering how are we different from the big group doula practices? Click here!

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Good question! Most people who support women in labor are sort of birth geeks. We read all the books and take all the workshops. Our job is to stay up to date on evidence-based practices in the maternity world. We check up with what ACOG is saying these days. We network with midwives and other birth support professionals.

Jenny

I began my training as a labor doula in December of 2012 by attending a workshop approved by DONA. I completed the rigourous certification requirements in late 2013. On January 27, 2014, I earned the DONA credentials of a certified childbirth doula – CD(DONA). I maintained this credential for 6 years (2013-2019) with hundreds of hours of hands-on experience and continuing education classes. I completed the Stillbirthday training course in December of 2014. In June of 2023, I chose to certify with ToLabor, and organization that better aligns with my values as a doula and as a birth advocate. I have completed the Spinning Babies workshop to assist in optimal fetal positioning. I worked in DC at the Community of Hope Family Health and Birth Center for 2 years, providing volunteer labor support. I have attended Penny Simkin’s “When Survivors Give Birth” workshop. I attended Yiska Obadia’s wonderful Comforting Touch for Doulas training. I am continually looking for new ways to broaden my experience and learn new ways to support my clients.

Rose

I am a Certified Hypnobabies® Childbirth Instructor/Doula, and a Stillbirthday® Birth/Bereavement Doula, in which I play a leadership role and volunteer in many different capacities. In June of 2023, I chose to train and certify with ToLabor so that Silver Spring Doula has a unified support philosophy.

I have trained with DONA, Madriella as Birth/Post Partum Doula, Spinning Babies, Yiska Obadia’s Comforting Touch for Doulas, Gena Kirby’s Rebozo Training, and a Breastfeeding for Doulas Workshop.

Together, we have have had the honor of attending almost 500 births as labor support doulas in DC and the surrounding area. We’d love to meet you and talk about how we can help you love your birth and love your life with baby!

We might be perfect for each other if you:

• want a knowledgeable, caring, experienced woman by your side to guide you and your partner through your pregnancy and birth.
• hope to feel prepared for your birth and confident about your body’s ability to get the job done.
• need to know you have someone in your corner who trusts birth and trusts you to make your own choices.
• want someone to help your partner to support you in a confident, effective and loving way.
• are hoping to remember your baby’s Birth Day as the most amazing day of your life!

We have a special place in our hearts for folks who:

• envision and plan for a peaceful, empowered birth and are open to letting the process unfold as it needs to.
• love to talk, laugh, and eat good food.
• see the world as basically a pretty  good place that just needs a little bit of love.
• aren’t afraid to make waves, but can do it in a kind way.
• might have a hidden love of cult TV shows and sci-fi . . . but probably wouldn’t talk about it too loudly!