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MY  STORY

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Amanda is DMV native, and the mother of three children,  who early on in life knew the importance of support during and after pregnancy. As a child she was always fascinated with birthing shows on TV, and knew her calling would be within the birth world. She decided to become a Doula, given the circumstances surrounding her own births and postpartum experiences. With a background in customer service and higher education, she goes above and beyond for the families she supports.  In 2017 she started supporting families as a birth/postpartum doula. Her goal is to empower you during your journey and also provide you and your family with the tools, support and knowledge needed to navigate your new normal. She truly lives by the motto, “It takes a village.”

 

 I support families in the DC, MD, and VA region.

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MY PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

2017

Graceful Fusion Birth Doula Training with Nicole Heidbreider

This childbirth education material is infused with Birth Doula Training. This training met the DONA Birth Doula certification requirements for childbirth education needed for DONA International certification.  Topics included:

  • Anatomy and Physiology of pregnancy,

  • Common discomforts of pregnancy, specifically the 3rd trimester, and helpful advice for dealing with them,

  • Phases and stages of labor,

  • Emotional changes during labor,

  • Medications,

  • Common interventions

  • Tips for how to facilitate decisions in challenging childbirth situations

  • Cesarean birth

  • Neonate behavior and anatomy

  • Hormonal and Physiological changes of the new mother in the first 6 weeks postpartum

 

2018

Lamaze Childbirth Educator

  • Labor, birth, and postpartum

  • Positioning for labor and birth

  • pain management techniques

  • Labor support

  • Communication and decision making skills

  • Comfort measures, including breathing strategies, relaxation, and massage techniques

  • Risks and benefits of medical procedures

  • Breastfeeding

  • Baby Care

  • Healthy lifestyles

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2019

Spinning Babies with Lorenza Holt

  • A new premise for childbirth ease and labor progress for the experienced provider

  • Exploration of the role of “Soft Tissues” in pregnancy, labor, and fetal position (muscles, ligaments, connective tissue)

  • Common effects of posterior position on pregnancy and labor

  • Fetal Positioning and labor progress with the 3 Principles of Balance, Gravity, and Movement

  • Resolving the stalled labor through the Three Levels Of The Pelvis; pelvic mobility and soft tissues release.

  • Practice activities for pregnancy comfort, spontaneous birth as nature intended, and cesarean avoidance.

  • Identifying a stall in labor via labor pattern and being able to match the technique is a part of the workshop.

 

2020

Mama Glow Doula Homeschool with Latham Thomas

  • Activism + Advocacy

  • Ancestral Tradition + Ancient wisdom

  • Birth + Breastfeeding

  • Evidence-Based Research + the Ethereal

  • Mindfulness + Movement

  • Rhythm + Ritual

  • Sacred Anatomy + Sex

  • Self-Care + Spirituality​

 

2021

Postpartum Doula Support with MAMA Glow Level Two

  • Advocacy and Counseling technique

  • Complicated Birth

  • Postpartum Care + Recovery

  • New Motherhood/Parenthood

  • Herbs  + Postpartum

  • Maternal Mental Health + Perinatal Mood Disorders

  • Healthy Boundaries

  • Nutrition for Pregnancy, Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding + the Postnatal Period

  • Infant Massage​​

 

2024

​American Red Cross

  • Adult, Child and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED Certified

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2025

Healthy Children Project

  • Certified Lactation Counselor

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Doula Training International 

  • Certified Lifetime Full Spectrum Doula 

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Postpartum Support International 

  • Perinatal Mental Health Trained

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