Recognizing Birth as a key life experience
As a Doula…
It is my mission to provide families with a wholistic model of care during their childbirth experience. I help families step into their role as parents feeling confident & empowered, with the necessary education to make informed choices in our modern day maternity care system.
- Jenny Spangenberg
Im Jenny, your doula
I recognize birth as a key life event—one you and your family will remember forever. I understand both the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor. My role is to support you and your birth partner in preparing for and carrying out your birth plan. I’ll be by your side throughout labor, offering continuous emotional support, physical comfort, and clear, unbiased information to help you make the decisions that feel right for you. I’m here to nurture and protect your memory of this life-changing experience.
Inside the Mind of a Doula…
Birth is a mind altering event, not just in the life of the new family, but in the mind of the doula. Here I share my experience as a doula, and how birth shapes and reforms my life. Each birth I attend is unique and fills me with great wisdom that supports me personally and makes me a stronger and more compassionate doula with each family that I serve. I invite you to join me on the journey.
Evidence-based Health Care
“Of all the ways birth outcomes could be improved, continuous labor support seems like one of the most important and basic needs for birthing people. Research has shown that labor support from doulas is both risk-free and highly effective”
— Evidence Based Birth®
Evidence-based health care means that you are informed accurately about risks and benefits of different medical procedures, so that you can make the most informed choices for your unique situation. I guide each family in making informed choices, through education, and participation in the prenatal series of classes that I offer. I assist you in obtaining the highest standard of childbirth care that provides your family with an empowering birth experience.
Loving Hands services
I offer a range of services, that can be uniquely tailored for your care. Whether you are a first time birthing family or growing your family with a new sibling, a customized package is curated to suit your specific needs. Integrating birth preparation, labor support, postpartum care and/or lactation services, you and your family will receive the education, nurturing and nourishment for this season of life.
Birthing support
A Doulas essential role is to provide continuous labor support to the mother, no matter what decisions the mother makes or how she gives birth. When attending a birth my role as a labor doula is to ease the family into the birthing focus and to assist the partner in providing the best support for the birthing person.
Postpartum CarE
As a postpartum doula I focus on “mothering the mother” by ensuring that the mother receives proper nutrition, sufficient fluids, and rest so that she can heal. I am a companion who can listen to the mother, provide options, resources, and referrals so that there can be a reduction in feelings of anxiety, stress, and isolation.
LactatioN Education
As a lactation support caregiver I offer encouragement, companionship, an experienced point of view, and guidance fostering confidence and a commitment to breastfeeding. Due to the limited breastfeeding information given in standard medical pactice, it is my responsibility to the family to prevent, recognize and solve breastfeeding difficulties as they arise.