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"The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other women." -Stephen Gaskin
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About Stacie:
Hello! I am happily married to my husband David, and together we have two beautiful daughters who were born in a hospital birthing center. Rhode Island natives, we moved just over the border to Connecticut in 2001 when I was pregnant with our first daughter. In college, my intentions were to become a family counselor, but that all changed after I gave birth. The process transformed me, and empowered me in a way that I had not anticipated! After experiencing the support of a wonderful doula during my second birth, I discovered doula work to be my calling. Personally, having a doula present during labor enhanced my overall experience, and made it easier on my husband to have someone else there supporting us. It was a comfort to know that she was there to provide me with whatever I needed to give birth in a manner that was right for me. So my doula journey began in 2005, and I continue to be amazed by the strength and beauty of women as they discover their own power.
My philosophy:
Every woman is unique, every baby is unique, so every birth is unique in its unfolding. It is important that any decisions you make about your care, and about the care of your baby, are true informed and conscious decisions. I will support whatever your individual informed decisions may be, regarding your birth experience. I trust birth, and feel that birth is a sacred and natural process, not a medical event (even when things occur requiring medical assistance). I believe home birth to be a safe option for healthy women who desire to birth at home. I strive to provide my clients with current information, compassionate, non-judgmental support, hands-on comfort, and encouragement as they embark on their new journey to motherhood, or motherhood again, guided by their own inner wisdom.
Education:
I graduated from Rhode Island College, with a B.A. in Psychology, where much of my focus was women and families. I received my initial labor doula training through CAPPA, in March 2005, and became a Certified Labor Doula (CLD) in 2007. Additional training was received through ALACE. I am always continuing my education by attending workshops and conferences every year. I most recently completed my training through PBi and have since become a Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist & Mentor.
I am an active member of the following organizations:
CAPPA -Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association
DoRI -Doulas of Rhode Island
Placenta Benefits
RIBN-Rhode Island Birth Network
I have supported women in the following hospitals:
Women & Infants Hospital- Providence, RI
Kent County Hospital- Warwick, RI
Memorial Hospital of RI- Pawtucket, RI
Backus Hospital- Norwich, CT
Manchester Memorial Hospital- Manchester, CT
Hartford Hospital- Hartford, CT
Day Kimball Hospital- Putnam, CT
Yale Hospital- New Haven, CT | |
