”Just as a woman’s heart knows how and when to pump, her lungs to inhale, and her hand to pull back from fire, so she knows when and how to give birth.” Virginia diOrioAfter having two beautiful home births I became trained as a birth doula at the Simkin Center for Allied Birth in 2009. My job as a birth doula is to provide expectant mothers and families educational, emotional, and physical support before, during, and directly after labor and birth. I support all expecting mothers in all situations, whether it be home, birth center, or hospital. My goal is to help you have the birth you want, the way you want it.I completed a birth training course in April 2016 and am NRP and CPR certified as a birth assistant.