About Amy

Personal Qualifications

I have had four children of my own.  Each one a totally different
experience.  These include hospital birth, homebirth, induction,
Cesarean, VBAC, and stillbirth.  I have breastfed all of my living
children.  My disappointing first birth experience led me to hire a doula
for my second birth.  Once I experienced the difference a doula could
make, I wanted to help other women have better birth experiences.  I
truly have a passion for birth and helping women s
ee the strength they
have to
bring their children into this world.  I believe a positive birth
radiates into all aspects of a woman's life, especially motherhood.


Professional Qualifications

I have been working as a doula since 2005.  I am certified through
DONA (
Doulas of North America) as a birth doula and meet all of their
qualifications.   
I am a certified Hypnobabies Hypno-doula since 2011.  
I am also a member of several birth groups in the Chattanooga area
including the local
ICAN chapter.  I keep in contact with other doulas in
the area and am constantly learning more about labor and birth through
them and reading.
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