by Melody M Elaine was so wonderful and supportive throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. As first time parents my husband and I had so many questions and Elaine was patient and helpful the whole time. While I’m sure we would have survived the process without her, having her support and presence throughout helped […]
Tag: columbus ohio birth doula
Julie’s postpartum, Feb 2016
by Julie R Elaine was a fantastic postpartum doula. She helped us after the birth of our second child, who arrived only 18 months after our first. At the time, I felt like I was already caring for a “baby” with our 18 month old, and I had no idea how to balance nursing a […]
Matilda’s Birth, May 2016
by Allison S Where do I even start? Elaine was our doula and guided my husband, tim, and I through the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period. Tim and I knew from the beginning that we wanted a doula to help us achieve a natural birth. We contacted Elaine very early on, about 8 weeks pregnant! […]
Batya’s Birth, Feb 2016
Elaine is the ideal doula! We cannot recommend her enough. She provided support and strength in every way, she was calm and able to tune into my needs and helped me articulate them- which was particularly necessary in a hospital setting. She worked so well with my doctor and the nurses at the hospital– who […]
Eason’s birth, Jan 2016
by Jana F. Sometimes as a doula we are called to step in to a birth for another doula when she must be elsewhere. It’s one of the ways we make sure we have our clients covered no matter what! I’m sharing a few kind words written by a mother that had my support as […]
Isaac’s Birth, Oct 2015
By Ashley W. Elaine was such a wonderful support to my husband and I prior to, during, and after the birth of our son. As first time parents we had a lot of questions during our meetings before giving birth. Elaine helped ease our minds and normalize our fears. She provided great education and activities […]
Nurse Review, Sept 2015
In an effort to be accountable and professional, I receive reviews from nurses at births I attend as part of my affiliation with Central Ohio Doulas. Here is a review I received at a recent birth: by Amy M, Grant Hospital Elaine was great! Truly worked as a collaborative partner to help provide care for […]
Danica’s Birth, June 2015
by Laura M Elaine from Columbus Birth Arts was our doula and she did an excellent job! She was there to help prepare us for the birth of our first baby. She did a few pre-birth meetings with us that really helped prepare us for what labor and delivery are like. Then she was there […]
Theo’s Birth, May 2015
by Dan J “Elaine is truly outstanding at what she does. She possess the perfect combination of knowledge, compassion, patience, warmth, serenity, and assertiveness, all at just the right times and in just the right measure. Her lengthy visits to our home in the weeks leading up to the delivery were extremely informative and gave […]
Isaac’s Birth & Postpartum, February 2015
by Colleen S I just wanted to send my belated but very heartfelt thanks for all of your support during my recovery. In the hospital, you were a TREMENDOUS help in allowing me to process what had happened during delivery and were instrumental in helping me get a little rest in the hospital. Then, in […]
