by Cassie G Upon first meeting Elaine for coffee with my husband, we both knew that she was the right fit to join our birth team. She is super knowledgeable, seems to know everyone in the Columbus birthing community and has a very calming presence, plus a great sense of humor – two traits that […]
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Jolene’s Birth, July 2017
by Dee L Elaine was everything we needed and wanted in a doula. Her method of prioritizing our ideal aspects of birth during prenatal care really helped me focus and relieved a lot of anxiety. I truly believe that Elaine made possible the natural hospital birth we wanted. This experience helped heal emotional wounds from […]
Ada’s birth, May 2017
By Kristin E As first time parents, my husband and I wanted someone who could help educate and guide us through pregnancy to birth; Elaine did just that, plus more. She was always available when we had a question or a concern. She helped us prepare for the kind of birth we wanted to have […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Birth of Rowan & Samson
By Allison KG You were an excellent source of information as we prepared to bring our boys into the world. After finding out we were expecting twins and that the birth experience would be much more medical than we had originally hoped for, being able to navigate all of it alongside you was incredibly empowering. […]
Baby Will’s Birth & Postpartum
By Melanie C I wasn’t sure what specifically I wanted from my doula when I first contacted Elaine but I knew I wanted my labor, delivery and postpartum recovery to go differently than it had with my first son. I couldn’t put into words what I needed from Elaine but somehow she just knew. The […]
James’ Birth, January 2014
By Betsy Root I am so glad that we chose Elaine to be a part of our birth team. My husband, Tim, and I first looked into having a doula when I decided that I wanted to have an unmedicated delivery. I was confident we could do it, but thought we’d need some extra support and […]
