“A journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step”
- Lao Tzu
SERVICES
BIRTH AND PRENATAL
I will meet with you before and after childbirth to help prepare you for birth, breastfeeding and parenting.
During labor and birth, I can help you stay comfortable by providing comforting touch and guidance on breathing, relaxation, movement and positioning. Immediately after birth, I show you how to maintain skin-to-skin contact and breastfeed your baby.
I also help you with hospital policies and encourage respectful communication between families and hospital staff.
POSTPARTUM
I will begin my work with families in the first few days after childbirth. I provide evidence-based information on physical recovery from birth, emotional well-being, infant feeding, lactation counseling and parent-infant bonding. This support help you get skills and build confidence towards your new journey as parent.
A postpartum doula I will help you understand what you can expect from your baby and provide infant-soothing and coping skills.
ABOUT
What is a Doula?
Doulas provide non-medical support to pregnant women and their families before, during and after childbirth. This support can help families handle the physical, emotional and practical issues that surround childbirth.
Studies have found doula support leads to better labor and birthing experiences, as well as better birth outcomes. People giving birth with support from a doula are less likely to:
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Have an instrumental vaginal birth or cesarean section
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Have their labor induced
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Receive pain medications
They are also more likely to:
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Have a shorter labor
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Initiate breastfeeding earlier and breastfeed for longer
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Have positive feelings about their birth experience
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Have better mother-baby bonding
A postpartum doula is a key person to have in your support network — easing some stress and empowering you in other ways. Beyond that, a postpartum doula can also identify early signs of depression and give you resources so you get the help you need as soon as possible.
About myself.
I started my career 15 years ago when my mother who is pediatrician signed me up for a program at hospitals that brings support to new parents and their babies. I as volunteer help the parents holding their babies while they eat or shower I also enjoyed talking with them and all this made me realize how much I love working with families.
In 2009 I started working as a professional caregiver. I worked with families around the Bay Area and enjoyed teaching the kids and learning from them. In 2011 I got my certification as a Newborn Care Specialist and I started working with infants as young as 1 day old. Working with babies always brings me special joy.
After helping several families with their children I realized that there was not enough attention for the mother after giving birth so I decided to become a Birth and Postpartum Doula and be able to bring support to the entire family and this has been very rewarding. I am also a certified lactation counselor and have helped moms to establish a good breastfeeding routine and get confidence about doing it.
I love what I do and always put my heart and all my professional skills on it.
COVERAGE
MEDI-CAL
PRIVATE INSURANCE
Serving Medi-cal patients in the following areas
-Alameda, Alameda Alliance
-Santa Cruz, Monterey, Central Alliance
-San Mateo, SMHP
-Costra Costa CCHP
-LA CARE trough Pomelo (TDN)
- Kaiser trough Medi-cal
Now serving Kaiser patients
starting 01/01/2025
Kaiser will now cover all their patients not only Medi-cal patients.
Please call to get more information
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GET IN TOUCH
Dany and Alexa
We would like to sincerely thank you for your professional, warm and flexible support during the time before, during and after the birth of our much-loved son. You surely provided us with all the expert advice we needed in making important decisions, and all that in the loving, warm way that you show towards us. We are so grateful for all this and are convinced that having you was the best thing that could have happened to us. Thanks a million!
James and Morgan
I had a wonderful experience with Angee. She made the process of a long labor and challenging delivery much more reassuring, and expertly answered all of our questions. She is truly a wealth of knowledge about birth and baby care, including both the medical side as well as alternative and natural aids. While all of her care was excellent, she truly went above and beyond during our hospital delivery, and I am so grateful she was by our side.
Frank and Lena
Angee was excellent: well-organized, upbeat, clear, and managed to pack an amazing amount of information in to the time. Angee is clearly an expert in all aspects of before/during/after birth and she is also an extremely competent educator. I felt comfortable asking questions and sharing concerns , I particularly appreciate Angee’s direct, confident replies