Lauren has been teaching childbirth since 2003 and has been a doula since 2005, providing support to over 350 womenand their partners. She is a DONA certified birth and postpartum doula, a certified childbirth educator with The American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth (The Bradley Method®) and a certified lactation counselor. Lauren's background includes a B.S. in Human Development Counseling and Family Studies and 15 years’ experience in social services and education. From 2012 to 2016, she worked as a research assistant at Women & Infants Hospital for The Infant Brain Study. In this capacity, she assisted two brilliant midwives in their research looking at how delayed cord clamping enhances early brain development.
Lauren is committed to helping you achieve a supported and positive birth and postpartum experience, She will help you approach your baby's birth feeling relaxed and confident. She will guide you to draw upon your inner strength to achieve the birth you envision and adapt to how your baby's birth and the postpartum period unfolds.