Meet our MACFE Doulas
JULIE WESTERN (CURRENTLY NOT TAKING CLIENTS)
I HAVE BEEN A MACFE DOULA SINCE 2011. I HAVE ATTENDED OVER 100 BIRTHS WHICH HAVE RANGED FROM NATURAL, MEDICATED, INDUCTION, C-SECTION, BREECH BIRTH, VBAC, VACUUM AND A FORCEPS BIRTH. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 20 YEARS AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN OF MY OWN WHICH I GAVE BIRTH TO ALL NATURALLY IN A HOSPITAL WITH A MIDWIFE. I THINK HAVING THE CONSTANT ONE ON ONE CARE WITH A MIDWIFE IS WHAT I LOVED THE MOST AND WHY I THINK HAVING A DOULA AT A BIRTH IS SO IMPORTANT. IT WAS FROM THAT EXPERIENCE AND THE FACT THAT I LOVE TALKING AND HEARING ABOUT BIRTH IS WHY I DECIDED TO BECOME A DOULA. SOMETIMES IN LABOUR, THINGS DON'T GO AS PLANNED BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL BABY AS A RESULT AND IT IS SO EXCITING! AS A DOULA, I WANT TO MAKE YOUR BIRTHING EXPERIENCE AS WONDERFUL AS I CAN AND I HOPE TO MAKE ALL YOUR REQUESTS ON YOUR BIRTH PLAN HAPPEN. IN OUR PRENATAL VISITS WE WILL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT YOUR EXPECTAIONS ARE FOR THE TIME OF BIRTH. AFTER THE BIRTH I WILL BE THERE FOR YOU TO HELP YOU OUT WITH BREASTFEEDING AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.IN THE FALL OF 2012, I STARTED TEACHING THE MACFE PRENATAL CLASS, WHICH I ENJOY A LOT. I LOVE TEACHING EXCITED EXPECTING PARENTS WHAT IS TO COME AND HOW THEIR LIVES WILL CHANGE!
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LORRAINE GOUDIE
I HAVE BEEN A DOULA WITH MACFE SINCE 2014, AS OF THIS YEAR I HAVE ATTENDED OVER 80+ BIRTHS. MY BIRTHS RANGE FROM NATURAL, MEDICATED TO C-SECTIONS, IN HOSPITALS, BIRTH CENTRES AND AT HOMES. THINGS DON'T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED SO I HELP YOU WITH A WISH LIST FOR YOUR BIRTH JOURNEY AND ALWAYS TRY TO TAKE PICTURES DURING YOUR BIRTH IF YOU WANT. I LOVE BEING PART OF WELCOMING A NEW LIFE INTO YOUR FAMILY UNIT WHAT EVER IT MAY BE. I ENJOY BEING PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS EVERYONE NO MATTER WHAT, SO YOU HAVE SUPPORT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER YOU HAVE YOUR BABY. I WAS RAISED IN THE COUNTRY AND LOVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW CRAFTS TO DO OR PLANNING TRIPS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
LORRAINE GOUDIE
I HAVE BEEN A DOULA WITH MACFE SINCE 2014, AS OF THIS YEAR I HAVE ATTENDED OVER 80+ BIRTHS. MY BIRTHS RANGE FROM NATURAL, MEDICATED TO C-SECTIONS, IN HOSPITALS, BIRTH CENTRES AND AT HOMES. THINGS DON'T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED SO I HELP YOU WITH A WISH LIST FOR YOUR BIRTH JOURNEY AND ALWAYS TRY TO TAKE PICTURES DURING YOUR BIRTH IF YOU WANT. I LOVE BEING PART OF WELCOMING A NEW LIFE INTO YOUR FAMILY UNIT WHAT EVER IT MAY BE. I ENJOY BEING PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS EVERYONE NO MATTER WHAT, SO YOU HAVE SUPPORT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER YOU HAVE YOUR BABY. I WAS RAISED IN THE COUNTRY AND LOVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW CRAFTS TO DO OR PLANNING TRIPS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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JULIET BENJAMIN
I BECAME A MIDWIFE SHORTLY AFTER I HAD MY SECOND CHILD. I DID NOT HAVE THE CARE OF A DOULA AND DESIRED TO OFFER WOMEN THE SUPPORT I HAD NOT RECEIVED. AS A RESULT, I SERVED WOMEN AS A MIDWIFE FOR MANY YEARS. RECENTLY I RETIRED, BUT MY LOVE FOR CHILDBIRTH MADE ME CONTINUE IN A SUPPORTIVE ROLE AS A DOULA. I ENJOY PROVIDING WOMEN SUPPORT AND CARE DURING PREGNANCY, LABOUR AND POST-DELIVERY. AND WORKING AS A DOULA ALLOWS ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. LIKE MY OTHER COLLEAGUES, MY GOAL AS A DOULA IS TO HELP CLIENTS HAVE A COMFORTABLE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE, WHETHER AT HOME, HOSPITAL OR IN BIRTHING CENTRES. I AM A MOTHER OF THREE AND A GRANDMOTHER OF SIX. MY HOBBIES INCLUDE SPENDING TIME WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN, CREATING HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY AND TRAVELLING.
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KARINA CYCAY
PRENATAL, BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE. AS THE YOUNGEST IN MY FAMILY I GREW UP BABYSITTING MY NEICES AND NEPHEWS AT A YOUNG AGE. I WORKED IN A DAYCARE FOR MANY YEARS, I CURRENTLY DO RESPITE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. I NOW HAVE TWO YOUNG GIRLS OF MY OWN. ALL WHICH HAVE BLOSSOMED MY PASSION. WHEN I DELIVERED MY BABIES I HAD MY PARTNER AND MY MOTHER (WHO IS A DOULA AS WELL), THERE TO SUPPORT ME. SHE HELPED AND SUPPORTED ME IN A WAY, THAT I FEEL EVERY WOMAN SHOULD EXPERIENCE. TO BE SEEN, HEARD, HELD, COMFORTED, COACHED AND TO FEEL SAFE IN ONE OF OUR MOST VALUABLE AND VULNERABLE EXPERIENCES IN LIFE. BRINGING A BABY INTO THIS WORLD IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST THE BIRTH, IT'S ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE AS A WHOLE; FROM PRENATAL TO POSTPARTUM. I WANT TO HELP GIVE PARENTS A MORE WHOLESOME EXPERIENCE FROM OFFERING SUPPORT, SUGGESTIONS, ADVICE, RESOURCES AND HOLD A SAFE BIRTHING SPACE. I GREW UP IN THE COUNTRY AND REALLY ENJOY GETTING OUT INTO NATURE. I ENJOY GOING ON HIKES, FISHING AND CAMPING WITH MY FAMILY. MY HOBBIES AT HOME INCLUDE; READING, CRAFTING, MACRAME, PLANTS, GARDENING, AND COOKING.
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Hannah Olson
MY PASSION FOR PREGNANCY, BIRTH, AND HELPING NEW FAMILIES HAS ONLY GROWN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AS I HAVE BEEN TRAINING TO BE A MIDWIFE. I HAVE GREATLY ENJOYED THE NEW BIRTH WORLD I’VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF EXPERIENCING WITH MY FIRST CLINICAL PLACEMENT THIS SUMMER. DURING THIS PLACEMENT I GAINED EXPERIENCE WITH COMMON PRENATAL TOPICS, COMFORT MEASURES DURING LABOUR AND BIRTH, NEWBORN FEEDING, AND POSTPARTUM SUPPORT. I AM EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE FAMILIES AS A DOULA. I LOOK FORWARD TO EQUIPPING PARENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE TO AID THEM IN THEIR DECISIONS, AND TO BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT LABOUR AND DELIVERY TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE AMAZING JOURNEY OF PARENTHOOD. I BELIEVE BIRTH IS A NATURAL EXPERIENCE AND SEEK TO ENCOURAGE MOTHERS TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR NATURAL ABILITY TO BIRTH. I’VE GROWN UP ON A HOBBY FARM IN THE COUNTRY. AND, BESIDES PREGNANCY AND PARENTHOOD, I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND ENJOY PLAYING PIANO, READING, AND SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS.
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