Meet our MACFE Doulas
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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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