Ashley H. | Childbirth Educator in Madison, WI

    Practice overview

    The first birth I attended was the birth of my niece in 2014—and I've been excited about pregnancy, birth, & fertility every since. I attend births in the Madison area, and I also offer 1:1 virtual childbirth education and support for people who are trying to conceive and people who have experienced miscarriages / fertility issues. I am also trained in somatic (body-based) trauma support and have tools for working with birth trauma, fertility trauma, and nervous system regulation.

    Years experience

    5

    Families supported

    85

    Birth Rate

    1400

    Care philosophy

    Hi there! My name is Ashley and I'm a full spectrum doula, somatic practitioner, and childbirth / fertility educator. All of my services are gender inclusive and trauma informed. I believe that individuals and families don't need someone to tell them what they should do—they need compassionate support, information, options, and validation that what they are feeling and wanting is reasonable.

    Services

    • General childbirth education classes
    • Bereavement doula support
    • Birth doula support
    • Fertility doula support
    • Virtual doula support

    Specialties and Experience

    • Cesarean birth
    • Expected stillbirth
    • LGBTQ
    • Previous birth trauma and/or birth injury
    • Previous life trauma
    • Teen parents
    • Waterbirth

    Care settings

    • Birthing center
    • Home
    • Hospital

    Languages

    • English

    Credentials

    • Holistic Doula Certification
    • TRE Provider
    • Fertility Awareness Educator

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    Pricing packages

    Childbirth education
    $ 75 /hr
    There are 4 class options to choose from—families can take all 4 or pick the topics that apply to them: 1) Stages & Phases of Labor, 2) Hospital Interventions, 3) Pain Management Options, 4) Choosing a Care Provider & Writing a Birth Plan
    Contact for additional pricing options

    Fertility Doula Support
    $ 150
    Choose a one month package ($150) or three month package ($400). The package includes 1) one 1:1 virtual session each month to discuss ovulation tracking, conception planning, debrief fertility clinic experiences, or tension / trauma release exercises (TRE), 2) unlimited email / text support

    Location

    Areas served

    • Madison, WI and virtual clients anywhere in the US

    • Liz
      September 27, 2023 at 12:58 am | Client review
      5 /5

      Ashley is a wonderful human and excellent doula! She approaches her work with knowledge, empathy, emotional intelligence, and curiosity. I honestly can’t imagine my birth experience without her. She helped me feel grounded and calm before, during, and after giving birth. She helped me process the difficult parts and held space for my feelings. Working with her was empowering and lovely. I am so grateful she was part of my daughter’s birth story.

    • Ellen
      September 27, 2023 at 1:00 am | Client review
      5 /5

      Ashley met with us multiple times prior to our birth to help develop our birth plan and ease our concerns. During my labor, Ashley helped us consider all of our options so we could make the best informed decisions for ourselves. She is a quiet, calming presence in the delivery room (and brings twinkle lights!) and helped me navigate my labor to advocate for myself.

      Working with Ashley helped me feel supported and educated throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. I can’t recommend having a doula enough, and Ashley goes above and beyond to make her clients feel supported, cared for, and well informed.

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