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“If we are here to heal the planet, we must begin by healing birthing.”

- Agnes Sallet Von Tannenberg

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HOW DID I BECOME A DOULA?

My name is Gertrud, and I am a full-spectrum doula. My passion is supporting women and their partners through the transformative journey of childbirth and parenthood.

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Becoming and being a mother has been both the most exciting and beautiful experience of my life — but also the most challenging.

Instead of fully enjoying my pregnancy, focusing on my birth, and embracing motherhood, I found myself constantly buried in books, chasing the most accurate and comprehensive knowledge. I felt completely alone and overwhelmed by the flood of information. Despite believing I was fully prepared for my birth, things didn’t go as I had hoped.

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So, to ensure no one else has to go through this alone, I’ve recognized my calling — to be a full-spectrum doula.

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I am passionate about supporting others, embracing a conscious lifestyle, standing in my feminine power, and living harmoniously. I bring all of this into my work, and I do my best to help women blossom with confidence during pregnancy, experience a powerful birth, and find balance in the dance between mother and woman.

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EDUCATION PATH
 

2023-2024 Menstrual Cycle Coaching & Facilitation Professional Training (Teacher Lisa de Jong);​

2022 Use of medicinal plants during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period (Teacher Annika Nellis);

2021 Gordon Family School (Teacher Ènne Aas-Udam);

2020 Kinesio taping (Teacher Laivi Toots);

2020 Spinning Babies® 2-Day Workshop (Teacher Jennifer Walker);

2019 Gentle Bio Energetics by Dr. Eva Reich (Teacher Richard Overly);

2019 Postpartum Cocoon Care (Teacher Natalie Sanna);
2019 Homeopathy During Pregnancy and Childbirth (Teacher Terje Tähe);
2019 Assessment of Rectus Abdominis Diastasis, Manual Closing Therapy and Physiotherapy Exercises, Angela Heller's (physiotherapist, midwife) Method (Teacher Yola Garbers);
2018 PostpartumCare: Thai-style Massages; Bengkung Belly Binding (Teacher Natalie Sanna);
2017-2018 Doula Training, Põlistarkuste ja Rahvaravi School (Teachers Karita Mikko, Ingrid Kaoküla, Elina Piirimäe, Küllike Lillestik, Ülle Lember, Riinu Verlin, Triin Värnik);
2018 UNICEF Breastfeeding Counselor Training (SIET Teachers Ülle Lember, Riinu Verlin);
2018 Pregnancy and Postpartum Yoga Teacher, The Elemental Yoga School (Teacher Summer Salt).

WHO IS A DOULA?

As a doula, I support mothers and their families throughout family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.

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Every woman deserves a doula! When a baby is born, a new family is born. It’s one of life’s most special events, forever etched in the soul and body. This moment deserves the same level of commitment, time, preparation, and investment as any other important event in life. As a doula, it is my mission to provide your family with professional support, valuable information, and help you achieve the birth experience you’ve always wanted.

Research shows that preparing both physically and mentally for your baby’s arrival during pregnancy increases the likelihood of everything going according to plan. In fact, with the presence of a doula:

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  • Birth can be up to 25% faster

  • There’s up to 60% less desire for an epidural

  • The likelihood of a cesarean section is up to 50% lower

  • There’s up to 40% less need for synthetic oxytocin

  • There’s a lower chance of postpartum depression

  • Families report higher satisfaction with the birth experience
     

(American Pregnancy Association - 2017)
 

As a doula, I do everything I can to ensure you’re never alone. I am sincerely and wholeheartedly committed to your journey, choices, desires, and goals. During pregnancy, I will help you clarify your wishes and boost your self-confidence so that the birth of your child is powerful and empowering.

During labor, I provide physical and emotional support to you and your partner, ensuring that you can fully immerse yourself in this unique experience and focus on welcoming your baby.

In the postpartum period, I offer continued support and guidance to help you feel confident in your new roles as parents. I also offer various treatments from traditional cultures, allowing you to gently adapt to life with

your new baby.

As a doula, I'm there for you and your whole family the way you

wish to be supported.

TOPICS I CAN HELP YOU WITH

PREGNANCY

  • Evidence-based information

  • Preparing for birth

  • Confidence & building trust in yourself

  • The role of the partner in childbirth

  • Releasing fears & negative beliefs

  • Alleviation of discomfort

  • Nutrition

  • Yoga

  • Making a birth plan

  • Analyzing previous birth experiences

  • Gentle bio energetics

BIRTH OF BABY AND MOTHER

  • I help to create an harmonious birth environment

  • I support, encourage & reassure

  • I offer guidance 

  • Alternative techniques

  • I support the partner

  • I help you understand when to go to the hospital or call a midwife for a home birth

  • I help to follow the birth plan

  • I explain medical procedures

LIFE WITH A BABY

  • Lactation counseling

  • Postpartum massage

  • Baby wearing counseling

  • Cooking a meal

  • Bengkung belly binding (abdominal support)

  • Diastasis assessment and individual training plan

  • Taking care of the baby

  • Helping to adapt with the new living arrangement

  • Nutrition during breastfeeding

  • New mother ceremony

  • Postnatal balancing

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