Who is Taylor?
Taylor is a Doula, Placenta Encapsulator, and Student Midwife serving families in the San Francisco Bay Area. Working with children for over a decade as a nanny, she has always had a passion for supporting families. After attending her first birth in 2016, she discovered that she had a deep calling to join the Birth World. She completed her Birth Doula training at Natural Resources in 2019. Taylor is currently serving her community as a Doula and Placenta Encapsulator and is a Student Midwife at National Midwifery Institute, studying under the well-loved community midwife, Michelle Welborn, CPM. Taylor has a calm, “can do” attitude and loves to help you explore all your options during pregnancy and birth. She believes that births are best supported by listening to your body and creating an environment filled with love, trust, connection, and calm. In her free time she loves spending time with her sweet daughter, Magnolia, her orange tabby cat, Max, her loving and supportive husband, Sean, her two adorable nieces, and her wonderful and inspiring siblings. Taylor also has a passion for yoga, rollerblading, and foraging, growing, and learning about mushrooms. Her happy place is the beach.
What is a Birth Doula?
A Birth Doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a pregnant person (and their partner) before, during, and after childbirth. Their purpose is to help families have a safe, memorable, and empowering birth experience. Doulas have a lasting positive impact on the well-being of the entire family.
What is a Postpartum Doula?
A Postpartum Doula is a professional who provides information and support to a postpartum family after childbirth. They support families with infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from childbirth, infant soothing, and coping skills for new parents. They may also help with light housework and cooking.
Birth VLOG
I had the honor and pleasure of supporting my best friend through her labor and birth in Kansas. She is a vlogger and we video’d her birth. If you want to see a little taste of the way I work, this may give you an idea!
Experiences
Taylor’s own pregnancy/birth/postpartum with her daughter: September 2023
North Bay Placenta Encapsulation Services: August 2022
Loving Support Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Training: April 2022
Spinning Babies Workshop: August 2021
National Midwifery Institute (NMI) Student: July 2021
Heart and Hands Midwifery Intensives Student: August 2020
Birthing From Within Childbirth Class Student: May 2020
Doulas at a Distance Webinar Student: March 2020
Natural Resources Trained Birth Doula: December 2019
Child Care Specialist/Nanny: 2008-Current
French Hospital Medical Center Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum Volunteer: March 2018-December 2018