Trained in 2016 through DONA®, fulfilling a decade-long desire to be a doula.
Training & Certifications
Different training paths, one shared commitment to evidence-based care.
Laura’s Training
A fifteen-week deep dive into the anatomy and physiology of birth, with tools for position recommendations and comfort measures.
An approach to childbirth focused on how physiology, movement, and preparation assist fetal positioning and rotation during birth.
Certified in HypnoBirthing® support techniques, attuning to the mind-body connection and relaxation through labor.
Trained by Ann Gilligan in maternal and fetal positioning knowledge accumulated over 30 years.
Adult and Pediatric First Aid / CPR / AED certified, for unanticipated emergencies.
Lindsay’s Training
- DONA International — trained as a birth doula in 2011, with attending experience since.
- Accredited La Leche League Leader — ongoing breastfeeding education and support for clients and the wider community.
- Continuing education through professional classes, conferences, and self-directed reading and research.
Between us, we have experience attending births at homes, birth centers, and hospitals — supporting vaginal, VBAC, and cesarean births, both unmedicated and medicated. We draw on our individual training, our own experiences as parents, and the wider Twin Cities birth community to serve the families we work with.
