Certified Birth Doulas
Birth doulas provide support throughout your birthing journey—offering guidance during pregnancy via personalized prenatal visits and comforting you through labor and delivery with soothing touch, encouraging words, and steadfast advocacy for your choices. In the precious moments after birth, they continue to nurture - offering reassurance, assistance with feeding, and gentle care as you transition into parenthood.
Laurie Vaughn
Current President
Doula Services, Childbirth Education, Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), Doula Mentorship Program
Laurie is a wife and mother of five lovely daughters. She has worked with women and children for many years in all different scenarios, including teaching, counseling, and advocacy. Before entering into full time birth work, she lived in South Asia for four years teaching women's health and vocational development to at risk women in cities and villages of India. She has been involved in childbirth work since 2015 and is a certified Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator through The Global Organization of Midwives. She believes in helping parents learn about evidence based care and shared decision making so they can be directly involved in their own unique birth experience. Laurie has an undying passion to love and support women and their families during the sacred journey of bringing a child into the world.
Sabine Baker
(language skills: German)
Current Vice President
Doula Services, Labor Doula, Childbirth Educator, Lactation Counselor, Yoga Teacher, Postpartum Doula
Sabine is a certified labor doula through CAPPA, with additional training including postpartum preparation from DONA International. She also holds certifications as a Hypnobabies doula and a yoga instructor.
Sabine is passionate about educating expectant mothers on the importance of using their voices during their pregnancy and birthing experiences. She wishes for every mother to feel empowered to express her desires, wishes, and needs throughout her pregnancy and childbirth. Sabine views childbirth as a natural process that should occur in its own course but emphasizes that this doesn't mean all births must be unmedicated. She believes each birth is unique and should be handled individually to provide personalized support for mothers on their journey.
She has experience as a midwife assistant, having participated in over 120 births across home, birth center, and hospital environments. Each year, she commits to furthering her education in the field of childbirth. She believes strongly in the powerful connection between mind and body, emphasizing that women should have the opportunity to prepare for childbirth both physically and spiritually. Birth is a sacred event, and it is important to allow mothers to shape and strive toward the birth experience they envision for themselves and their babies in any environment they choose to birth their babies.
Sabine is married and has two grown children, two grandchildren, and some fur babies. She is dedicated to maintaining an active and spiritual lifestyle, and loves yoga, mingling with friends, and spending time in nature.
Tara Mitts
Current Treasurer
Doula Services, Postpartum Meal Delivery
After hiring a doula for my second pregnancy, I experienced birth in a whole new way—one that empowered and supported me in ways I never expected. That experience inspired me to become a doula myself, so I could offer the same level of care and encouragement to other birthing mothers. And in 2020, I earned my certification from MaternityWise.
As a Young Living Brand Partner, I have learned how to effectively incorporate essential oils into pregnancy and birth for added comfort and well-being. I love being able to share my knowledge of a more holistic lifestyle with all if it’s something you desire.
Recognizing the importance of nourishment in postpartum recovery, my chef husband and I created a carefully designed postpartum meal delivery menu. We believe that healing foods play a crucial role in replenishing the body, supporting lactation, and aiding in overall recovery after birth.
It is an absolute honor to walk alongside each family who invites me into their birth journey, providing support, guidance, and care during such a transformative time.
Lin Cook
Current Historian
Doula Services, Lactation Consultant, Bradley Childbirth Educator, Infant Massage, Postpartum Care
Lin has been a labor doula since 1991 and a postpartum doula since 1988, making her the first doula in South Carolina. She believes in the natural process and how birth can empower a woman in other aspects of life. As Lin also teaches Bradley Childbirth Classes, she believes education is key to making informed choices. While she has the most experience working with couples who give birth naturally, she has worked with all types of situations including medicated births and scheduled C-sections. "All women need support, especially in a hospital setting."
In addition to the services mentioned, Lin also offers Infant Massage classes. In 2010 she became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She spearheaded the effort to pass the 2006 Breastfeeding in Public law and is actively involved in the South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition. Lin offers in-home lactation visits. "Being a doula is the most honored job I have ever held." - Lin
Sarah Glenn
Doula Services, Lactation Consultant, Childbirth Education, Postpartum Care, Yoga Instructor, Newborn Care
Sarah, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Certified Childbirth Educator (CBE), CAPPA Certified Doula & Postpartum Doula, Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), Newborn Care Specialist (NCS), Perinatal Mental Health Counselor (PMH-C), is the owner of Lactation Station & More. She has been providing care for moms and babies for over 30 years. She left her Pennsylvania practice to her daughter and moved to Summerville, SC a while back. While she still cares for PA's families virtually and sometimes in person, most of her care is in SC. Her passion has been to help families learn to trust their instincts when caring for babies inside and out. Always continuing her education, Sarah recently became certified as a perinatal mental health counselor to support moms struggling with the mental side of becoming a mother. She is married and has 7 children (almost all grown), 9+ grand babies, and many fur babies. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, reading, nature, meeting people, and exploring.
Sydney Harvey
Doula Services, Postpartum Care, Childbirth Education, Placenta Encapsulation, Breastfeeding Support, La Leche League Leader, Myofunctional Therapy
I believe a mother needs to be supported, protected and cared for herself so that she is free to enter into her new role as a mother. Her strength, innate wisdom and feeling of empowerment witnessed during childbirth will remain with her into her journey of motherhood. As a certified doula, I strive to help parents create realistic expectations about their unique birth experience; make sure they are educated; feeling confident, grounded and excited about the birth process.
My passion for birth work began through my own pregnancy and the beautiful births of my two children. I love being able to utilize my gift of intuition and compassion into the birthing atmosphere. I incorporate teachings of yoga and ancient wisdom of Ayurveda into my full doula support. Helping women love their birth and realize they have the strength within themselves is the greatest gift. I am happy to support families in a hospital, birth center or home birth.
Cathleen Holt
Doula Services, Certified Childbirth Educator, Postpartum Specialties
Cathleen has attended over 300 births including natural, epidural, water, VBAC, twins, cesarean, induction & virtual. Qualifications & Training include: President of the Professional Doulas of Charleston 2016-2020, American Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth, The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth, ToLabor Doula Training, Rebozo Techniques Gena Kirby Method, Prenatal Yoga, Spinning Babies Techniques, Sacred Bellybind Wrap Artist, Birth Story Listening (Birthing From Within), Sacred Postpartum Specialties, StillBirthday Birth & Bereavement Doula and Hypno-Doula.
Jenny Schultz
Doula Services
Jenny is a Certified Birth Doula with DONA International. She is a mother of two. She provides comprehensive pregnancy, labor, and immediate postpartum support to expecting mothers in the Charleston, SC area. Her role is also to act as an advocate for the birthing woman and her family. She is dedicated to providing unique and personalized doula services, aiming to create a special and memorable birthing journey for her clients. Contact her to find out more!
Cindi Schweitzer
Doula Services, Childbirth Education
Cindi (MCPCD) (Madriella Professional Certified Doula) has always taken pride in her nurturing personality. She completed certifications for birth and postpartum doula services through Madriella. Education is very important to her. Cindi works to support birthing families with evidence-based information. She thinks that informed decisions result in a fulfilling birth. Additionally, Cindi has training from TheVBAClink and Rebozo (uses for pregnancy & labor). As a mother of three she not only draws from her education, but also from her own personal experiences. Regardless of the birth each family chooses, Cindi hopes that every family she serves feels encouraged, embraced and educated. She provides support to families choosing natural or medicated childbirth in hospital, at home as wells as planned cesarean sections. As a doula, Cindi can provide that extra encouraging support every mom needs.
Miriam Stiel
(language skills: German)
Doula Services
Miriam is a certified Birth Doula with Child Birth International (CBI). Originally from Germany, she and her husband moved to beautiful Charleston in 2013. Her personal birth experience set her on the path to become a Doula herself. Her focus is to support clients to create an environment for a gentle, calm and peaceful childbirth. She will create a safe atmosphere where clients feel confident, peaceful and prepared for the birth of their baby in the location of their choice. This is a life changing time and her wish is for clients to feel heard, supported and empowered. She is also happy to support German speaking mothers to create a gentle experience of child birth in a foreign environment.