Certified Postpartum Doulas
Postpartum doulas provide invaluable support as families navigate the transition into life with a new baby. They assist with feeding, baby care, and other household needs, providing gentle guidance and hands-on assistance. Their loving expertise helps create a nurturing environment, empowering parents to embrace their evolving roles with confidence and ease.
Jen Hartman
Current Secretary
Postpartum Doula Care, Post Birth Meal Service
Jen Hartman, CD(DTI) is a certified postpartum doula serving families in the greater Charleston, SC area. With a passion for creating a supportive community, Jen is dedicated to guiding new parents through the transformative postpartum period. As a mother of two and having experienced the challenges of new parenthood firsthand, she understands the profound impact of receiving compassionate, educated support in the first forty days. A lover of cooking and baking, your first visit will include a batch of her lactation cookies, and she will always offer a variety of nourishing herbal teas to try! Jen also offers her Post Birth Meal Recovery service, delivering nourishing food right to the hospital room to heal the body after birth.
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.
Lin Cook
Current Historian
Doula Services, Lactation Consultant, Bradley Childbirth Educator, Infant Massage, Postpartum Care - primarily overnights
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
Brandy Bays
Postpartum Doula Care
Brandy Bays, PCD(DONA), is a certified Postpartum Doula through DONA International and the proud mother of three wonderful children. Drawing from her own motherhood journey, as well as a wealth of professional experience—including co-authoring Your Companion After Pregnancy or Infant Loss—she brings a compassionate approach to her work as a doula. Brandy’s priority is to create a safe, judgment-free space where you can care for your baby in a way that feels authentic to you. She believes you already have everything you need to love your baby well and is there to offer evidenced- based guidance, nurturing support, rest, and love during those precious early weeks.
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.