Philly Doula CoOp

10/19/2026

PHILLY DOULA CO-OP FEATURE OF THE WEEK.....the one & only Becky Marx.

In addition to being a doula, I am also a reiki practitioner. Reiki is a spiritual practice that channels universal life energy to bring healing and balance to the body. I have found that reiki is a natural complement to my doula work. Not only am I better able to feel the energy of a space and the people within it, I have the tools to be able to shift those energies when needed.
I believe that birth is not just a physical act, it is an energetic and spiritual journey, and reiki allows me to provide another aspect of unique support each to mama that I work with. I truly love supporting women on this journey, and reiki is just one tool I use to help women to embrace the clarity and confidence they need to be able to trust themselves as mothers and step into their power.
BECKY IN HER HAPPY PLACE

10/12/2026

PHILLY DOULA CO-OP FEATURE DOULA & ALL ABOUT COMFORT & COPING

So much to say about comfort during labor and birthing. My fav comfort measures are movement and continuous support. Gentle movement and changing positions can help you stay comfortable, work with your body, and make contractions feel more manageable. Having someone by your side throughout labor can provide comfort, reassurance, and encouragement, helping you feel safe and supported.
Hi , Im Ishania & I love being a doula!
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10/04/2026

PDC FEATURE DOULA.......CYNTHIA & what she loves

"I love traveling the world to learn traditional ways of caring for perinatal women. These ways have sustained populations for centuries. Here, I am accepting a gift of hand made maracas from an indigenous leader of the Garifuna people in Belize."

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09/09/2026

THESE DAYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, who knows what’s real what’s truth what’s nonsense what’s off the scales…..

THIS IS REAL
I taught yoga for decades and still have a personal practice

DO THIS SIMPLE PRACTICE and watch your nervous system recalibrate faster than what seems possible

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07/21/2026

PHILLY DOULA CO-OP FEATURE DOULA - Seena Elbaum

At the end of a busy day, the pool is where I love to be during the summer. My family and my professional life is where my heart grows and gives and grows. At home, one of my favorite pastimes is caring for all of my indoor houseplants. They’re my babies too! A doula and birth educator since 2013, I long to see the day when anybody who wants to work with a doula has access. Along side my birth work I have a long standing psychotherapy practice with women and couples and see clients in a home office and on screen. I truly love my work, am grateful for the opportunities and relationships, and always strive to learn more. When Im not in a labor and delivery room, teaching, or in a therapy session, you can find me in the gym, walking with a friend, stretching on my yoga mat, unwinding with a good book, or cooking something simple but yummy for dinner.
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07/08/2026

PHILLY DOULA CO-OP FEATURE DOULA Dawn Star.

“Dawn Star has been a birth doula for almost 20 years, alongside raising four kids with her husband and working as a professional UU religious educator. She has been a member of the PDC since 2013. She says she is improvisational in her approach to being a doula: she walks in to a birth space, assesses what is already working, and asks herself what she can add that would help this labor be more comfortable and/or more productive. People tell her she is one of the calmest people they’ve ever met and that helps them be confident and feel safe even when the going gets tough. She loves to read, quilt, and knit (sometimes at births!)”

07/05/2026

VERY IMPORTANT READ

A possible link between maternal use of antidepressants and increased risk of autism or ADHD has been in the news in recent months. To explore this possibility, investigators pooled data from 37 studies encompassing 600,000 participants who had taken antidepressants in pregnancy and 25 million control group participants who had not. Once reviewers adjusted for factors that would increase both the probability of taking antidepressants and of autism or ADHD, such as maternal pre-existing mental health conditions or genetic factors, no relationship was found. Said the study’s lead author:

“Our study provides reassuring evidence that commonly used antidepressants do not increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD in children. While all medications carry risks, so too does stopping antidepressants during pregnancy due to an increased risk of relapse. Therefore, for women with moderate-severe depression, doctors and patients must carefully weigh the potential risks and benefits of continuing antidepressant treatment during pregnancy against the potential harms of untreated depression.”

Researchers say risk comes from ‘other factors, including genetic predisposition to mental health conditions’

06/25/2026

UPDATE TO PDC FEATURE DOULA JAMIE WASSON
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Jamie Wasson

Jamie is currently the longest serving member of the Philly Doula Co-op, over 15 years! For over 20 years, she has dedicated her career to serving families during the perinatal and early parenting stages of life. she continues to marvel at the gift each wee one brings to the world. Even baby tortoises! Pic featured here from a tortoise sanctuary in Antigua: Jamie holds a three month old tortoise, destined to live longer than can be imagined. Jamie believes every creature is precious. Jamie strives to impart this awe and empowerment to the expectant families she teaches in her birth and baby prep classes, during the actual birth experience and while helping families settle in with their newborns (she’s been known to help pets during Postpartum period as well! LOL). She provides therapeutic support for those struggling to find their footing, cheering them on to trust the way. She stands by the motto “it takes a village“. When she’s not in the classroom, a therapy session, a hospital room or home nursery, she relishes her downtime with lots of travels, near and far, or simply sitting with a cuppa tea and a good book

06/04/2026

MEET CYNTHIA - PHILLY DOULA COOP FEATURE DOULA.

Cynthia holds many titles, two of which are wife and mother to three adult children. She has always had a heart for caring and advocating for others.

Cynthia volunteered during high school in L&D with Boarder Babies and continued to care for postpartum families in her community as she grew her own. This was the beginning of her learning to introduce a calming presence, perspective, and patience into the perinatal space. One of her deepest passions is acquiring and sharing knowledge with families that strengthens, enriches and empowers them to make the best decisions for themselves and for their families; guiding them towards achieving sovereignty and autonomy over themselves during pregnancy and beyond.

Cynthia is a certified birth and postpartum doula, lactation peer counselor, hypnobirthing educator and traditional postpartum care giver. She has traveled to different countries to study traditional ways of providing postpartum care because this is believed to be the most delicate time for mother and baby; helping to close the womb after birth and ensuring rest while their baby is cared for. The postpartum period is a permanent state for a person once they've given birth. This is why as a traditional postpartum care giver, Cynthia's focus on taking great care of the family in this period is essential.

It is a great honor and responsibility to be trusted and invited into the birth space and the postpartum period to care for, guide, and encourage families into their new identity as parents. And while parents focus on doing just that, Cynthia focuses on providing holistic nurturing and integration to the whole family.

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05/06/2026

IN HONOR OF NATIONAL NURSES DAY

with enormous gratitude appreciation and admiration to all the LABOR & DELIVERY NURSES EVERYWHERE who encourage and support the labor & birthing journey, alongside doulas, in such a special way

with heart
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