Jeanine (she/her) joined Birthways in 2014 as a postpartum doula. Focusing on daytime support, Jeanine brings a strong foundation and ever-deepening knowledge around women’s health and wellbeing, newborn safety and development, and lactation support. Many in her circle of friends ...

Joy (she/her) joined Birthways in 2023 as a Labor Support and Postpartum Doula. Joy has extensive experience with infants and children, as well as supporting mothers through labor and the postpartum period. She is passionate about coaching women through labor ...

As a Community Leader at Birthways, Leah (she/her) is the initial face of your care journey, supporting the doula and client experience within our embodied mindfulness-based care model. Leah recruits, hires, trains and holistically mentors Birthways care professionals to thrive ...

As an aspiring performing artist in NYC following college, Maia (she/her) made her living for several years as a nanny. She helped raise 3 beautiful girls from birth until the eldest was 8 years old, and the youngest was 2. ...

Marie (she/her) has a professional background centered around a holistic approach to reproductive health, environmental health and the transformative power of nature. She is currently pursuing her Master's in Somatic Counseling with a focus on nature-based counseling, and having recently ...

Megan (she/her) joined Birthways in 2003 and offers Labor Support and Private Education, as well as occasional Postpartum care. She has provided care to families with infants and older children since 1999, and is a mother herself! After graduating from ...

Rhona (she/her) joined Birthways in the spring of 2019, bringing over a decade of community-based doula work into her care. Rhona is a Certified Labor Support Doula through DONA and completing training as a Postpartum Doula through WisdomWay Institute. She ...

Ruby (she/her) is a certified Labor Support, Sibling Care, and Postpartum doula, who joined Birthways in 2021. Daughter of a former Labor & Delivery nurse and lactation consultant, Ruby has been learning about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting her whole ...

Susan (she/her) joined Birthways as a postpartum doula, as she recently moved to the Chicago area from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the mother of one amazing grown daughter who was conceived via in-vitro the first try, so she is ...

Sonrisa (she/her) is an IBCLC and postpartum doula focused on daytime support. She loves supporting families in their homes, whether it’s coming in for a 90 minute lactation visit, or 4-8 hour postpartum doula care shift. Soft-spoken, Sonrisa will communicate ...