About Brianna

As a certified doula of color with extensive training in lactation support, birth, postpartum care, and infant feeding (including baby-led weaning), I am deeply committed to providing safe and empowering care for women and all birthing individuals. Recognizing the historical disparities in modern medicine for women of color, my practice centers on ensuring you, your baby, and your family feel secure and well-supported throughout your prenatal, birthing, and postpartum journey. I reside in the Milwaukee area but am willing to travel within the state of Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

Birth & Postpartum Doula services

As a certified doula, I offer compassionate and holistic support throughout your journey, from pregnancy to early parenthood. My services are designed to empower you, ensure your comfort, and advocate for your needs. I am particularly dedicated to creating a safe and respectful experience for women and all birthing people of color, acknowledging and addressing the disparities that can exist within modern medicine. Prenatal Support: Informational Support: Providing evidence-based information on all aspects of pregnancy, labor, birth options, postpartum care, and infant feeding. Emotional Support: Offering a listening ear, reducing anxiety, and building confidence as you prepare for birth and beyond. Birth Planning: Assisting you in creating a personalized birth plan that reflects your wishes and preferences. Partner Support: Including your partner in the process and offering guidance on how they can best support you. Lactation Preparation: Discussing your feeding goals and providing initial information and resources for successful breastfeeding or formula feeding. Birth Support: Continuous Labor Support: Providing continuous physical, emotional, and informational support throughout your labor and birth. Comfort Measures: Utilizing techniques such as massage, counter-pressure, breathing exercises, and positioning to help manage discomfort. Advocacy: Helping you communicate your needs and preferences to your medical team. Partner Support: Offering guidance and encouragement to your partner so they can actively participate in the birthing process. Creating a Calm Environment: Helping to create a peaceful and supportive atmosphere for labor and birth. Postpartum Support: Emotional Support: Providing a non-judgmental space to process your birth experience and navigate the emotional adjustments of new parenthood. Physical Recovery Support: Offering comfort measures and practical assistance to aid in your physical healing. Infant Feeding Support: Providing hands-on assistance and guidance with breastfeeding, formula feeding, and addressing feeding challenges (informed by my Infant Feeding Certification and Lactation Support for Doulas training). Baby Care Basics: Offering support and education on newborn care, such as diapering, bathing, and soothing techniques. Household Support: Assisting with light household tasks, meal preparation, and sibling care to allow you to focus on bonding with your baby and your recovery. Baby-Led Weaning Guidance: Providing information and support as you transition to solid foods with your baby. Connecting with Resources: Linking you with relevant community resources and specialists as needed. My Commitment: As a woman of color, I understand the unique challenges and potential biases that birthing people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community may face. My commitment is to provide culturally sensitive, respectful, and empowering care that centers your well-being, your baby's health, and your family's needs. You can trust that you are in safe and capable hands.

Reviews for Brianna Ortiz

5.0 1 review

5.0

May 15, 2025

After having two traumatic birth experiences caused by negligent doctors I decided for my third and final pregnancy that I would take a leap of faith and go with a doula to advocate for me and make sure my final birth experience would be on MY terms. With the help of Brianna and my midwife team, I had an extremely peaceful and empowering unmedicated birth experience with no interventions from any doctor. I had complete and total faith and trust in Brianna to make decisions that I would make after extensive conversations and consultations about what my ideal birth experience would look like. Brianna took all of my stress and worry away and I was able to 100% focus on the flows of active labor and she supported me through it 100%. And she not only supported me through birth, but the days that followed. I wish I had gone this route with my previous two but how lucky am I that I got to have this experience the third time around.

— Sierra D.

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Certifications, training, and specialties

Certification and training

Lactation Support for Doula, The African American Breast Feeding Alliance (2024)
Doula Care, Doulaing the Doula (2024)
Postpartum Doula Care, Doulaing the Doula (2025)
Infant Feeding, Doulaing the Doula (2025)
Birth Doula, WiDOCC and Doulaing the Doula (2024)

Languages

English

Specialties

Babywearing Birth and Lactation Birth Assistant Birth Doula Birth Support Birth Trauma Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior Breastfeeding Assistance and Support Breastfeeding Consultation Childbirth Education Exclusive Pumping/Bottle Feeding Freebirth Herbal Postpartum Care High Risk and Low Intervention Obstetrical Care High-Risk Pregnancy Home Birth Hospital Birth Infant Care Labor Doula Lactation Consultation Lactation Home Visits Latch Issues LGBTQ+ Loss and Bereavement Doula Low Milk Supply/Over Supply Mindfulness Multiples Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Newborn Care Nipple and Breast Pain Overnight Newborn Care Placenta Encapsulation Positive Thinking Postpartum Care Postpartum Doula Care Postpartum Life Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Loss Relaxation Techniques Reproductive and Parenting Research Methodology Sibling Preparation Sleep Consultant Support during Labor, Birth, and Postpartum Support in Pregnancy Loss Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Water birth