Sharon Curtin-Bottomley

Los Angeles, California

Sharon Curtin-Bottomley

41 years of experience

I have been a registered nurse in various specialties for over 35 years, including labor and delivery. I became a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, then completed my HypnoBirthing educator training to broaden my scope of knowledge. I am proud to have recently been accepted and trained as an Evidence Based Birth instructor, which allows me to bring a wealth of important, up to date and well-researched resources to couples. Currently, in addition to my private practice I provide hospital based prenatal classes and assist new families as a Board Certified Lactation Consultant. My mission is to help you discover your untapped strengths and to prepare you physically, mentally, and emotionally for birth and parenthood.

Natalie Baumann

Los Angeles, California

Natalie Baumann

5 years of experience

I’m a mom and bonus mom who is passionate about sleep! I know firsthand the impact that sleep deprivation can have on your mental health, so I work to help parents feel empowered and joyful in new parenthood. There’s no one size fits all when it comes to getting your baby to sleep well - so let’s work together to find a solution that works for you!

Nina Phelan

Los Angeles, California

Nina Phelan

18 years of experience

Hi! I'm Nina and I am the founder of The Soulful Birth ~ a place to honor a birthing person's Journey into parenthood. I am an experienced birth doula, lactation educator, HypnoBirthing Educator, Prenatal Yoga teacher and reiki/energry healer. My life's passion is dedicated to supporting birthing people through their incredible rite of passage. I believe in birth and am honored to walk beside all the families that I have supported over the years.

Kristina Benane

Los Angeles, California

Kristina Benane

19 years of experience

Hi, my name is Kristina and I have worked with babies, kids and their families for over 15 years. I have been a camp counselor, babysitter, nanny, mother's helper, assistant teacher at a Waldorf school, and now a postpartum doula. I help families in the postpartum period WITHOUT judgment and WITH kindness. I can help you with newborn care, setting up snacks, cleaning bottles or pump parts, holding the baby while you take a nap or a shower, and be a sounding board or a shoulder to cry on.

PAULINE MANNING

Los Angeles, California

5.0 (2 reviews)

PAULINE MANNING

8 years of experience

My name is Pauline. I am passionate about family. I have been in Healthcare for 15 years I gained a strong desire to assist expecting mothers, newborns, and postpartum care in hospital settings. I have assisted midmives, and attended hone births. I am a travel provider who supports families overseas as well. My purpose is to promote health and safety first by advocating and supporting families with their birthing journey.

Recent review

My daughter had a great experience with her Doula Pauline Manning. By it being her first time giving birth she made her labor experience the best, she was very supportive, tentative , patient, hands on and gave her a lot of emotional support. Very soothing to her she gave her massages ,they walked together , She had my daughter do the ball exercise. Accommodated with whatever she needed. I highly recommend Ms. Manning she's the best . Gaynelle Henderson

- Gaynelle H.

Cierria Leyazhie

Los Angeles, California

Cierria Leyazhie

6 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Hello, I'm Cierria Leyazhié or you may call me Apache, and I believe birth is one of God’s most beautiful and sacred calls. My passion is supporting mothers not just through the physical act of labor, but through the profound spiritual and energetic transformation it demands. My approach is built on three distinct pillars: Pillar 1: Christ-Centered Care & Hypnobirthing: I equip you with Scriptural affirmations, prayerful grounding techniques, and Christian Hypnobirthing methods—helping you replace fear and tension with profound relaxation and faith, working toward a gentler, less painful birth experience. Pillar 2: Ayurvedic Wisdom & Doula Training: My commitment to holistic health is backed by rigorous education from the Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS), where I earned certifications as an Ayurvedic Wellness Educator and Ayurvedic Health Practitioner. I then completed my full-spectrum doula training with the Sankofa Birthing Collective. I guide mothers toward balanced health, focusing heavily on Vata-pacifying principles—the ancient practice of using warmth, nourishment, and deep rest for true physical and nervous system recovery during the crucial 42-day postpartum period. Pillar 3: Advanced Lactation & Education: As a Certified Lactation Educator who is actively working to complete requirements to become an IBCLC, I provide high-level, up-to-date, evidence-based childbirth and feeding education, ensuring you have the practical tools and specialized knowledge necessary for an empowered birth and a successful breastfeeding start. Whether through Ayurvedic food guidance, gentle herbal recommendations, or prayerful presence, I am here to help you experience a birth that is peaceful, powerful, and deeply honoring of your body and your faith. ​A Holistic Approach to Your Fourth Trimester Whether it is through preparing Ayurvedic "warm-natured" meals, providing gentle herbal recommendations, or offering a prayerful presence, I am here to ensure your postpartum period is a time of deep rest rather than depletion. I am dedicated to helping you experience a birth and recovery that is peaceful, powerful, and deeply honoring of your body and your faith.

Alicia Davalos

Los Angeles, California

Alicia Davalos

8 years of experience
Accepts insurances

I am a Traditional Birthkeeper, Full-Spectrum Doula, and Herbalist rooted in Indigenous wisdom and Earth-based care. With over 4 years of experience supporting families through fertility, birth, postpartum, and loss—and more than 7 years working with herbal medicine and women’s health—I offer deeply holistic and nurturing care. My work bridges traditional and modern practices, providing support through: -prenatal preparation -birth and labor guidance - postpartum recovery -overnight newborn care I specialize in fertility and womb health through plant-based protocols, abdominal massage, and Mayan neurosacral therapy—helping women restore balance, confidence, and connection through every stage of their journey.

Nikki Poncio-Bock

Los Angeles, California

5.0 (3 reviews)

Nikki Poncio-Bock

4 years of experience

Hey there! My name is Nikki and I'm so excited to support you and your family during this transitional time! Caring for families during the most exciting but also most vulnerable and scary time in their lives is my passion and calling. I particularly take interest in helping LGBTQIA+ families, neurodivergent parents, and parenting after infertility. My job is to leave a family feeling better than when I arrived by providing emotional and physical support, education, information, and resources.

Recent review

We hired Nikki as our postpartum doula for our first child, four weeks of nights and six weeks of days. Simply put, she was indispensable for new parents with no family in the area. She was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, so careful with our little one, and gave us both rest and peace of mind. If you are thinking about hiring a kind, thoughtful postpartum doula, Nikki is great

- Lily G.

Thereece Thomas

Los Angeles, California

Thereece Thomas

19 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Growing up, I had a very special relationship with my own babysitter who I looked up to. She became my first influence unknowingly to being in childcare. I try to carry her loving, thoughtful influence into my work as a nanny and newborn care specialist. I love working with children because they are so full of amazing energy and such a joy to be around. I learn a lot from them, like how to enjoy the simple things in life and how to be present in the moment. I have been working with children for seventeen years from the newborns to school age, but specialize in newborn/infant and toddler care.

Ebony Harvey

Los Angeles, California

Ebony Harvey

21 years of experience

Hi I'm Ebony, registered nurse, holistic doula, lactation education specialist, maternal mental health peer support specialist, and future nutrition health coach. AKA... all the the things to help your toward a journey of health and wellness. But most importantly I am a lover of life and I help you heal your body, conceive naturally and birth with dignity. I work alongside moms and birthing persons who want a different outcome. I take a holistic and mindful approach to fertility, birth and wellness. You know your body better than anyone, and you know what’s best. So, I partner with you to explore all the options (even ones you don't think you want) to craft a more positive birth experience.

Pam Busciglio

Los Angeles, California

Pam Busciglio

18 years of experience

I’ve been a postpartum doula and newborn care specialist for more than 10 years. I have tons of experience and great references!!

Emma Girson

Los Angeles, California

Emma Girson

4 years of experience

Hi there! My birth doula practice is rooted in connection and curiosity. It is such an honor to walk alongside folks in their process with birth (the whole arc of pregnancy and postpartum). As a birth worker, I am here to be a grounding presence as you bring life into the world. Here for the rawness, the laughs, the questions, diving into the inner workings of the transition you're amidst. I would love to connect if you are needing support and this speaks to you! warmth, Emma

Camille Fiori

Los Angeles, California

Camille Fiori

24 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Camille began 17 years ago as a Holistic health and nutrition coach and then an Advanced Newborn Care Specialist. She later became a Postpartum Doula after realizing her clients bonded better with each other and with their baby as she nourished new mothers to speed their healing and while teaching them specialized newborn care skills. Camille advanced her training as a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor and Lactation Consultant through UCSD and then became an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Her work with 2000+ mothers with lactation and their newborns provides new mothers confident their recovery and feeding goals, as their body transitions into a new life force for their new baby. Camille launched Nourish Meal Delivery, an Ayurvedic pregnancy & postpartum meal delivery service with allergy-free & diabetic cooking. Camille is experienced in stabilizing all conditions postpartum, knowing the cause and results of certain properties in herbs and foods, their effects on breast milk composition & quality, increasing milk production, and balancing vata dosha in the body vital to detoxing and healing immediately after birthing and in the first 8 weeks. Training as a Hypnobabies Birth Doula after her clients opened up to her about situations they faced in pregnancy and during labor, she realized most could have been prevented had they & their partner known how to prevent common ailments or navigate the medical environment to advocate for themselves. Camille's thorough prenatal and postnatal education equips new parents to feel determined in their birth choices and parenting decisions, no matter the birthplace or parenting style. Camille helps foster maximum self-determination for expecting & new parents while transitioning to the journey of parenthood for their growing family. Receiving this essential support is something every family deserves.

Ashley Asaraf

Los Angeles, California

Ashley Asaraf

5 years of experience

Hello, I am Ashley: Certified Doula, Postpartum Doula and Lactation Consultant. My heart is for women to have the most empowered transition into motherhood possible!​ Maidens and Mothers was born out of both learning from my own experiences and taking a deep dive into the realm of maternal care. From conception to postpartum the changes our bodies and minds undergo are immense, not to mention the adjustments the entire family walks through together. I'll be there to support through it A L L (or as much as you want/need). I'm excited to partner with you to help you accomplish exactly what you want for your pregnancy, birth and postpartum experiences.

Destiny Sutton

Los Angeles, California

Destiny Sutton

Hello all, my name is Destiny Sutton and I am a newly trained postpartum doula with a strong background in nannying, and I’m deeply passionate about supporting families during the tender early weeks after birth. I believe in creating a calm, peaceful environment where both babies and parents can rest, bond, and feel confident in their new rhythm together. My approach is gentle, supportive, and responsive to each family’s unique needs, especially during overnight care. In my free time, I enjoy slowing down and recharging through activities like spending time outdoors, reading, and caring for my own well-being—values I bring into my work with families by encouraging rest, balance, and compassion during the postpartum period.

Fredi Weitzel

Los Angeles, California

Fredi Weitzel

2 years of experience
Accepts insurances

Hi mamas, partners, and soon-to-be parents! I'm Fredi, a birth doula located in Los Angeles. As an ecologist by training, I am so grateful to have wandered into the world of birth work — it's this deeply personal, synergetic work that draws me in and feels like a natural union of my passions and gifts. Birth amazes me in its physiology, in how it connects us so clearly to the natural world, and in the way it illuminates our true power as women. I'd be honored to support you during the momentous rites of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, no matter your birth preferences. I offer 3 comprehensive birth packages and will negotiate sliding scale options for those interested.

Connaitrè Tillman

Los Angeles, California

Connaitrè Tillman

5 years of experience
Accepts insurances

My Experience I have been a doula for over 3 years and have attended over 100 births. I am passionate about providing compassionate and personalized care to each woman and family I work with. My Approach to Care I believe in providing personalized care that meets the unique needs of each individual. I take the time to listen to my clients and work with them to develop a birth plan that aligns with their values and goals. My goal is to empower women to make informed decisions about their care and to provide them with the support they need to have a positive birth experience. My Services I offer a full range of doula services including prenatal care, labor and birth support, postpartum care, and lactation support. I also provide home birth services for low-risk women and work closely with physicians and other healthcare providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for my clients.

Emily Guarnotta

Los Angeles, California

5.0 (2 reviews)

Emily Guarnotta

10 years of experience
Accepts insurances

My name is Dr. Emily Guarnotta and I am a licensed clinical psychologist and certified perinatal mental health provider who specializes in maternal mental health. I am the owner of Phoenix Health Therapy, a mental health therapy practice that supports parents navigating the challenges of parenthood. We offer telehealth in over 40 states.

Recent review

It is great to have mental health services that specialize in maternal health, especially with the percentage of women who get PPD and anxiety!

- Jennifer T.

Brana Ninkov

Los Angeles, California

Brana Ninkov

13 years of experience

I believe in sacredness of coming into parenthood and want to protect it, so that it can unfold in an undisturbed way, as much as possible, and this includes pregnancy, birth, and the ever-so- vulnerable postpartum period. I also believe that the birthing person is the only one who has the authority to make decisions about their body and their baby because I know that those decision will be the best ones for them at that given moment. This leaves no space for judgment; only support and respect.

Virgin Watters

Los Angeles, California

Virgin Watters

32 years of experience

Hello, my name is Virgin Watters and everyone calls me "Virgie". I am a Birth Doula and Certified Lactation educator. I am also a Registered Nurse with a background in Public Health and child health/safety. I became a doula to help provide support and to advocate for women throughout the birthing/postpartum process. My goal as a doula is to provide a memorable birth experience for my clients by ensuring that their voices are heard and that they receive culturally sensitive care along their birth journey. I look forward to helping you develop a birth plan that meets your personalized needs.