Elle Mercado

Birth & Postpartum Doula
Oak Park, Illinois
About me

hello birthing persons, i’m elle, a DONA certified birth doula, yoga instructor and social worker based in oak park, IL. I became a doula after four years of working in childhood education and fully understanding the impact birth has on everything—my pedagogies are rooted in epigenetics.

Education

Bachelors of Social Work (2022)

Associates of Art—concentration in child development (2017)

Certification and training

Birth Doula Certification, DONA (2022)

Registered Yoga Teacher (2019)

Specialties
Abortion Doula Care Adolescent Care Attachment problems Baby and Toddler Sleep Coach Babywearing Birth Assistant Birth Doula Birth Support Birth Trauma Caring for Special Needs Children Exclusive Pumping/Bottle Feeding HAES (Health at Every Size) Approach Labor Doula LGBTQ+ Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Newborn Care Overnight Newborn Care Parenting Support Positive Thinking Postnatal Yoga Postpartum Chef Postpartum Doula Care Prenatal Yoga Sand Tray Support during Labor, Birth, and Postpartum Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
Languages

English

Service introduction

I provide prenatal, postpartum, labor and birth doula services. all of my specialties are wrapped into the interdisciplinary approach I use with my clients. I am also a registered yoga teacher for all those stages of pregnancy and after as well. my services are on a sliding scale from $100-$600

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