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Hi loves! I’m Emily Smith, co-founder of RootedBirth Doulas and a certified birth and postpartum doula. I’ve always been a bit of a “birth junkie,” with a deep love for birth, motherhood, and women’s health. My passion for this work grew as I realized how little many women are taught about their bodies—I love helping women feel informed, supported, and confident during such a transformative time. One of my favorite parts of being a doula is witnessing women move through something challenging and come out feeling strong and empowered. I also spent 18 months doing service for my church where I learned Spanish, and I love supporting Spanish-speaking families whenever I can.
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I offer birth and postpartum doula support to help you feel prepared and supported through pregnancy, birth, and life with a new baby. During prenatal visits, we talk about your birth plans, answer questions, and go over simple comfort techniques for labor like breathing, positions, movement, counter-pressure, and ways your partner can help. I also help you understand what labor may look like so you feel more confident and less overwhelmed. During birth, I provide steady support to help you stay comfortable and calm, and to remind you of your options as things unfold. After baby arrives, I continue supporting you in the postpartum period with newborn care, feeding support, recovery, and adjusting to life at home with your baby.
Emily is a fantastic postpartum doula! She has done so much research on birth and what goes on in the aftermath, and is also such an empath who knows how to care for mothers in such an exciting yet vulnerable time. She did so much to alleviate my stress in the weeks after bringing baby home, helped me find new techniques for lowering stress, and overall provided top notch care. I would recommend her to anyone!! 🫶🏻
— Allysa S.
Emily did an amazing job supporting my wife Katelyn through the birth of our baby. Katelyn had a specific plan for how she wanted her birth to go, and Emily was a huge part of making sure that was achieved. Not only was she a big help keeping Katelyn comfortable and motivated during the birth, she was supportive in educating and preparing before the birth, and she even offers post birth services that were very helpful for Katelyn and our baby when I had to be back at work. I would highly recommend Emily to any expecting parents who are looking for guidance, support, and education through their birth journey.
— Joshua L.
Having Emily there made it the perfect birth experience. She helped me stay calm and made it a peaceful experience. She gave me breathing techniques and different positions to make the birth process faster. She also had different massages to help me relax. I highly recommend her!
— Emma H.
Emily was such an incredible doula throughout my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience! She was a constant source of encouragement and support and made both my husband and I feel empowered, confident and calm throughout the whole journey! We couldn’t imagine going through it without her by our side!
— Katelyn L.
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Emily is based in Kaysville, Utah.
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