Emma Bowers

Birth & Postpartum Doula
Portland, Oregon
6 years of experience
5.0
About me

As a holistic birth and postpartum doula, I offer grounded, intuitive support, empowering and nurturing new and growing families through the transformative portal of birth. My approach to care is informed by my deep studies of physiologic birth, herbalism and a decade working in childcare, the arts, journalism and food and retail. In our work together, we will be tuning to the cues from the body and centering nourishment, emotional wellbeing and connection to our natural rhythms. Together we'll take each moment as it arrives, looking to make the most out of all the tools available to help you move through each threshold in the way that is most true to your inner knowing. Rooted in the wisdom of Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, the postpartum care I offer provides deep nourishment and helps to cultivate warmth, ease and restorative rest and connection. My hope is that this support helps to nourish families and communities so that we might reclaim the ceremony of birth in all of its forms and create a new collective future of autonomy, connection and wholeness. When not with families, you can find me likely making something with my hands, either in the garden, knitting, at home in my kitchen, or crafting some herbal concoction. I treasure my time spent near water, at the river, or on the coast in Northern California or my native New England.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (2019)

Certification and training

Birth Doula Training, Carriage House Birth (2026)

Postpartum Doula Training, Carriage House Birth (2024)

Reiki 1, Somatica Botanica (2022)

Guardians of Birth, Seed to Body (2026)

Holistically Supporting The Breastfeeding Dyad (2025)

Newborn Care Essentials (2024)

Specialties
Acupressure During Labor Adolescent Care Anxiety and Depression Babywearing Birth and Lactation Birth Doula Birth Support Breastfeeding Assistance and Support Building Healthy Communication Herbal Postpartum Care Home Birth Hospital Birth Labor Doula Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Newborn Care Newborn Prep Postpartum Care Postpartum Doula Care Prenatal Care Reiki Practitioner Somatic Techniques Spirituality
Languages

English

Service introduction

Labor & Birth Support Together we'll take each moment as it arrives, looking to make the most out of all the tools available to help you move through each threshold in the way that is most true to your inner knowing. My care is nurturing and intuitive, informed by my passion for supporting the body's innate wisdom and natural rhythms in birth. Postpartum Care In-home support as your family finds your rhythm after birth, meant to leave you feeling nourished and grounded. Rooted in the wisdom of Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine, the care I offer provides deep nourishment and helps to cultivate warmth, ease, restorative rest and connection.

Packages
Postpartum Support
supporting the full “fourth trimester,” or the first forty days: a container for deep nourishment and remineralization, healing, community support and emotional integration - a seasonal meal and nutritive herbal infusion - light home organization - experienced infant care - sleep and lactation support - babywearing/carrying support - connection to community referrals and resources - holistic/herbal supports for healing tender tissues - offerings may also include herbal foot soaks, moxibustion heat therapy and reiki upon request more packages available at bluehourbirth.com
$45.00
USD Per hour
Birth Support
Grounded, intuitive support throughout your pregnancy and birth journey. Together we'll take each moment as it arrives, looking to make the most out of all the tools available to help you move through each threshold in the way that is most true to your inner knowing. - regular text/phone support from sign-on - on-call 24/7 labor and birth support beginning at 36 weeks - embodied, professional advocacy and support during labor in all environments - 3-4 prenatal meetings, as desired - basic childbirth and postpartum education - support creating your birth vision document - postpartum prep: home organization, meal prep, sleep, infant care and feeding support - nutritive herbal tonics catered to each stage of your pregnancy - two (3) hour postpartum visits packages available at bluehourbirth.com
$1,600.00
USD Flat rate
Ratings and reviews
Average
5.0
# of Reviews
2
5.0

Emma brings a kind and warm presence to her work as a doula. Our family loved having her care for us all during our postpartum period. She kept me well stocked with herbal teas, sitz baths, and dropped by nourishing food. She was able to help wherever we needed and often without me even having to ask- like doing laundry and folding my, and my kids clothes/finding where they all go without me saying anything (I found this truly magical!). Emma was also so great with my older kiddo (3) , our new baby, and our dog. She always came to our home prepared with rituals to nourish and ground us. Thank you Emma! <3

- Christiana H.

5.0

Emma is warm, calm, and trustworthy. When she came into our lives she was just the third person to take care of our child. As a stranger at first, she immediately worked to build rapport and trust with us all. She has been such a joy to have in our child’s life.

- Jenna P.

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