Gabriella Ferrufino
About me
Hi! I'm Gabriella, and I’m passionate about supporting women and families through their fertility, pregnancy, labor, and motherhood journeys. My path to becoming a doula began in 2014 after my own empowering birth experience with my first child. Inspired, I became a certified childbirth educator through the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth and discovered my deep passion for women’s health and well-being. Over the years, I’ve been privileged to support families in various ways—whether teaching childbirth education, offering lactation consulting, or even serving as a virtual doula in moments of need. My own birth experiences have shaped my practice. From a beautiful birth center delivery to navigating an unexpected emergency C-section, and finally achieving my VBAC home birth, I bring a wealth of personal and professional insight to my work. These experiences have fueled my commitment to empowering families with knowledge, confidence, and holistic care. At the end of 2023, I made the decision to leave my corporate career to pursue my dream full-time. I am currently trained through DONA International, a globally respected organization, and offer compassionate, intuitive support focused on mental, physical, and nutritional health. My approach is holistic and tailored to each family’s unique needs, ensuring that partners feel confident and supported throughout the journey. I am so excited to walk alongside you and help you achieve the birth experience you desire. Whether you’re preparing for your first baby or your fourth, I look forward to being part of your story!
Education
Bachelor of International Relations (2012)
Certification and training
Birth Doula Training, DONA (2024)
Lactation Support, DONA (2024)
Childbirth Education Basics, DONA (2024)
Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth Educator Training (2015)
TENS Unit Training (2025)
Certified Perinatal Doula, PA Certification Board (2025)
Adult & Infant CPR/Basic Life Saving Certification (2025)
Memberships and affiliations
DONA, International
Credentials
Specialties
Service introduction
At PachaMama, I am passionate about supporting parents through pregnancy, birth, and beyond with a range of personalized services. As a birth doula, I provide emotional, physical, and informational support throughout your labor and delivery, ensuring you feel empowered and confident during this transformative experience. For those seeking childbirth education, I offer two options: Birth with Confidence, a comprehensive 10-week course that equips you with the tools and knowledge for a natural childbirth, and Birth with Assurance, a 2-hour refresher class for experienced parents. Additionally, my 1:1 PachaMama Life Coaching sessions are designed to guide and empower you through the many transitions of parenthood and life. With flexible payment plans and both in-person and virtual options, my goal is to make support accessible, tailored, and impactful for every family. Let me be part of your journey to a joyful, informed, and empowered birth experience!
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Ratings and reviews
The best thing I can say about Gabriella is she made me feel safe and supported throughout my pregnancy and labor and delivery. She carries a peace and calm that helped me look back on my birth experience as a peaceful and safe one. It was also such a comfort having her to be in contact with throughout the hours of early labor because I had no idea if I was truly in labor or not. Also importantly, she knows her stuff! She came along side me in support of my natural birth. I highly recommend getting Gabriella as your birth doula 💕😊 She was a blessing, and were honored that she will forever be apart of our birth experience!
- Kristin Fisher
Gabi tailored a birth class specifically to my husband and me. She came to our house armed with helpful packets of information, and she took time to listen to our concerns, responding with gentleness and wisdom. We felt so much more prepared after our time with her. Thank you, Gabi!
- Allison Conrad
Gabriella did an amazing job guiding us through our birth journey. Having her with us during the birth was an absolute blessing, especially in what was the most emotionally taxing experience of our lives. She has a true passion for supporting and coaching couples and mamas through their birth journey, and her calm presence and guidance made all the difference. She’ll be our doula for our future kids.
- Alessandro Matar
Me and my partner could not have wished for a better person to guide us through pregnancy, labour and post birth. Gabi is extremely knowledgable and adapts the classes to your needs, wants and expectations from the whole experience. We had our calls with Gabi internationally and she could not have been more adaptable for us. Having Gabi at the end of the phone through everything we needed, including whilst I was in labour, really shaped and changed our experience for the better and I could not recommend her enough. I will definitely be having refresher classes with Gabi when I have my second. Thanks Gabriella!
- Amy Louise
Thank God we had Gabriella with us during our pregnancy and birthing journey. We had the most wonderful experience with her during our 8-week birth class and unexpected c-section delivery. Gabriella supported us at every step! She was knowledgeable and intuitive, helping to inform our decisions and protect our priorities. We learned so much about the natural birth process, and gained comfort and confidence in our ability to follow our own intuition. She provided guidance during the unexpected twists and turns leading up to delivery, and on the big day, she helped us advocate for our medical choices and brought so much comfort. 10 out of 10, would choose to have Gabriella by our side for the next pregnancy!
- Carrie Califano
We are so incredibly grateful for Gabriella and the support she provided throughout our journey. From the very first class, it was clear how much love, thought, and intention she poured into her curriculum and workbook. The visual aids were not only helpful, but also made us feel more confident and connected every step of the way. What truly sets Gabriella apart is how deeply she cares. She creates such a calm, welcoming space where you feel safe to ask questions, share openly, and truly take ownership of your birth plan. She listened with compassion and guided with wisdom, never pushing—always empowering. Gabriella is not only knowledgeable and professional, she’s passionate, intuitive, and truly dedicated to helping mamas feel prepared, supported, and strong. We can’t thank her enough and would wholeheartedly recommend her doula services to anyone expecting. She made all the difference in our experience.
- danielle sacchinelli
If you’re in need of a doula, look no further. Gabriella is the most wholesome, knowledgeable, down-to-earth person to assist with birthing. She’s compassionate, she cares and she is, above all, comforting and reassuring. Can’t recommend her enough—she’s the best!
- Chris
Gabi is incredibly knowledgable in all things Doula, pregnancy, pre and postpartum, as well as being kind, empathetic and welcoming. She listens to all concerns and preferences that you might have and advises the best way to move forward. I am based in the UK and Gabi has gone out of her way to still schedule in sessions with me and my partner, around our shift pattern too. I wouldn’t have anyone else helping me navigate this next chapter in my life and I’m always grateful I found her. I would definitely recommend!
- Amy R.
Gabi, my wife, is the most passionate and intentional person when it comes to natural birthing. Her interest peaked right before we had our first and only grew up until our 4th baby being born at home. Because of her strength, will and sheer determination were we able to have 3 out of the 4 babies being born without medical intervention: our 3rd not going to come out naturally as her chin was leading the way and needed to escorted out the VIP lounge...just like her old man. Her belief and trust in a woman's body to be able to deliver a child naturally is all she ever wanted to do since Penelope (our 1st) was born. And the fact she was able to help some of her close friends accomplish that goal means the world to her. I could not imagine a better person taking such a massive responsibility on than her, as she is a Wonder Woman like I've never met.
- Chris F.
As a doula, Gabi was helpful and supportive to me throughout my pregnancy and the birth of my baby, as well as postpartum. She helped me understand my many options to protect the health of my baby and advocated for me using my birth plan while in the hospital. She used her experience from birthing her own children as well as assisting in other births to provide care that was kind, attentive, encouraging, and knowledgeable!
- Jessica Earhart
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