Marissa Howard - Birth & Postpartum Doula

About Marissa

Hello everyone, my name is Marissa Howard and I am a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula located in Hampton Roads, VA. I strongly believe that the birthing experience should be empowering and peaceful. I encourage clients to feel they have autonomy over their decisions during the birthing process. I provide evidence based information to support and educate my clients in prenatal and postpartum stage. I also promote advocacy skills so my clients can feel secure in their decisions throughout the process of pregnancy/birth/postpartum. In my free time, my husband and I keep busy with our 3 beautiful children.

Birth & Postpartum Doula services

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As a birth doula, I offer 4 prenatal visits to include educational and evidence based information on pregnancy, birth and postpartum. I provide emotional and physical support throughout and assist in creating a Birth Plan. I teach comfort and progress labor measures and provide basic breastfeeding support. I provide birth/labor support in hospital, birthing center and home birth setting. I provide 2 postpartum check-ins to include mental health checks, breastfeeding tips and newborn adjustments.

Reviews for Marissa Howard

5.0 4 reviews

5.0

November 25, 2023

We are so grateful for Marissa! I knew from the moment we met she was the doula for our family. Her calm presence and joyful spirit was just what we needed for our pregnancy journey. Our meetings were informative and fun, and we felt so prepared going into labor. Marissa was extremely supportive through the whole process- always checking in to see how we were doing. She was a rockstar through delivery and stayed with us through the night until our daughter was born. I felt confident between her and my husband that I would be taken care of when I was unable to adequately make decisions during labor. On top of that, our two postpartum visits were helpful and honestly just comforting! At the end of our time together, we were sad to say goodbye because Marissa is forever a part of our family!

— Madeline H.

5.0

November 25, 2023

Marissa was very knowledgeable and kind throughout my pregnancy and delivery. She made me feel comfortable and supported. Even when I had to change my birth plan during labor, she did not make me feel like I failed. She encouraged and celebrated me. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a caring doula!

— Keisha B.

5.0

November 19, 2023

Marissa was and is a great doula. She answered all of my questions even after birth. She was always on time and we didn’t miss any appointments. She stayed up with me and my family the whole night as I was in labor and we did labor prep. She was also very informative and gave me a lot of resources for birth, post partum, and skin care for my baby. I will definently get her again for my future pregnancies.

— Chabri M.

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Certifications, training, and specialties

Certification and training

Birth and Postpartum Doula Training, Urban Baby Beginnings (2022)

Education

Bachelors of Art in Psychology and Africana Studies (2014)

Languages

English

Credentials

BA

Specialties

Birth Doula Birth Support

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