Astrid Hufnagel

Montclair, New Jersey

Astrid Hufnagel

10 years of experience

When I had my "Little Prince" (Finn), and became involved in the birth world, I realized that I found a calling! Working with families through their pregnancies, and helping them embrace the new phase of life after birth, brings me much joy and satisfaction. I have a creative side, with a passion for photography. I also have a love for travel and exploring the outdoors. My experiences with my boys have made me attune to the struggles one can endure in pregnancy, birth, and the post-partum period. I am a researcher at heart and am extremely resourceful. If I don’t know an answer, I am confident that with some time and research I can come back to a situation with various angles and options to help families navigate this new and exciting time in their lives. I look forward to being a part of your journey!

Sasha Lazare

New York, New York

Sasha Lazare

3 years of experience

Hi! I’m Sasha Lazare and I am a DONA trained birth doula. Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, I moved to New York to attend acting school many years ago. I first felt called to be a doula after the birth of my first daughter when a complicated pregnancy and birth was made joyful and empowering by my own incredible doula. After the birth of my second daughter with the life-changing assistance of that same doula, I felt a deep desire to be a permanent part of these sacred birthing spaces, and to share with other birthing people what my doula gave to me. I treat each birth with compassion, respect, and humor, and deeply honor each unique experience. I am steadfast in my belief that all birthing people deserve non-judgmental, unwavering support. I live in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn with my husband, two daughters, and our dog Eloise. I am so grateful to be a part of your journey.

Rebecca Vazquez

North Arlington, New Jersey

Rebecca Vazquez

7 years of experience

Hello, my name is Rebecca! I’m a wife and mother to a sweet baby boy. My passion for pregnancy and all things birth has led me to become a birth and postpartum doula. My goal as a doula is to give mothers and families the tools they need to have the best birth and postpartum experiences they can have.

Stefanie Jn Pierre

Jersey City, New Jersey

5.0 (2 reviews)

Stefanie Jn Pierre

16 years of experience

Who I am ; Credentials and Experience ; I'm a Certified CPR /AED/First Aid, Certified Newborn Care Specialist, Night Nanny , Certified Postpartum Doula, Certified Pediatric Sleep Specialist and Certified Breastfeeding Counselor. What I do ; Educate and support parents, Provide direct Newborn Care , Create routines and Logs , Offer Flexible support . What you get; Peace of mind , a smoother transition, a reliable expert, extra set of hands , more and better sleep. Other essential elements; Contact information; 1267 702 8000 / 18623069535 Moonrise Baby Rhythms LLC, Website; IG , FB, Twitter, TicToc

Recent review

Stefanie worked with us overnight from June through July 2025, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. She was fantastic with our newborn, attentive to our needs, and always on time and professional. I would highly recommend Stefanie if you're looking someone to care for your child.

- damon w.

Cynthia Omala

Brooklyn, New York

Cynthia Omala

12 years of experience

Cynthia is an educated, multi-skilled newborn care specialist passionate about caretaking and professional development. She specialilizes in rehabilitative care and can work 24/7, nighttime and daytime schedules. She has cared for numerous newborns throughout her career is seeking short-term and long-term contracts. Cynthia has been in the childcare industry for over 10years. Cynthia is certified Newborn Care Specialist through Summers Sleep secrets and also a sleep consultant. Cynthia is certified in CPR and first Aid has experience working with premature infants and twins. Cynthia has worked in many different family settings. Cynthia has worked with single parents, interracial couples, high-profile families, and traditional families. There are a variety of family designs in the world and believe that family is family. Cynthia is kind, and caring, you will never see her without a smile. Cynthia is a great newborn care specialist who combines knowledge, compassion, and practical skills to provide excellent care for newborns and support to families.

Ebone Gedeon

Montville, New Jersey

Ebone Gedeon

6 years of experience

Ebone offers resourceful, educational, emotional and physical support throughout your pregnancy and birth journey. Ebone began her journey having had worked with a birth &post partum doula and understanding the importance of having a supportive circle when going through the birth journey. Ebone has over a 15+ years in the social service field and providing services to the community. Ebone understands that holding space for families, serving and supporting expectant women, their partners and families with the emotional and physical aspects of childbirth. As a doula Ebone can assist women and their families in obtaining resources to make the very best medical/health care decisions.

Samantha Tramontano

Howell Township, New Jersey

Samantha Tramontano

14 years of experience

my name is Samantha and I have been a postpartum/neonatal/pediatric nurse for 12 years. I work at Monmouth Medical Center part-time night shift so I have a good amount of availability for a new baby/family! my passion is caring for mothers and babies, I am a certified breast-feeding, counselor, and nationally certified in my field. I am extremely excited to form relationships with new mothers and babies in the comfort of their own homes and environments. I will provide care individualized care that meets any and all of the preferences and needs of all my mothers and their newborns!

Jacqueline Dyer

New Hope, Pennsylvania

Jacqueline Dyer

4 years of experience

I‘m a mama of two, Jesus lover & your birth bestie! I primarily support home births, with select birth center/hospital care as well. I believe that women were created to give birth, and that peaceful birth leads to peaceful society. Let’s use the gift of our physiology to labor like our motherhood depends on it, because it does.

Kay Bee

Brooklyn, New York

Kay Bee

6 years of experience

Heyy! My name is Kaybee and I am a certified holistic birth and postpartum doula, certified lactation counselor, child birth educator, advanced newborn care specialist and certified new parent educator. I also provide perinatal nutrition guidance. I service New York City and Jersey City I am originally from St.Vincent and the Grenadines and I am a Garifuna descendent. I offer a mix of my ancestral and cultural roots blended with evidence-based support. I primarily support advanced maternal age clients, high risk pregnancies, bariatric clients and vbac. I've also supported c-section births & low intervention birth. Additionally I offer postpartum day/night time support, live-in postpartum support and lactation support. Looking forward to connecting with you!

Rajah Ferdinand

Brooklyn, New York

Rajah Ferdinand

2 years of experience

Hi! I’m Rajah Ferdinand — a newly trained birth and postpartum doula based in NYC. I’ve completed certified postpartum doula training through A.N.E.W. Village at Kingsborough Community College, and I’m deeply passionate about helping families feel supported, informed, and truly cared for throughout birth and the early days of parenting. I offer a calm, nurturing presence, whether you need hands-on newborn care, emotional support, help with healing after birth, or a steady voice during labor. As a doula, my focus is on you — your voice, your choices, and your peace of mind. I’m currently accepting clients at sliding-scale rates as I grow my experience. If you’re looking for nonjudgmental, culturally aware, and affirming care, I’d love to connect with you and support your journey.

Thandia Mighty

New York, New York

5.0 (12 reviews)

Thandia Mighty

17 years of experience

I am Thandia from the island Jamaica,A Certified Newborn Care Specialist,Sleep Trained Certified and CPR certified.Migrated 10 years ago as a Social Worker where my passion was to serve.My love for newborns is natural from my childhood,A mother of 6 and 2 grandkids,knowing the stress of motherhood and unto the adjustment stage I knew my help would be needed in your homes,My experiences where self taught independently when I figured this was my career and upgraded myself getting trained and certified.I love having new parents anticipate learning from me while asking tons of questions and seeing their trust is placed in my hands with their beautiful little babies.At the end of my service I need to know families are back to normalcy while their bundle of joy is on schedule,Sleep trained,safe and is growing healthy at the same time.In my spare time I read books,enjoy my boys and play family games . My Philosophy is "Life is great when you be the one to make it beautiful"

Recent review

Our choice of choosing Thandia was the best thing for our baby,Very professional,punctual,organized,respectful and supportive.Josh was born premature and we had some hitches on who we'd choose to hire,He spends 5 weeks in ICU and coming home with a weight of 3lbs 8 ounces was a challenge given my husband and I were first time parents,Thandia was recommended be a good friend of mine and she pulled through every task needed without guessing,we'd asked tons of questions and off the bat she responded with a variety of info that is still valuable today.We miss her so much and never wanted her to leave.She is a 10 out of 10.

- Leah &Joshua F.

Geeta Asamoah-Kyei

New York, New York

5.0 (17 reviews)

Geeta Asamoah-Kyei

9 years of experience

I am so excited to meet you! I am a graduate from Brooklyn College (go bulldogs) with a Health and Nutrition degree. I love cheesy fiction books (don't Judge). They just give me an escape from the chaos of this world. The birthing world has always been a passion of mine, and being a part of the support system for any birthing person through education, breathing exercises, comfort and relaxation techniques and aromatherapy is what I enjoy most. I spend most days reading through evidence based research on birth, postpartum and breastfeeding to be well equipped support person for my clients. My clients are my number one priority and they have my unconditional support. I see each pregnancy as a unique miracle.I help women embark on their birthing journey gently through tested and proven methods. I also patiently answer questions and address concerns you may have and provide advice best suited to your situation. Please get in touch to set up an initial consultation. I look forward to meeting you, and always remember you are stronger than you think.

Recent review

Geeta is amazing and we loved having her as a post-partum doula. She was incredibly helpful, kind, and soothing during the daytime sessions and was an absolute life saver during the night sessions. She was amazing with our daughter (and our pets!), and really put us at ease when she was around. We felt so comfortable with her and knew our daughter was in good hands; we would absolutely recommend her to anyone considering a post-partum doula.

- John & A.

Ansar Muhammad

New York, New York

Ansar Muhammad

5 years of experience

It was in 2019 that I interviewed my grandmother about her birthing experience, she told me about her mother, and how in the south at that time it was common to have a home birth, and your neighbors would serve as seasoned midwives and doulas. I felt called to this story, of your village coming to provide you with support and care at your most vulnerable. As a birth and postpartum doula, I have served over 100 families from all walks of life, offering calming, comforting support to them and their support system! I believe in providing physical, informational and emotional support to the families I work with. I meet every family I work with where they are in their journey and offer the kind of comfort and advocacy that is needed for a beautiful and holistic experience. My mission is to make sure you have the birth or postpartum experience you want, and to aim higher than safety

Aleisha Peters

New York, New York

Aleisha Peters

9 years of experience

Hi! I’m Aleisha a trained Newborn care specialist (8years), CPR certified and fully vaccinated. I am a kind, reliable, caring, trustworthy, attentive and organized individual who thrive to be the best at what I do. I’m fantastic with babies and work as a team with parents to make transition into parenthood as smoothly and enjoyable as possible. I’m located in New York and I’ve worked mainly in Long Island, Westchester, Manhattan area where I have provided superior services to some of the most wonderful families. My service includes but not limited to: - cleaning baby’s room - cleaning baby’s bottles - doing baby’s laundry -Guidance and Education on baby’s care -feed baby - sleep train at appropriate age and weight - engaged/ stimulate baby for age appropriate developments - stroller walks - overnight service - daytime service - 24hrs service - scheduling

Shane J

New York, New York

5.0 (3 reviews)

Shane J

9 years of experience

Hi ! My name is Shane and I am the Melanated Mermaid Doula Services. I am a trained Fullspectrum Doula with a focus on Birth and Postpartum services. I am also open to supporting abortion related services. I have a love for birth and preparing for the beautiful event. My passion with working with expectant families is to help them connect with one another, prepare and feel confident during and after their births. I want the people I work with to gain a confidence with their bodies but also feel safe and secure in advocating for their needs during pregnancy, labor and postpartum. I have a passion for nutrition and movement so I am sure to include different health measures and these two factors in my services as well. I have a degree in Psychology from Syracuse University and take what I learn from my formal training in the classroom and incorporate it in how I handle and care for my growing families during our time together. I love to laugh and bring joy in homes of the people I work with and hope that along with educating you on your body and body's super powers I can also bring comfort and confidence on this birth journey.

Recent review

I had the privilege of having Shane as my doula during my pregnancy and childbirth, and I cannot express enough gratitude for the support, knowledge, and comfort she provided throughout this journey. From the moment we began working together, Shane's warm and calming presence made me feel supported and understood. She possesses a deep knowledge of childbirth and postpartum care, which she shared with me in our prenatal meetings, empowering me with information and confidence as my due date approached. Shane was incredibly responsive to my needs and preferences, always ensuring that my birth plan was respected and advocated for. During labor, her expertise and soothing demeanor were invaluable, providing both physical and emotional support that significantly contributed to my positive birthing experience. She knew exactly when to offer words of encouragement, when to give me space, and how to assist in pain relief techniques that made a significant difference in managing my labor pains. Postpartum, Shane's support was just as impactful. She visited us at home, offering advice on newborn care, breastfeeding, and adjusting to our new family dynamic. Her follow-up care and genuine concern for our well-being were beyond what I had expected, making the transition into parenthood much smoother and less overwhelming. Shane's passion for her work and her compassionate approach to supporting families during one of the most transformative times of their lives is truly remarkable. I wholeheartedly recommend her services to anyone looking for a doula who is knowledgeable, empathetic, and truly dedicated to providing the best possible care. Thank you, Shane, for being an essential part of our journey into parenthood. Your impact has been profound and will be remembered fondly.

- Daliah C.

Judene Williams

New York, New York

5.0 (1 review)

Judene Williams

10 years of experience
Accepts insurances

I am Judene Williams from New York. I am a Certified Newborn Care Specialist with certification in Sleep training and CPR. I am patient, calm and professional with a twist of friendly personality. I believe emotional support is key in assisting with taking great care of your newborn. I travel for work so there’s nowhere too far for me to assist on that wonderful journey.

Recent review

Judene was a tremendous asset to our new family while going through the newborn stage. She was kind and compassionate to us and our daughter. She was knowledgeable and was very calm throughout and helped guide us with us being first time parents. I would highly recommend her!

- Samantha H.

Alecia Edwards

New York, New York

5.0 (3 reviews)

Alecia Edwards

12 years of experience

My name is Alecia I am a gentle, caring, nurturing, and understanding individual who practices patience, kindness, honest and compassion. I am a certified newborn care specialist /nanny over 10 years experience I am very reliable, professional, and responsible. I use my knowledge and experience to ensure that I give the best care possible.

Recent review

We absolutely love Alecia and using her as a baby nurse for our almost 3 month old. She is extremely kind, nurturing, considerate and reliable and gives the utmost care to our baby. It is clear how knowledgeable and experienced she is and treats our son as if he is her own. Alecia is extremely easy going and makes it so easy and comfortable to have her in our home. She exudes a wonderful energy, and has a happy and healthy attitude. For any parents looking for a helpful, professional, and kind hearted baby nurse, I can't recommend her enough! She is an ideal newborn care specialist who gives the best care for our child as possible.

- Sela B.

Zen Holmes

New York, New York

Zen Holmes

9 years of experience

Zen Holmes is the founder of Comfy Momma Prenatal and Postpartum Support and offers doula services, lactation counseling, prenatal massage, prenatal yoga and guided meditations aimed at reducing fear and preparing the mind/body to relax during childbirth. She also offers childbirth education, newborn care and breastfeeding classes. Zen is a Midwifery Assistant and a Midwifery Student at Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery. Zen is a DONA certified birth doula and a Carriage House Birth trained postpartum doula. She is a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) and a Certified Integrative Lactation and Feeding Specialist (ILFS). Zen received her certification as an Evidence Based Birth Instructor and offers to most up to date research in her classes. She is also trained in hypnobirthing and mindfulness. She uses visualizations, massage and sound therapy to help laboring moms feel grounded, relaxed and confident during the birthing process. Zen Holmes has been a NYS licensed massage therapist, specializing in prenatal and medical massage for 20 years. She is also a Reiki practitioner. She has 3 pregnancy massage certifications (MotherMassage, Loving Pregnancy Massage, and Bodywork for the Childbearing. She is also a proud mother of 5 amazing adults.

Johanny Luna

New York, New York

Johanny Luna

6 years of experience
Accepts insurances

I’m Johanny Luna, mother of two and lifelong New Yorker, devoted to supporting birthing individuals and families through one of life’s most transformative experiences. I believe birth deserves compassionate, respectful care that honors each person’s unique journey. With over a decade in healthcare, I offer holistic support that blends evidence based knowledge with ancestral wisdom. As a bilingual doula, I’m especially passionate about empowering diverse communities to make informed choices and feel truly seen and supported through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. My work is rooted in trust, respect, and the belief that reproductive health thrives in strong, connected communities.

Chamaine Lucas-Jones

New York, New York

5.0 (3 reviews)

Chamaine Lucas-Jones

13 years of experience

My name is Chamaine, I am Birthing Postpartum Doula with a deep commitment to supporting families through one of life’s most transformative experiences. I bring a nurturing presence and a calm, reassuring approach to help create a warm and comforting environment where parents feel truly supported and valued. My mission is to offer compassionate, knowledgeable care to families welcoming new life—guiding them through both the joyful moments and the inevitable challenges with patience, empathy, and expertise. In addition to my core practice, I have experience working in kosher kitchens and providing attentive, respectful care for infants following their bris, ensuring families feel confident and cared for during this sacred time.

Recent review

We had the pleasure of having Chamaine support and guide us for the first five weeks after our daughter was born via C-section. As first-time parents returning home after a difficult pregnancy followed by a brief NICU stay, we felt very overwhelmed and anxious about entering the new phase of our lives. Chamaine was like a ray of sunshine entering our home, providing us with an instant sense of warmth and comfort. She made a concerted effort to connect with and care for our entire family, including our newborn daughter, our (extremely needy) dog, and both of us parents. We’ve gleaned so much valuable knowledge from Chamaine that we will surely carry with us throughout parenthood. We couldn’t have asked for someone more nurturing, responsible, thoughtful, and attentive to care for our daughter, and it brought us so much peace to know that she was in such great hands each day and night. We were so lucky to have had Chamaine as our baby nurse, and none of us (dog included!) could have gotten through this challenging adjustment period without her. We appreciate her tremendously and she will always be a very special part of our family!

- Sarah H.