Rachel Meakins

About me

Rachel Meakins is a doula, lactation counselor, childbirth educator, newborn care specialist, and maternal health advocate based in Los Angeles. Through her practice, Zenbari, she supports women and families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the transition into modern motherhood with a calm, highly personalized approach. With a background spanning pre-med studies, psychology, public relations, maternal health coaching, and perinatal education, Rachel brings both emotional depth and practical systems-thinking into her work. She is known for helping families feel informed, steady, and genuinely supported — not only during birth, but throughout the massive physical, relational, and identity shifts that come with becoming a parent. Her care combines evidence-based education with intuitive, real-life support. Clients often work with Rachel for guidance around birth preparation, feeding, newborn care, postpartum recovery, household dynamics, partner communication, and creating sustainable systems that allow mothers to feel more resourced and less overwhelmed during the early months. In addition to her private client work, Rachel works in maternal health education and community advocacy, serves as a Fair Play facilitator, and is a health coach focused on the vaginal microbiome and women’s health across fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. Her philosophy is that mothers deserve thoughtful, coordinated care that considers the full picture — not just the baby, but the woman, her relationships, her recovery, her nervous system, and the life she is returning to afterward.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Baruch College, NYC (2018)

Certification and training

Birth Doula Training, DONA (2024)

Postpartum Doula Certification, DNT Network (2026)

Lamaze Childbirth Educator Training, Lamaze International (2023)

Newborn Care Specialist, NCTA (2018)

Holistic Health Coach, IIN (2018)

Birth Doula Training, DONA (2015)

Fair Play Facilitator Training, Fair Play (2021)

Lactation Counselor Certification, ALPP (2021)

Prenatal Doula Training, Hudson Yoga Project (2015)

Memberships and affiliations

DONA International

Fair Play

Chamber of Mothers

Credentials

Languages

English

Accepted insurance

Service introduction

Zenbari offers personalized pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and newborn support designed to help families feel informed, grounded, and genuinely cared for throughout the transition into parenthood. Services include prenatal education, birth doula support, postpartum recovery care, feeding support, newborn guidance, and practical household planning for the early weeks and months after birth. My approach blends evidence-based education with calm, highly individualized care that supports not only the baby, but the mother, her recovery, her relationships, and the overall rhythm of family life.

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