Shauna Davis
About me
Hi! My name is Shauna and I am a DONA International Certified Birth Doula, as well as a Bradley Method® Provisional Affiliate Instructor located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago - Woodstock to be exact. It is my honor to support families that are giving birth in home, birth center and hospital settings. After working for five years in obstetrics and gynecology, I knew I wanted to be more involved in supporting women throughout their pregnancy and birth journeys. I 100% believe all women should be supported and have the right to birth as they want, whatever that looks like for them. I believe women's bodies are remarkable and amazing. As a mom of three myself, I know first hand the power a woman's body has, from growing a baby, to delivering that baby, and then to be able to nourish that baby. I started the rigorous training with The Bradley Method® to become a provisional affiliate instructor in 2025, and will be teaching classes in June 2026 in Lakewood, IL. In my free time, I enjoy going on walks with my husband and our two dogs. I also enjoy reading and staying up-to-date on all things pregnancy, birth and lactation related.
Certification and training
Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) Certified (2024)
Certificate of Completion - The Bradley Method® Affiliate Instructor Program (2026)
Birth Doula Certification, DONA (2025)
Memberships and affiliations
DONA International
Credentials
Specialties
Languages
English
Accepted insurance
Service introduction
I am a DONA International certified birth doula that provides support throughout pregnancy, continuous labor support and support through the first six weeks of postpartum. It is my goal for you to feel truly relaxed and comfortable with me and for you to feel known and heard before you give birth to your sweet baby. That means, every client gets the same amount of in-person visits, which includes three planned prenatal visits, in-person continuous support through labor and giving birth and a minimum of one postpartum visit within the first week after coming home with baby. In addition to these visits, I also provide phone/text/email support from the time of hire through six weeks postpartum. From 36 weeks of pregnancy, through giving birth, you will receive 24/7 on-call support and access.
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Ratings and reviews
Shauna was amazing! What helped me make my decision to work with Shauna was the amount of visits she includes. Unlike other doulas I interviewed she visits 3 different times during your pregnancy. This was huge for me since I wanted to have a more personal relationship with my doula before having them in the room during the most vulnerable time of my life, child birth! Shauna was very responsive to messages, even ones I thought I should know or may be silly. The home visits were always friendly and informative. Never lasting less than an hour and half. She really made you feel important and the center of her focus! She has checked in multiple times during postpartum and making sure we're all doing well and offering help. Because I had a precipitous labor and delivered in the car, Shauna did not make it in time for delivery (parking lot baby). Shauna coached me on the phone through each contraction and reassuring me of what my body is capable of. Shauna was there for me all day through my pre labor, breakfast and long walks through the store. She was there for me during my false water break early on and met me at my Dr whenever I needed her. Shauna Davis Doula is highly recommended by me and I plan to use her again for any future babies. BONUS: She loves dogs and even brought my guys treats on more than one occasion!
- Rachel Krause
Shauna is amazing! She recently helped us welcome our healthy baby boy at home, and the experience was wonderful. She is incredibly knowledgeable, exceptionally reliable, and always quick to respond to a text or call. Shauna goes out of her way to add thoughtful touches to her care that build great trust and rapport. During the delivery, she was a steady presence and supported me perfectly from start to finish. She and the midwives worked together beautifully as one cohesive team. Highly recommend her services!
- Alison Ivie
We used Shauna for our first baby in July and I don’t know what we would have done without her. She answered any and all questions I had during my pregnancy, and was willing to do anything to help when needed. She had all the tips and tricks I needed to feel as comfortable as possible. During the home visits before the baby was born, she went over everything that could happen and that might come up so we felt prepared for those things. During labor and delivery a lot of things happened that scared me, and the doctors were making things worse. They didn’t have great bedside manner. If Shauna wasn’t there to calm me down I don’t know how I would have felt. When everything is going wrong you just need a calm in the storm and that’s what she was form me. Her being that calm when I needed it most made her service very valued and much needed. She also knew all the right things to say and do during contractions. This empowered me to tell my husband how to do those same things. She even made a postpartum visit, and still texts to check in with us 2 months postpartum! I would recommend Shauna to anyone looking for a calm, supportive, and informed doula!
- Lindsey
Shauna was an incredible support for my husband and I throughout my pregnancy, incredibly long and difficult labor and delivery and postpartum too! Shauna truly is such a caring person and she is super easy to talk to and connect with. We are so thankful we chose her as our doula!
- Ashley Crane
My wife and I had a fantastic experience with Shauna as our doula! This was our first child and having Shauna as a support and resource during the pregnancy was both helpful and reassuring. Our birth experience proved to be unideal in several ways, but Shauna was with us through all of it. She provided helpful suggestions, reasoned with us through difficult decisions, and was generally a bright spot through a challenging experience. We highly recommend her to anyone and if we were not moving soon, would use her for future births!
- Brendan Keefer
Shauna joined us very late on our second pregnancy journey. She was so supportive and knowledgeable being still one of her first Doula clients! When it came time for delivery she was calm and supportive throughout the entire process and so mindful of my birth wants and desires with having to go to a plan B option already with an induction. The nurses all came in after Shauna left the hospital and just raved about her demeanor and techniques through the birthing process and could not believe she had only been to a few other births prior to mine! I would highly recommend Shauna!
- Kelsey Bowen
Shauna was fantastic. Would strongly recommend having a doula for birth in general, and can personally recommend Shauna based on our own experience. She cares so much for you, it is not just a client relationship. We had a rather long labor, and Shauna was with us for almost 24 hours straight, until Baby arrived and we were settled. She is calm and was very good at recommending the next exercise/activity/rest option to help us cope with and move labor along. As it was our first birth, we both had our own insecurities and uncertainties of what to expect. Having Shauna there helped both of us relax, rest as needed, and we got the homebirth we were aiming for.
- the norbergs
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