Postpartum Doula and Caregiver

“We not only respect babies, we demonstrate our respect every time we interact with them. Respecting a child means treating even the youngest infant as a unique human being, not as an object.” — Magda Gerber, Dear Parent

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"Babies are raised to be members of their cultures." — Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Diversity in Early Care and Education

I am a CAPPA-trained postpartum doula with decades of experience supporting growing families in their homes. My work is grounded in Educaring®, the approach developed by RIE® founder Magda Gerber. As the name "Educaring" implies, I believe that we educate infants through our care for them.

The following RIE® basic principles guide my work:

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  Trust in the infant’s competence

  
  

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  Sensitive observation

  
  

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  Involving the infant in caregiving times

  
  

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  A safe, challenging, predictable environment

  
  

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  Time for uninterrupted play and freedom to move and explore

  
  

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  Consistency

  
  

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My services involve partnering with families to provide part-time childcare, postpartum doula support, and parent/caregiver education. This includes:

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  Helping to create physically safe, cognitively challenging, and emotionally nurturing environments for infants and toddlers

  
  

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  Answering questions about your child's development

  
  

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  Providing culturally responsive and identity-affirming postpartum and infant/child care and support (For more information about the role of the postpartum doula, click here)

  
  

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  Providing an overview of RIE® principles and/or the Pikler/Lóczy® approach and helping parents and caregivers to put these ideas into practice

  
  

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  Recommending resources and referrals for further learning and support outside my scope of practice