Helping you birth better, together.
When picking your birth doula,
Experience Matters
17 years supporting a wide variety of births
*Unmedicated & Medicated
*Hospital, Birth Center, & Home Birth
*Planned & Unplanned Cesarean
*Inductions & Water Birth
*VBAC / IVF / Adv. Maternal Age
*Birth After Previous Pg Loss
*High Risk / Complex
*Anxiety / Neurodiversity
*Solo & Queer Parents
Lori Lawrence, DONA Certified Birth Doula
Lori Lawrence, DONA Certified Birth Doula
Lori Lawrence, DONA Certified Birth Doula
I've been working in the birth field for over 20 years. I completed training in childbirth education at the Seattle Midwifery School and taught for two area hospitals for a dozen years while also teaching both children and adults as a licensed teacher. During the past 17 years, I found myself called into doula work as word spread in the
I've been working in the birth field for over 20 years. I completed training in childbirth education at the Seattle Midwifery School and taught for two area hospitals for a dozen years while also teaching both children and adults as a licensed teacher. During the past 17 years, I found myself called into doula work as word spread in the community about my skills, knowledge, and passion for helping families work toward the birth of their dreams. Fast forward to the fall of 2022, when I stepped out of the classroom and into birth work full time. I'm now a doula 24/7, and am excited to be working each day with expecting people and those that love them.
Supporting YOUR Birth Wishes
Lori Lawrence, DONA Certified Birth Doula
Lori Lawrence, DONA Certified Birth Doula
Carrots or broccoli? Jane Austen or Stephen King? Our preferences color every aspect of our daily lives, and our preferences for birth are often there long before the baby bump appears. Birth preferences, sometimes called birth wishes, matter a lot, and what's optimal to someone else might not be optimal for you. As a doula, my job star
Carrots or broccoli? Jane Austen or Stephen King? Our preferences color every aspect of our daily lives, and our preferences for birth are often there long before the baby bump appears. Birth preferences, sometimes called birth wishes, matter a lot, and what's optimal to someone else might not be optimal for you. As a doula, my job starts well before the first contraction, with prenatal meetings that help you craft your birth wishes into a solid plan of action. I'm also there to provide evidence-based resources, answer questions, listen to both your hopes and fears, and let you decide what your pathway to parenthood should look, sound, and feel like. No matter what your preference is for dealing with discomfort or delivery, I'm there with you and for you every step of the way. I will help you advocate for what you need and want. It's your birth. And I'll help make sure it feels that way.
Stacking the Deck For Your Birth
Lori Lawrence, DONA Certified Birth Doula
Stacking the Deck For Your Birth
For most people, having the birth they’ve dreamed of doesn’t happen by chance. Most often, it takes prior planning, practice, and a continuous labor support team leveraging evidence-based strategies and a variety of effective coping techniques to raise the odds of turning the birth you dream of into reality.
During prenatal appointments
For most people, having the birth they’ve dreamed of doesn’t happen by chance. Most often, it takes prior planning, practice, and a continuous labor support team leveraging evidence-based strategies and a variety of effective coping techniques to raise the odds of turning the birth you dream of into reality.
During prenatal appointments we’ll craft a plan of action that stacks the deck in your favor for a shorter, easier, and empowered birth. Then we'll dive into how to make early postpartum feel less chaotic and more enjoyable.
So what happens if the baby has other ideas, and things don't go as planned? As an experienced and compassionate birth doula, I can help you pivot by providing information, protecting your sense of agency through empowered choices, and supporting you emotionally to embrace the new path. My end goal is that you have a joyful, powerful, and rewarding experience no matter what the path may hold.