DOULA & LACTATION SERVICES
BIRTH DOULA SERVICESBirth doula services include:
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POSTPARTUM DOULA SERVCESTraditional postpartum doula services include:
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BREASTFEEDING SUPPORTBreastfeeding support includes:
Small breastfeeding problems become big breastfeeding problems quickly. Please seek breastfeeding support early. Breastfeeding support comes to your home. |
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MEET THE DOULA & LACTATION COUNSELOR
DONA Certified Birth Doula;
Certified Lactation Counselor;
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
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Wendy is the doula, lactation counselor, director of education, and Lamaze Instructor for Lancaster Lamaze and the Program Director and Instructor for Family Trees Birth Programs. Her exciting and dynamic teaching style make classes fun and energetic.
Wendy holds a Masters degree in health science with a concentration in midwifery and women's healthcare. In 2015, she was inducted into the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators and earned Lamaze Accreditation for the Family Trees Lamaze Educator program, the partner program to Lancaster Lamaze. She became a certified doula through DONA International and worked as a birth assistant in the local Amish and Mennonite communities. She has supported hundreds of mothers as they've welcomed their new babies into this world. |
As a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and Program Director for Lamaze, Wendy provides empowering education to parents and professionals. She consistently receives glowing reviews from her students and co-workers. Wendy has taught at major hospital systems throughout the United States and has trained childbirth educators from around the world.
Professionally, Wendy was involved with published research at Towson University School of Nursing and has guest lectured at several universities, hospitals, and organizations. Wendy was the featured speaker at the regional AWHONN meeting, Nurse Family Partnership state conference, regularly presents at Lamaze International conferences and has ben published in the Journal of Perinatal Education. Wendy is the Chair of the Education Council at Lamaze International.
She proudly represented the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania lobbying for better maternity care on Capitol Hill in 2017 & 2020, holding appointments with countless members of US congress. Wendy is passionate about addressing the healthcare disparities that exist within the United States maternity care system. A lover of learning, Wendy earns more than four times the required professional continuing education each year.
She thoroughly enjoys sharing her love for labor support and education with other birth professionals.
Above all else, she is most proud of her four children.
Professionally, Wendy was involved with published research at Towson University School of Nursing and has guest lectured at several universities, hospitals, and organizations. Wendy was the featured speaker at the regional AWHONN meeting, Nurse Family Partnership state conference, regularly presents at Lamaze International conferences and has ben published in the Journal of Perinatal Education. Wendy is the Chair of the Education Council at Lamaze International.
She proudly represented the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania lobbying for better maternity care on Capitol Hill in 2017 & 2020, holding appointments with countless members of US congress. Wendy is passionate about addressing the healthcare disparities that exist within the United States maternity care system. A lover of learning, Wendy earns more than four times the required professional continuing education each year.
She thoroughly enjoys sharing her love for labor support and education with other birth professionals.
Above all else, she is most proud of her four children.
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QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) Fellow of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators (FACCE) Lamaze Program Director & Trainer Chair of Education Council, Lamaze International Certified Birth Doula (CD(DONA)) Postpartum Doula (FTBP) Doula Trainer Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) Lactation Education Counselor (LEC) |
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