yelp needs to allow more characters for me to adequately describe Christina's love and care.. she…read moresurpasses all expectations. I have gained more than a midwife through my prenatal + birth + postpartum experience. She is an expert at what she does and it shows. she practically has an answer to every question and if she doesn't, she has insight + direction. she brought peace to my fear and help strengthen the parts of me that were weak. my birth and postpartum were truly so beautiful. I would choose Christina over and over to stand by my side. she is powerful, gentle, encouraging, intuitive & so full of love. if you're pregnant, consider her a necessity in your journey. she's also a pro photographer..

As a first time mom with home birth on the mind, I am so relieved to have put my trust in…read moreChristina! What a magical experience, the care that she provides is so amazing! We had the best experience working with her. She offers so much knowledge and care. I will absolutely be using her for our next babies to come. I would put 10 stars if I could!!

Words cannot express how thankful I am to have met Karen and have taken her class. Though it was a…read more1 to 2 hour drive (with traffic) for me to get to her, it was well worth it. My profession deals with medicine and she taught me more than I've learned in school, things that schools don't teach in conventional medicine (which is why some of these thing are unheard of when you ask doctors about it). I worked with a natural doctor who advised me to look into hypnobirthing. That's when I jumped onto yelp and found Karen. My husband is extremely all about research/data based practices and Karen has educated him to change his vision when it comes to birthing. Thank God for her he's now more understanding and will 100% support my instinctive/natural birth. What I really respect is that she has had a "typical" birth prior to her education and knowledge. Her own experience with a doula, with her second child, is what inspired her practice and passion in what she preaches and practices. She's currently pregnant now and will venture with a home birth next. She can basically say, "I've done it all!". She can relate to different births and/or she can share stories of those she see has seen/experienced first hand. She has so much to share and she has so much to give. Although she was pregnant, preparing and teaching a couple classes, has 2 and 1/2 kids, and in the middle of a move, she'd pick up the phone as if she was sitting around waiting for your call to answer any questions you had. I called her prior to class starting to inquire about her class. She was on vacation and still picked up my phone to talk to me for a good 20 minutes probably. I had a question late at night at 9pm or so and she still responded to my text message. She was busy putting her children to bed but got back to me right away to let me know she needed a minute to respond. Her classes offered some activities to allow us to practice "real life" scenarios. It was definitely good practice and allowed us to ask questions while we were doing it, in case it came up when we finally went into labor and Karen wasn't around. You basically get to practice what she teaches. Hands-on practice is always the best way to learn. I never imagined I would learn so much, especially in just 5 classes. This is my first birth and I'm so glad I learned what I learned from her before my first experience. I love her positive aura and personality overall. She's beautiful too! Very enjoyable to be around and learn from. She even offered little snacks for our growling tummies and cute little prizes. Totally unexpected and not necessary for her to do, but that's what also makes her so awesome! I Totally wish I could have her as my doula but she's so far away, it wouldn't be a good idea. She'll also be on the tail end of her maternity leave by then. She offered her full support and open availability if my husband and I needed anything. I appreciated that so much. We both know that she's just a phone call away. I wish everyone could learn what I learned from Karen. It would better prepare all women (and partners) out there for a more natural and unregrettable birth for them and their child and more likely prevent regrettable birth experiences.

I happen to stumble upon this class on Facebook. I won a 30% off Hypnobirthing class contest. I was…read moreearly in my pregnancy and didn't really have a birth plan in place yet. Meeting Karen and taking this class was one of the best things about my pregnancy and birth. Karen gave us all the tools and information we needed in order to have a beautiful home water birth. After already taking all the hospital offered child birth classes during my first pregnancy 6 years ago, I can honestly say, this is by far the best one my boyfriend and I have ever taken. More information than I have ever learned about childbirth ever before. Thank you, Karen! I highly recommend this class to every pregnant couple out there!

Gaile has been such a pleasure working with. She has worked with us as an overnight Doula. She was…read morethere for us when we truly needed sleep and struggled with a lot of changes occurring during our baby's 4 month sleep regression. She was nothing short of compassionate, caring and was not afraid to be there for the tough times. Most importantly she cared about both us and our son's well being. She is a wonderful person.

I contacted Gaile when I was roughly 37 weeks pregnant had an interview with her and I decided…read moreright then and there that she was the right fit for me. This was my 3rd pregnancy and was attempting to do a vbac2. She have me so much information about my rights as a patient and what to expect in a hospital setting. I went into labor on my due date. I had a back up doula which was great bc Gaile was helping amother mother in labor. Gaile met us at the hospital and helped with contractions. She was my rock and strength through out my labor she helped md stay motovated and focus on exactly what I wanted and needed. With out her I dont know what I would do with out her. She was simply amazing

Wouldn't recommend this service to anyone! Our experience was very similar to Emily's experience…read more I'd say almost to the T with the exception of her assistant, Sally was great and is one of the reason my wife and son are alive today. My wife and I expressed concerns about her pelvis being too narrow but she brushed it off and we believed her. A mistake that nearly ended my new family. She would say that something was fine and then would say that the same thing was concerning. We chalked it up to her being a bit eccentric. On top of that, we only got reimbursed a little over $100 from insurance and we had Anthem PPO at the time. Not necessarily her fault but it added to the negative experience and expenses. My wife's labor ended up being 24hrs at home and 36hrs total which ended in a C-Section. She was little to no help and it was Sally that recommended we go to the hospital. Plug-in for Rancho Springs, amazing hospital and staff. It's not what we wanted but definitely what we needed and more. We didn't want a hospital birth but they have the best ward bar none. Only hospital me and my wife would go to for this. From our conversations with other people that used her in the past, I think she was once a great midwife but from our experience, I would highly discourage anyone from using her services. If you use her, you'll be playing roulette with you and your child's life.

Would not recommend Our son was born early September 2024…read moreand Anne was our midwife for the pregnancy. During our meetings we were constantly recommended to seek outside opinions from my OBGYN and medical facilities, causing us to spend thousands more during my pregnancy and birth on top of her fee for services ($6000). During my birth Anne and her assistants made the environment stressful when I expressed for my birth to be peaceful to my liking. Upon Anne's arrival she said that I was fully dilated at 6am. At 3pm Anne had checked me and told me that she had still felt some of my cervix (I WAS NOT FULLY DILATED). She had complained earlier in the day that her fingers were too short to check properly, so I'm not sure how she has been a midwife and her fingers be too short to check her clients. I was instructed to push while not being fully dilated. Anne appeared impatient and she didn't seem to know what to do to help me progress. After an hour and a half of pushing she recommended transfer to the hospital. Upon arrival at the hospital I was checked and was dilated to AN EIGHT. The hospital determined that my baby was too large to have naturally. During my pregnancy we brought up the size of my baby and Anne would discredit all the ultrasounds and weight estimates that we were given. I had my baby via c-section and was born at 11 pounds 1 ounce, he would never have been born safely naturally. After my hospital stay we returned home to a birth pool fully inflated and still containing the water from my labor, this was after I was told that everything would be cleaned up before our return. A warning to all, a contract is presented and must be signed that states once Anne shows up to your birth/labor there are NO REFUNDS of any sort. Ultimately I would not recommend Anne's services as a midwife. If you are looking for a midwife to trust as your expert and for a safe, comfortable birth, look elsewhere.

If you're looking for calm, competent and compassionate care look no further. I am a nurse and I…read morewas impressed with her knowledge and understanding of all things pregnancy and birth related. She was able to answer every single concern or question I had with evidence based information. Katie is cool under pressure and genuinely enjoys her work. Our birth doula was a rockstar in helping manage labor discomfort. Katie gave gentle cues and performed interventions at the exact right moments to facilitate a quick and drama free birth. My husband and I are forever thankful we met her and we're blessed to have her as our midwife. If you're seeking a beautiful home birth experience she will deliver.

I found Katie when I was newly pregnant with my 6th baby. As you can see, I had plenty of…read morepregnancies and births to compare my experience with Katie to and BY FAR it was the best pregnancy and birth I have had. From the moment we FaceTimed so I could ask initial questions, I knew we were a match. Getting along with someone who was going to care for me and my baby was so huge, and with Katie it was effortless. She not only cared for me, my growing baby, but my whole family as well. Encouraging them to be involved with my care, such as helping listening to baby's heartbeat, measuring my belly etc. She made sure to provide love and care to our whole big family. Through those months, she truly and effortlessly became my friend. I had some previous birth trauma, and not once did Katie allow me to carry that concern deeper into that pregnancy. She answered all of my questions, calmed all of my fears, and supported me in every single decision I made throughout everything. Her experience and knowledge left me with zero space to be worried and I felt so safe with her! She truly went above and beyond what I could have ever expected, and because of her, I was able to have my dream home birth. If God ever decides that there's going to be a baby number seven, I won't hesitate to hire Katie again. Seriously, if you're on the hunt for a midwife and you just can't decide, take this as your sign. Katie is the best of the best! I will forever be thankful to the way she has cared for and loved my family.

Karen Pecora was nothing short of an amazing midwife for our baby boy Caleb. The funny thing is,…read moreshe was a tertiary back up for our sons birth! However if it were up to me I would have made her our primary. She helped me through my 20 hour birth where I felt so defeated after almost a week of prodromal posterior laboring. She really helped me dig deep and push our son out in about an hour, but was also loving and kind to our family in our time of need. I highly recommend her and hope she can help deliver our next baby.

AMAZING arrivals could not be a better name! Taryn and Diana are both absolutely incredible! The…read morebest choice I ever made for the birth of my first son was to hire them. They immediately made us feel comfortable at our first meeting. Both are warm, sincere, and obviously love what they do. They really helped educate, prepare, and empower us throughout my pregnancy. Our birth went according to our birth plan, with Taryn beside me as my advocate at Loma Linda the whole time. It was the most amazing and empowering experience, and not having to worry about making sure the staff followed my plan took a HUGE stress off my shoulders so I could focus on birth and bonding. Every single wish was honored. Taryn continued to be a valuable resource after, making my placenta capsules, assisting with breastfeeding and new mom questions, even coming over just to rub my feet! I sincerely think that the high number of interventions (drugs, complications, C-sections, etc.) would drastically reduce in this country if every woman, especially first time moms, had access to a personal doula. Absolutely 100000% worth every penny!! Even though I know the ropes this time around, I was honored to ask Taryn to be my doula again as we prepare for our second baby.

Diana was such a blessing to both my husband and I. After 4 vaginal epidural births I decided I…read morewanted to make my 5th and last birth, a non medicated hospital birth. I knew I would need the help of a Doula to achieve my goal. After meeting with several other Doulas it took one meeting with Diana (and Terryn) and we knew they were the right fit for us. Diana was immensely helpful throughout my entire pregnancy. Always knowledgeable and helpful no matter what my concern was. From sending me a yoga DVD when I wanted to start exercising to coming over to massage me when I had a pinched nerve Diana was always just a phone call or text away. My labor was unexpectedly fast and Diana was there to help and stayed calm even during an unplanned home birth. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for knowledgeable and caring Doula in Southern California.

After an unexpected induction due to low AFI, 12+ hours, plenty of deep breaths, a few "we've got…read morethis"... followed by a few "we definitely don't got this," and 4 hours of pushing, we finally met the greatest love of our lives. Our baby girl Sol. The biggest thank you to our incredible doula, Amanda at @blossomingbabiesdoula, for being our calm through every unexpected twist and turn. Your steady encouragement, reassurance, and support and education helped make one of the biggest days of our lives feel so much less overwhelming. We are forever grateful that you were part of Sol's birth story. She is truly an amazing human and has found her calling.

Where do I even start? I found Amanda immediately when I found out I was pregnant. I made a couple…read morevirtual appointments with doulas in my area, but Amanda was first. After we talked for over an hour, I cancelled my other appointments. I knew we were a good fit for each other and I loved everything she stood for and the knowledge she had! I was also very interested in Hypnobirthing. My husband and I truly enjoyed her Hypnobirthing courses. We both learned so much about women's bodies and how we are designed to birth babies. She made the classes memorable and not boring at all and she always provided you with material to take home yourself. Amanda was so good at checking in with us and even came to our house a few times to go over everything before birth. She always made us so comfortable and confident! She helped us with questions we had about our birth plan, and even though my birth plan sort of went out the window, she was still there with her presence and knowledge to guide me through. I truly don't think I could have done this without her support (and my husband of course) they were the BEST team for me. She was simply amazing through it all, especially my birth. Constantly checking on me, massaging me, talking through things with me. And she never once made me feel any type of way for the decisions I made. I truly could not have picked a better support person than Amanda. I'm eternally grateful for her.