My perspective: Emily was our doula for our (breech) home birth. I also had 3 massages with her…read moreprior to labor. I have no words to explain how wonderful Emily was or how much she improved our birth experience. She was always available prior to the birth by phone or text and our in person meetings with her felt relaxed and added to my excitement. On the day of our baby's birth she kept in touch and then came over as soon as I said maybe I wanted her. Prior to and during labor her massage skills were amazing and her voice through contractions kept me calm. She even gave my husband a massage to calm him a bit. Our home birth was everything we hoped it could be and I credit a lot of that to Emily. It is hard for me to find the right words to exactly describe how amazing and gifted Emily is so I will share the email I wrote to Emily when my husband and I were still glowing from the experience. I hope she won't mind! "Emily, Chris and I are still on a high from how absolutely incredible and perfect we view Dahlia's birth. We feel so lucky that things went exactly as we envisioned. That seems to be a rare outcome these days and we are truly blessed. Seeing your doula skills in action made me realize that some people truly do have a calling. I saw an article today titled something like, reasons you don't need a doula and I just laughed. There is no way I could have had the birth experience I had without you. I think we need to discuss you canceling this silly move to OK." When we met for my postpartum visit I talked to Emily about flying her up to NYC for subsequent births. I think it says a lot that with all of the talented doulas in NYC, I don't want to mess with success and really need Emily by my side. NYC has suffered a great loss with Emily's move to OK. My husband's input: Emily just gets pregnant women and knew exactly what my wife needed during labor probably better than my wife knew - counter pressure, massage and encouragement. She even rubbed my neck when the stress was getting to me and made it easier for me to get in a nap. I don't even want to think what the experience would have been like without Emily. That's why we need her back for the next baby.

Sometimes being pregnant is less than relaxing. Your hips, back, everything hurts. This is the…read moreplace to go for an hour of heaven and to feel almost normal again! Emily is wonderful at her job. I feel totally comfortable and relaxed here. The whole experience is worth every penny. I have been twice and can't wait to go back!

Better Birth Now has been instrumental as we plan for the birth of our child. Everyone we have…read moretalked to there is so helpful. They provide many services including: doula, placenta encapsulation, and birth classes just to name a few. If you are interested in learning more about birth, natural birth, and getting connected with other moms, then give them a call. So far, we have been very impressed.