Jenny joined BirthWorks International Board at the end of 2023. As a dance educator, somatic practitioner, and fitness professional, Jenny has been educating about the body for over 15 years. While pregnant with her second son, she began the certification process and completed the BWI intensive ACED program to become both a certified BWI Birth Doula and …
Valorie Akuffo is a certified BWI Birth Doula, a Lifetime Member, and has been a key part of BirthWorks for over two decades. Currently, she is a Member at Large on the Board of Directors and is a BWI Mentor. She also held positions as the Acting Director of the BirthWorks Doula Certification Program, prior …
Madison Hendry is a community birthworker, artist and educator focusing on the maternal-infant relationship. Her passion for birth work began after the premature birth of her second baby when she became a NICU mother. She owns Mama Bird, LLC and founded The Cleveland Kangaroula Collective. As a BirthWorks International Certified Birth Doula CBD(BWI), Registered Kangaroula, …
Maika Schneider moved from Germany to the US in 2017. She’s married with two beautiful children. Their birth experiences were totally different and she appreciates the knowledge she gained from her German midwife – always remembering the special, invaluable postpartum support! Childbirth and postpartum always intrigued Maika, as she loves seeing new families grow in …
Nicole Walsh received her Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from SUNY Cortland and her Masters in Education from Old Dominion University. She has two young boys and a baby girl; her personal experiences are what led her to pursue becoming part of the birthing community. Since 2015, she’s experienced the incredible journey of pregnancy, birth and motherhood and what …
Liz began her midwifery journey out of a deep desire to share the joy of birthing at home. She wanted all women to experience what it is like to feel the innate power within them to give birth. Following her first home birth in 1982, she began studying to be a birth assistant in Rahima …
Cristin certified as a BirthWorks Childbirth Educator in 2010 and later (in 2020) cross-certified as both a BirthWorks Birth Doula & Postpartum Doula. (She is also certified as a DONA Birth Doula and Postpartum Doula, as well as a Conscious Pregnancy Yoga Teacher and Health Moms Fitness Instructor). Cristin has mentored new BWI students and …
Cathy is a pediatric physical therapist who is founder, designer, and president of BirthWorks International. She is author of Birthing in the Spirit- a human values approach to childbirth, and Doulas of Love and is co-author of the BirthWorks Childbirth Educator Manual, and the Doula Journal Workbook. Cathy has taught childbirth education and doula workshops …
BirthWorks affirms birth as an intensely felt, uniquely empowering transformational experience and believes together we positively impact the future of our planet by promoting gentle, loving birth practices.Â
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