80 plus births, over 125 women and couples!

Podcast Episode (German): Du Doula: Deine Begleiterin durch Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Wochenbett (tilda.ws)

Interview with me at schwanger.at (in German)

My Story

Shortly after giving birth to my first child in a nurturing and safe environment, I started meeting more and more women who were not at all happy with their births. Why did these women feel so disconnected or even frustated about their experiences even if their births seemed to have been “easier”?

I realized that all I had done differently was to find birthworkers whose ideas about childbirth were in line with my own. This meant changing an ob/gyn whose opinions on birth and midwives was contrary to mine. It meant securing a birth team and location early on.

Did I have easy births? No! But I could completely rely on the people present at my births (Midwive, doctor, husband) to help me have my four children the way I wanted to.

I became a doula because I am determined to help women achieve satisfying birth experiences.

I am a Certified DiA (“Doulas in Austria”) doula and have been practicing since 2013.

The roles in my private life include mother, wife to an American husband,  activist, networker, and caretaking daughter.

Besides supporting my doula clients I work as a lawyer, supervisory board member and data protection officer.

I am a founding member of Doula-Kollektiv DACH a non for profit association supporting Doulas in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, making the role of a Doula better known and actively working on improving the situation experiences in pregnancy, births and parenting.

To learn more visit: Startseite | Doula Kollektiv

DiA is also a Member of the European Doula Network (EDN).

http://european-doula-network.org/