Elise Benoit - Birth Doula

About Elise

Elise is a ToLabor Certified Birth Doula, a CAPPA trained Postpartum Doula, an IPPA trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialist, and a Lamaze Trained Childbirth Educator. Elise also attended the University of Georgia and Piedmont College and holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies. She is a mother to Theo and Georgia and is married to Todd. She entered into the doula field after her own birth, which showed her the importance of building a supportive birth and postpartum team. She continued to add trainings to help extend her knowledge about the many facets of birth and offer assistance through the postpartum time. Those trainings and workshops include: Acupressure in pregnancy and childbirth, Perinatal Loss and Grief, and Spinning Babies Techniques. Elise believes that education and unbiased support lead to each birthing family feeling empowered and informed when making childbirth decisions. After personally enduring a battle with postpartum depression, she hopes to help her clients feel supported through the entire childbirth experience including the fourth trimester. Through her work as a birth doula and her own experience, she saw her clients have beautiful births, but still struggle with energy and emotions during the postpartum experience. She offers placenta encapsulation as a holistic option to balance hormones, replenish iron, increase prolactin for milk production, and boost energy levels. Outside of the birth world, Elise enjoys cheering for UGA (Go Dawgs!), arranging flowers, reading, retail therapy, and watching Hallmark Christmas movies.

Birth Doula packages and pricing

Birth Doula Support

2 prenatals
Birth support
1 Postpartum visit

$1,600 USD · Flat rate

What to expect

As your doula I provide education, evidence-based information, and physical and emotional support to make your birthing experience fully yours; an experience that feels empowering to you. We work together to help you create a birth and postpartum plan that fits your unique family and then we put together the pieces to make those plans work. As your doula I provide education, evidence-based information, and physical and emotional support to make your birthing experience fully yours; an experience that feels empowering to you. We work together to help you create a birth and postpartum plan that fits your unique family and then we put together the pieces to make those plans work.

Reviews for Elise Benoit

5.0 2 reviews

5.0

August 28, 2024

I absolutely credit Elise with the amazing positive empowering birth experience I was able to have as a first time mom. Her presence is soothing, confident, and maternal. My husband was so happy to have her there, so reassuring and helpful. Even though we arrived in the delivery room as I was in transition, she still managed to set the ambiance and calm mood I needed for the space. For anyone on the fence, I would say absolutely go for it. Having a doula is everything I had hoped it would be. I will be calling her when it’s time for baby #2

— Camille D.

5.0

August 28, 2024

used Elise for both my births and she will be at any future birth! Elise is kind, warm, knowledgable, level-headed, and STRONG. This woman double hip squeezed me so much through my second birth that I don't know how she was able to move her arms the next day. When it comes to patience, Elise has it in spades. I went 11 days past my due date with both of my babies and Elise kept me sane each of those 11 days. She was my first call when I had any concerns, and she would counsel me with evidence-based information while also supporting any gut instincts I may have had. I have and will continue to recommend Elise to anyone looking for an amazing doula.

— Heather M.

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Certifications, training, and specialties

Certification and training

ToLabor Birth Doula (2017)
IPPA (2017)
Cappa Postpartum Doula (2017)

Education

BA Community Journalism (2009)

Languages

English

Specialties

Acupressure During Labor Advanced Maternal Age Birth and Lactation Birth Doula Birth Support Breastfeeding Assistance and Support Childbirth Education Evidence-Based Care Home Birth Labor Doula Loss and Bereavement Doula Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Newborn Prep Placenta Encapsulation Postpartum Adjustment Support during Labor, Birth, and Postpartum Support in Pregnancy Loss Water birth