Hello there! My name is Vanessa Woodward, The Nessasary Doula! As an Advanced Trained Certified Birth Doula, it is my honor to join you on the amazing journey that is pregnancy, labor, and delivery! I am a wife, and mother to a 2 year old little boy, who is my rainbow baby. In 2019 my husband and I had a pregnancy loss of triplet girls at 17 weeks. Six months later, we were pregnant with our son, Deuce! It was after this series of events that I discovered my passion to help other moms navigate through pregnancy and/or postpartum, giving them the education, encouragement, and empowerment they need to therefore, have the best birthing experience possible. I have over 16 weeks of rigorous birth and postpartum training, which also includes CPR certification and Lactation education. I look forward to servicing you and your growing family!

Thank you for your interest in having me join you on your pregnancy and birth journey! Below you will find a list of services that I offer: 18 total hours of childbirth education (includes hands on activities (ex. meal prep/grocery shopping, essential oil testing, etc.)) Custom birth plan Doctor’s appointment debriefing In-person comfort measure training Intervention training Labor support up to 2 hours after birth Breastfeeding support 3 postpartum visits (2 hours each) Unlimited phone access from the time of hire until 6 weeks postpartum ***If you are looking for virtual services, please let me know and we can discuss further