Kimberly F. | Doula in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA

I've been a self-proclaimed Birth Blerd since becoming pregnant with my first son in 2007. I devoured anything and everything pregnancy and birth related I could get my hands on and my husband and I took Bradley Method childbirth classes. I became amazed at all that our bodies can do when the physiological process of birth is respected and supported. I went on to birth my first son in a free-standing birth center, under the care of midwives, with the support of my husband, and my next three children, at home in what were the most amazing and empowering experiences of my life. Early on in this process, I realized I wanted to support other birthing people and their families as they navigate their options and birth in the way that's right for them. As a Black mama and birth worker, I am particularly passionate about supporting Black women, birthing folx, and families, and those of other marginalized communities, as they navigate a maternity care system that doesn't always treat them with the level of care and respect they deserve. To that end, I trained as a Full Circle Doula with the International Center for Traditional Childbearing in 2016 and began attending births shortly afterward. I was blessed to train and work with Grand Midwife, Mama Claudia Booker, before her transition in 2020. I trained with doula and bodyworker, Yiska Obadia, in comforting touch for birth. I am trained in Spinning Babies, a system of body balancing and alignment through positioning and movement for a more comfortable pregnancy and an easier birth. I am trained and certified in adult and infant CPR and I'm currently completing childbirth education training and certification with Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (BADT).

I find that my strengths lie in simply holding space for each mama, birthing person, and family's birth process and the life-giving work that they do, connecting families with the resources and information they need to make truly informed decisions for themselves, and in providing support, relief, and love through comforting touch and a listening ear, during the prenatal, birthing, and postpartum periods. In the not-too-distant future, I plan to add childbirth education classes, lactation support, and herbalism to my doula bag of tricks.

I currently only work with one birth client per month, so that I have capacity to provide the necessary time, focus, and energy that each client deserves. I also limit postpartum work to eight hours per week, at this time.