ABOUT NURTURED FOUNDATION
Established in 2014
About Nurtured Foundation Doula & Newborn Care Agency
Our Philosophy
At our agency we believe that parenthood is a sacred time in a family’s life. Families should be supported physically & emotionally from pregnancy through the postpartum period. We provide non-judgmental support, in a nurturing environment, so they can have the best start on their journey.
Our Mission
Individualized, professional and nonjudgemental family support.
Our Cleveland area doula agency services include birth doulas, postpartum doulas, newborn care specialists, overnight newborn care, in-home postpartum & prenatal massage, baby registry consults, car seat safety consults, and sleep consulting. We also offer private breastfeeding classes, postpartum/newborn consults, and postpartum planning.
Why Choose Nurtured Foundation?
For over ten years, Nurtured Foundation has provided the Northeast Ohio area with multi-trained/certified professionals in pregnancy, postpartum, newborn care, and sleep coaching.
We have a solid resputation as an agency of 10 years.
The team comes with years of education, training, experience, and continuing education.
All doulas are fully vetted, including background checks, carry professional liability insurance, and are CPR certified.
Nurtured Foundation works as a true team and offers the collective mind. You get not just your chosen birth/postpartum professional but the expertise of 19 doulas with various skills and knowledge. We work together to support clients.
Birth doulas have back-ups in the unlikely event one would be needed.
Our owner has over 30 years of experience working with families and is dedicated to being available for clients for additional support.
You will receive continuity of care from your birth and/or postpartum professionals. Everyone is on the same page.
A collective of professionals that are passionate and dedicated to your family.
Professional, evidence-based, and non-judgemental care from all our team members.
We have a large team of postpartum doulas to help back one another up. (based on availability)
You will also have access to a list of resources we have gathered over the 10 years we have served the area.
We have 69+ Google Reviews.
We accept FSA/HSA Payments as well as Carrot clients.
Lisa’s Story
Lisa graduated from Kent State University with a BA in Family Studies. After working in various social work positions and working with many families in various capacities, she found her calling. Lisa’s love for families, motherhood, parenthood, and breastfeeding/chestfeeding led to her career choice as a postpartum doula in Cleveland. Helping build families, establishing nursing, and empowering people is her passion, and as a result, she completed her certification as a Certified Postpartum Doula, Certified Breastfeeding Educator, Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), Certified Newborn/Infant Massage Instructor, Newborn Care Specialist and dual Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant. In addition, she is also a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner through the AADP.
Lisa consults as Director of Education for Summer’s Sleep Secrets where she helps design curriculum for newborn care specialists and sleep consulting trainings and certifications. She also coaches and mentors newborn care specialists and sleep consultants throughout the world.
Lisa is a happily married mother of two young adults and has an amazing husband. They reside on the west side of Cleveland.
After working for over 8 years part-time through mostly referrals and full-time since 2013, Lisa founded Nurtured Foundation Doula & Newborn Care Agency in 2014.
Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)
Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (AADP)
Certified Breastfeeding Educator (BEC), Birth Arts International
Certified Newborn Massage Instructor (CNMI), Baby’s First Massage
Certified Postpartum Doula (CPD), Birth Arts International
Certified Newborn Care Specialist, Summer’s Sleep Secrets
Bachelor of Arts, Family Studies (BA), Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 1997
American Heart Association CPR-certified
Dual Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant
CREDENTIALS
All doulas working with Nurtured Foundation Doula & Newborn Care Agency are independent contractors that are trained birth and/or postpartum doulas, newborn care specialists, and/or certified lactation counselors. All are CPR trained/certified, background checked and carry liability insurance specific to the care they provide. All documentation is available upon request.
As a Doula Agency, We Do Not…
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We are not a medical provider. We do not give any medical advice nor is our care a substitution for medical care/advice. We will always refer you to your medical provider for related questions.
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We are here to educate and support you on various pregnancy, birth and postpartum-related issues. We provide research-based information for you to make your own decisions. We are here to support you unconditionally in your decision-making.
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While accompanying you on a postpartum visit or lactation appointment, we will support you physically and emotionally. We will help you before the appointment with preparing questions for the medical professional, but we do not speak to the professional on your behalf.
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This is your family and your journey. We are there to educate and support you along the early steps. We provide non-judgmental and respectful support to all my families.
