Cleveland Doula Services · Birth Doulas, Postpartum Doulas, Prenatal & Postpartum Massage

Our Doulas & Newborn Care Specialists

We are fortunate to have such compassionate and supportive doulas & newborn care specialists on our team. All doulas & newborn care specialists are independent contractors with Nurtured Foundation and meet the exceptional standards of care that Nurtured Foundation is founded on.

Lisa Falkenstein | Nurtured Foundation

Lisa

Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, Certified Lactation Counselor, Pediatric Sleep Trainer & Founder of Nurtured Foundation

Lisa Falkenstein graduated from Kent State University in 1997 with a BA in Family Studies. After working in various social work positions and working with many families in various capacities, she has found her calling. Lisa’s love for families, parenthood, and breast/chest-feeding led her career choice as a postpartum doula in Cleveland.

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Merav

Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor & RN

Merav Minkin was a graphic designer and event planner for 10 years prior to finding her true calling as a doula in 2007, when she gave birth to her second child. When he was 5 months old, Merav packed up her suitcases and 2 kids, and drove to NYC to attend a DONA Birth Doula training.

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Amanda | Meet The Doulas

Amanda C.

Postpartum Doula & Newborn Care Specialist

Amanda is a day & night postpartum doula. She is very passionate about her job helping families during the postpartum time. Amanda has over two wonderful years under her belt as a trained postpartum doula and has learned much more hands on through her years of work.

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Shannon

Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula & Certified Lactation Counselor

Shannon is a birth & postpartum doula and is trained through DONA, serving the Cleveland area. In addition, Shannon is a certified lactation counselor. She has had births at Metro, Fairview, and St. John Westshore hospitals. Shannon is also trained with Spinning Babies. 

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Cassandra

Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, and Certified Lactation Counselor

Over the years I have seen firsthand the importance that birth and the postpartum period have on the rest of your life. It is incredibly important to me that those that I work with feel fulfilled, supported, and cared for during this new journey. We all deserve a village, and I strive to give all of my clients (and those around me) just that!

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Lexi

Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Support Counselor

A naturally nurturing personality and a degree in early childhood development led me on a path to becoming a career nanny for ten years. To aid in supporting new parents and baby in the first year following birth, I have expanded my expertise with DONA International and Birth Arts International training in postpartum doula work.

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Kristen

Postpartum Doula, Birth Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)

Hi! I’m Kristen, I’m a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, and Mother. I love my community, great music, reading, deep conversations about life and parenting, and creating personal connections. Being a Doula is not just my job, it is who I am.

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Christie

Birth & Postpartum Doula

Christie decided to become a doula for many reasons: supporting other women is part of her personal and professional philosophy, the training and education has helped her to process her own pregnancies and births, and most importantly to assist in helping women and birthing people advocate for themselves and the experiences that they deserve.

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Erica

Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Pediatric Occupational Therapist & Specialist for NICU Grads and Families with Special Needs

As an pediatric occupational therapist of 25 years, Erica has developed a deep appreciation for the lifelong impact of early mother and infant experiences. This awareness has driven her decision to add doula services to her skill set.

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Marie

Postpartum Doula, PhD, MPH

Marie McCausland, PhD, MPH is a CAPPA-trained Postpartum Doula, scientist, and award-winning maternal health advocate.  Marie became a Postpartum Doula to help better serve families as they welcome their new baby into their home.

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Alesha

Licensed Massage Therapist, Postpartum Overnight Doula

Alesha is a night time Postpartum Doula. She has been with Nurtured Foundation as an In-Home Massage Therapist for over a year, and decided to add doula work as well so she can further support her fellow moms. She is also knowledgeable in infant massage. Alesha believes that every mom needs to feel supported and confident in their instincts, and that is her approach to every client. 

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Ashley B.

Postpartum Day & Overnight Doula

Ashley is a kind, caring and a fun-loving person that wears her heart on her sleeve. She has a background in photography, art therapy and has been working as a nanny the past four years. Once she learned about doulas and their role in supporting birthers and families, she quickly knew that was what she wanted to do. She now is a postpartum doula serving the Cleveland and Akron area.

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Olivia (Liv)

Postpartum Day & Overnight Doula

Olivia is a postpartum doula and she is trained through Birth Arts International. Along with being a certified postpartum doula, she also has a background in childcare and early childhood education.

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Mandy | Nurtured Foundation

Mandy

Newborn Care Specialist for Overnights

My name is Mandy and I’m a mother of three, ages 5 and under.  I love anything outdoors, reading and traveling.  I chose to become a postpartum doula because I have an infinite love for babies!

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xiomara

Xiomara

Postpartum Doula

I was trained by certified professional midwife (CPM), certified childbirth educator, board certified behavior analyst (BCBA), and licensed behavior specialist (LBS), Beth Goldberg, and through Birth Arts International.

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Jess C (she/her)

Postpartum Doula

Jess is a DTI trained full spectrum doula. Jess provides in-home, compassionate support for families into the 4th trimester.

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Kaci

Postpartum Doula and Certified Lactation Counselor

Kaci’s education started with a Bachelor’s of Science in International Business and French. She was always interested in other cultures and customs, and eventually became very interested in how other countries balanced family and professional life, particularly for mothers and maternity leave.

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Poppy (Kristin)

Birth & Postpartum Doula

Poppy became a birth and postpartum doula in 2018, switching careers completely from Corporate Sales and truly stepping into her authenticity. Poppy’s enthusiasm and appreciation for her role as a doula has motivated her to become diversely cross trained through various birth work training and certification programs.

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Lorene

Birth Doula

Hi, I’m a birth doula and I’m happy to assist you in growing your family. I am a mother of three. I’ve been assisting family and friends with their births since I’ve been 18 years old, before I knew there was a such thing as a “doula”.

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Jennifer

Postpartum Doula

I started my adult life in academic and corporate settings, graduating with a B.S. in Psychology from Arizona State University and a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and working in related fields until stepping away 11 years ago to start a family.

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