Meet Rebecca

Rebecca Doula

Holistic postpartum support and lactation Counseling​

I am a Postpartum Doula and Certified Lactation Counselor that has been supporting postpartum families in a doula capacity for over seven years both locally and internationally. 

I truly consider this work a calling and love every family I serve deeply. I became a doula in 2014 when my niece was born and I observed first hand the challenges of infant feeding and adapting to new life in the postpartum home. Within 6 months I quit my job as a Marketing Director and embarked on this new career caring for others.


I currently hold a certificate in Lactation Education and Counseling from UCSD, am a Certified Lactation Counselor and also currently a Pathway 3 IBCLE candidate. In addition to lactation specific credentials I am pursuing my Master's Degree in Clinical Nutrition at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, focusing on the nutrition profile and dynamics of lactating parents and infants under 1year. I offer postpartum doula services, prenatal infant feeding classes and  postpartum planning visits, lactation consults under supervision of a mentor, and clinical nutrition evaluations for the breastfeeding dyad. 


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Qualifications

  • 2008 B.A. Psychology, Chestnut Hill College
  • 2014 DONA International Postpartum Doula Training
  • 2015 Casa Jackson Volunteer (Malnourished Children's Center - Guatemala)
  • 2015 Birth Arts International Birth Doula Training
  • 2016 Arvigo Institute Mayan Abdominal Massage Training
  • 2016 Ayurvedic Postpartum Healing & Tradition Training, Surya Spa
  • 2017 UCSD Lactation Educator and Counselor Certificate
  • 2019 Certified Lactation Counselor (Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice) 
  • 2021 IBCLE Candidate
  • 2021-2021 M.S. Clinical Nutrition Student 
  • Infant CPR/First Aid Certified
  • 15+ years of childcare, nanny, mother's helper and doula experience
  • 7 years of experience providing general postpartum support including, but not limited to: newborn care education, infant soothing techniques, breastfeeding basics, infant sleep patterns, information on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders 
  • Experience serving across a variety of settings including shelters, clinics, and high profile homes.