| SeattleBirthNet: Who is Jodilyn? Childbirth Education and Labor Support for Expectant Families |
Welcome to SeattleBirthNet!
Read about my Philosophy regarding Childbirth Education and Birthing.
A bit of personal information:
Born and raised in the Seattle area, it is my pleasure to be serving local families and raising my own family locally. I
have three children, the first by cesarean section, and the next two by VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). We
make our home with their fantastic father/my fantastic husband of 14 years and our dog, Rookie. Our hobbies
include every sport in the book, hiking and camping, and lazy summer days. My kid's pages are located here. Or to
see slide shows of our activities, please visit www.photodex.com, click 'online sharing', scroll down and enter
jlo5505 in the 'browse member shows' area. Enjoy!
After attending college followed by my marriage I devoted myself to raising our children, and as they got older I
began to look for a career path. My sister-in-law invited me to support her (and my brother!) at the birth of my
second nephew which led me down the birthing path...as I sought information on how to do a great job for her I
discovered the world of the doula. A coach by nature and practice (I was a swim coach through college), I found that
I was a natural and loved every moment of it. I spent several weeks volunteering at a local hospital and was able to
gain clinical experience in birthing from many incredible Nurses, Midwives, Obstetricians, Medical Students and
laboring mothers and their partners. I acted as student, study-partner, go-fer girl (go fer the juice, the blankets, the
ice, the birth ball, etc..!), and doula, gaining experience and learning from some of the best in the field. Upon
completion of this experience, I went into private practice as a doula, where I am able to work with a variety of
families in a variety of settings. I worked as a Midwifery Assistant in the Seattle area as well as my doula work and
am certified in the Midwifery Management of Neonatal Resuscitation. I am also a Certified Gottman Educator and
worked previously as the coordinator for a local Parenting Center as well as managing and developing Listening
Mothers (www.listeningmothers.org). I am in the third year of an academic based (as opposed to apprentice based)
three year midwifery program and plan on becoming a Certified Professional Midwife. I have been published in the
international midwifery journal Midwifery Today and am a Trust Birth Facilitator. I will be speaking at the
upcoming Trust Birth Conference in Redondo Beach, CA.
I have attended over 300 births at a variety of homes in the greater Seattle area with several of our local midwifery
groups, and at Seattle Natureopathy, Acupuncture, and Birth Center, Community Birth and Family Center, Puget
Sound Birth Center, Group Health Capitol Hill, Highline Hospital, Swedish Medical Center Main Campus and
Ballard, Evergreen Hospital, Overlake Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center, and Northwest Hospital.
(If you want to know the best places for birthing, email me!)
I have completed certification course work for both labor doula and childbirth educator and continue my education
by attending conferences, classes and workshops hosted by a variety of organizations as well as participating in
research groups to keep myself up to date and aware of current issues facing birthing women.
I volunteer for local organizations that seek to educate and advocate prenatal education and parenting skills
development and have authored a guide for new mothers distributed by a local parenting center (40,000 copies
have been distributed in the greater Seattle area).
I look forward to hearing from you and am always happy to help expecting mothers in their quest to have the type of
birth they are looking for, even if you are not a client! Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have!
To understand more about what I do and to help you decide if I may be the right doula or educator for you, please
read about my birthing and childbirth education philosophies
To read about my doula services, please click here.
Thank you for visiting SeattleBirthNet!
Jodilyn
Read about my Philosophy regarding Childbirth Education and Birthing.
A bit of personal information:
Born and raised in the Seattle area, it is my pleasure to be serving local families and raising my own family locally. I
have three children, the first by cesarean section, and the next two by VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). We
make our home with their fantastic father/my fantastic husband of 14 years and our dog, Rookie. Our hobbies
include every sport in the book, hiking and camping, and lazy summer days. My kid's pages are located here. Or to
see slide shows of our activities, please visit www.photodex.com, click 'online sharing', scroll down and enter
jlo5505 in the 'browse member shows' area. Enjoy!
After attending college followed by my marriage I devoted myself to raising our children, and as they got older I
began to look for a career path. My sister-in-law invited me to support her (and my brother!) at the birth of my
second nephew which led me down the birthing path...as I sought information on how to do a great job for her I
discovered the world of the doula. A coach by nature and practice (I was a swim coach through college), I found that
I was a natural and loved every moment of it. I spent several weeks volunteering at a local hospital and was able to
gain clinical experience in birthing from many incredible Nurses, Midwives, Obstetricians, Medical Students and
laboring mothers and their partners. I acted as student, study-partner, go-fer girl (go fer the juice, the blankets, the
ice, the birth ball, etc..!), and doula, gaining experience and learning from some of the best in the field. Upon
completion of this experience, I went into private practice as a doula, where I am able to work with a variety of
families in a variety of settings. I worked as a Midwifery Assistant in the Seattle area as well as my doula work and
am certified in the Midwifery Management of Neonatal Resuscitation. I am also a Certified Gottman Educator and
worked previously as the coordinator for a local Parenting Center as well as managing and developing Listening
Mothers (www.listeningmothers.org). I am in the third year of an academic based (as opposed to apprentice based)
three year midwifery program and plan on becoming a Certified Professional Midwife. I have been published in the
international midwifery journal Midwifery Today and am a Trust Birth Facilitator. I will be speaking at the
upcoming Trust Birth Conference in Redondo Beach, CA.
I have attended over 300 births at a variety of homes in the greater Seattle area with several of our local midwifery
groups, and at Seattle Natureopathy, Acupuncture, and Birth Center, Community Birth and Family Center, Puget
Sound Birth Center, Group Health Capitol Hill, Highline Hospital, Swedish Medical Center Main Campus and
Ballard, Evergreen Hospital, Overlake Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center, and Northwest Hospital.
(If you want to know the best places for birthing, email me!)
I have completed certification course work for both labor doula and childbirth educator and continue my education
by attending conferences, classes and workshops hosted by a variety of organizations as well as participating in
research groups to keep myself up to date and aware of current issues facing birthing women.
I volunteer for local organizations that seek to educate and advocate prenatal education and parenting skills
development and have authored a guide for new mothers distributed by a local parenting center (40,000 copies
have been distributed in the greater Seattle area).
I look forward to hearing from you and am always happy to help expecting mothers in their quest to have the type of
birth they are looking for, even if you are not a client! Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have!
To understand more about what I do and to help you decide if I may be the right doula or educator for you, please
read about my birthing and childbirth education philosophies
To read about my doula services, please click here.
Thank you for visiting SeattleBirthNet!
Jodilyn
