• "When I was almost at the finish line and running out of steam - Rosa was there to help physically ground me and help me focus on controlling my breathing. In that moment she also encouraged my partner to talk to me and that was exactly what I needed to push through."

  • "The documentation was incredible and something I will cherish forever. Overall the experience was very relaxed, supportive, joyous and full of love."

  • "With Rosa's support, I was able to have a totally unmedicated delivery, all while feeling as safe, comfortable, and supported as possible. Rosa ... was an anchor for my partner and me."

  • "Grateful Rosa made my hydrotherapy wishes come true. Rosa is amazing and belongs in this field of work. It was a blessing to have her as a part of my team."

  • "Rosa and my partner helped me feel empowered during multiple decision points - specifically [with] required multiple interventions that I had been hoping to avoid, but ended up being medically necessary."

  • "Rosa really helped me to stay confident and to remember that everything was going fine even when I felt most scared and vulnerable. I could sense through Rosa’s presence that I was safe and that everything happening was natural."

Doulas are perinatal (pregnancy, labor, and postpartum) educators, advocates, and guides for folks who are pregnant, laboring, and parenting. As a Certified Perinatal Doula and Lactation Educator, I help you make informed decisions about your birth experience based on your personal preferences, history, and hopes, while supporting you the whole way.

In Rhode Island, Doulas are a covered benefit for all Medicaid* plans and most commercial plans, though extent of coverage may vary.

I am in network with all RI-based payers:

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tufts/Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan, United Health Care, & Neighborhood Health Plan of RI.

Prenatal Education

Perinatal education includes conversations regarding emotional and body transformations, pregnancy evolution, labor initiation and progress, common interventions, and more.

We practice mental and physical exercises that can empower you, build your vocabulary and curiosity, and get an understanding for all your options - from care team, to birth setting, to preferences, delivery options, latching and nursing, and recovery.

We discuss what to expect and how to prepare for the experience of birth and early parenthood from several approaches, during sessions and in the moments in between.

Labor & Delivery support

Birth support encapsulates emotional and physical support for the birthing parent and partners or support person(s), while encouraging patient self-advocacy for the birth experience they intend to have.

It might involve setting the mood, suggesting the use of certain tools, reiterating birth preferences with the care team, and ensuring you are nourished physically and spiritually.

Doulas do not catch babies, but we are there to hold you.

Postpartum support

After birth, many changes occur in your body, life, and partnership. Doula support in the postpartum period can provide space, resources, and emotional support for all the newness that comes with caring for newborns and new parents.

We review and process the birth experience, troubleshoot lactation, and can provide suggestions for systems and rehab professionals that alleviate physical recovery, mental load, and relational hardship.

My doula Journey

My passion for pregnancy and childbirth has been lifelong. As a pre-med student concentrating in Public Health at Brown University, I was on track to be an OB/GYN.

However, after working in the medical space, I felt that clinical work was still too sterile and detached from the human impact I wanted to make. I wanted to support people through the emotional and physical transformations they were to experience in a more intimate way, and empower them for the future of intimate evolutions they would inevitably continue to experience.

Completing Doula training in December of 2021 helped me convert career to vocation, by allowing me to exist in the in between space of community empowerment, and reproductive, maternal, and sexual health education.

I have been a RI Certified Doula since August of 2022 and am currently taking on parents-to-be into the into 2025.