AUDREY JESSUP

BIRTH + POSTPARTUM DOULA

HELLO!

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I came to this work through the belief that there could be no greater job than helping people through the joyous and challenging process of having a baby. After exploring the field, I decided to work as a doula for a few months to learn the ropes. I didn’t anticipate falling in love with the work and the families I served. Nearly four years later, I couldn’t be more thrilled to be supporting the families of my home city as a birth and postpartum doula.

My goal is to help you have a positive experience – whatever that may look like for you. I am sensitive to the unique needs of individual families and I strongly believe there is no one right path for everyone. I want to do things your way. I strive to increase the confidence of new parents, and I will offer unconditional support, evidence-based information, and lots of back rubs along the way.

In terms of training, I have completed both DONA and The Matrona’s doula trainings as well as two years in the Manhattan Birth Mentorship program. I have extensive childbirth education and breastfeeding training. I teach private childbirth education courses and work as a homebirth midwife’s assistant. I am CPR certified, I have studied the Bradley Method, Spinning Babies, Havening Touch, massage/comforting touch for labor, and many more. In unrelated news, I have a BA in American History from Barnard College at Columbia University.

I am a native Upper West Sider and I live in Prospect Lefferts Gardens with my partner and our many plants.  

 

 

TRAININGS: 

  • Birth Doula Training (DONA) with Rina Crane         

  • Manhattan Birth Mentorship Program: 2016 & 2019                                                        

  • Infant, Toddler & Adult CPR with Tanya Wills

  • The Bradley Childbirth Method with Tanya Wills                                                           

  • Spinning Babies with Tammy Ryan  

  • The Matrona Holistic Doula Training with Whapio Diane Bartlett                         

  • Comforting Touch with Yiska Obadia                     

  • The Magical Octopus: Caring for Twins with Devon Clement                                    

  • Breastfeeding 101 with Tanya Wills        

  • Understanding Your Newborn in the 4th Trimester with Ellynne Skove               

  • The Mother-Baby Workshop with Pamela Douglas

  • Supporting LGBTQ+ Families with Morgane Richardson                                             

  • Childbirth Education Intensive with Lisa Taylor   

  • Havening Touch with Kimm Sun & Donna Ryen