Discover the Benefits of
Collaborative Birth Care
As the first (and only!) birth care agency in the Pensacola area, Belly to Cradle provides choices to meet your birth care needs from early pregnancy to long after you give birth! We provide a wide range of services and experience as well as pricing options so that you can match yourself with the perfect package of birth and postpartum services for you.
Our Labor & Birth Doulas
Our doulas provide back-up for one another, so that you can become familiar with them before your birth, and feel assured that there is always a wealth of knowledge and support available to your doula through her teammates. Our doulas have been serving the Pensacola & Gulf Coast area for more than 8 years, and attend all types of births -- from VBACs to scheduled cesareans, to medicated or unmedicated births. We commit to providing you with unbiased, nconditional support no matter what kind of birth you have! When you choose to explore your doula care options with BTC, contact us and we will set up a free consultation to match you with the perfect services for your needs.
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Lindsey RoderickLindsey is a Doula & Childbirth Educator certified through BEST Doula Training. She is also a USAF veteran and Georgia transplant to the Pensacola area. She was brought to birthwork by her own birth journeys as well as a natural commitment to family health & well-being in the childbearing year. Lindsey contributes a sense of calm and understanding through whatever circumstances her clients' births present. She lives with her husband, their three kids, and their flock of backyard chickens in Milton.
Special Services/Trainings:
BEST Doula Certification Workshop BEST Childbirth Educator Workshop |
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Christina BrownChristina is a rebozo and Spinning Babies trained Birth Doula & BLS/CPR Certified Sibling Doula certified through BEST Doula Training. After moving to the Pensacola area from Georgia, she realized how great the need was for our local families to have support surrounding their births, and set out to obtain her certification as a doula and childbirth educator. She loves to encourage mother-directed birth by bringing gentle hands and a quiet, warm, and comforting spirit to the families she serves and births she attends. Christina and her husband live in Pensacola with their two daughters -- one born in the hospital and one born at home.
Special Services/Trainings:
DONA Birth Doula Workshop BEST Doula Certification Workshop Gena Kirby Rebozo Training CPR/BLS Certified Sibling Care Provider Spinning Babies Workshop |
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Lauren MillerLauren is a Doula certified through CAPPA, and a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist through PBi (Placenta Benefits Information). She loves supporting mothers as they educate themselves and discover what they want for their births. She provides continuing support in the postpartum through placenta encapsulation, breastfeeding support, and as a leader of Pensacola Mom-Baby Circle. She is in her fourth year of helping her clients find and use their voices, cheering them on as an enthusiastic coach! Lauren lives in Pensacola with her husband and their two kids, and provides comprehensive pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support for families in Escambia & Santa Rosa Counties.
Special Services/Trainings:
CAPPA Labor Doula Workshop PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist |
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Maria Martinez
Maria is a Professional Doula, currently completing her certification through DONA. She is a Navy veteran and a homeschooling mom who draws her passion for supporting families--particularly fellow military families-- from her own, well-supported, but very diverse births. Maria has a bubbly, caring, and intuitive spirit and a contagious excitement for birth work, which allows her to anticipate the needs of others without judgement. She lives with her three kiddos in Pensacola and will be offering an introductory rate to signing clients until she completes her certification.
Special Services/Trainings
DONA Labor Doula Workshop |
Beginning in the Fall of 2018, Amber will no longer be taking new doula care clients as she completes her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, but she is more than happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have as she continues to manage operations for all other Belly to Cradle clients.
We are excited to welcome Amber back to the practice as a Student Midwife in 2019! |
Amber RomanAmber is the Owner & Operator of Belly to Cradle, and a veteran Doula. She is certified as a doula through ICEA & BEST Doula Training, a childbirth educator certified through ICEA, and a placenta arts specialist trained through APPA. Before she realized her calling as a birth educator and doula, Amber graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and Marketing and then worked for Regions Bank for seven years--it was during this time that her deep connection to birth rooted itself as she became a full-time working mother. Since then she has served hundreds of families in the Pensacola area, and served on the boards of multiple birth-related non-profits, most recently as the President of Project Birth Center Pensacola. In the birth room, Amber balances a nurturing strength with a sense of humor and deep intuition. She and her husband Luis have four children -- three boys and a girl --and live in Cantonment.
Special Services/Trainings:
ICEA Labor Doula Workshop DONA Labor Doula Workshop BEST Doula Training Workshop ICEA Childbirth Education Workshop APPA Placenta Encapsulation Course Biologix Blood Borne Pathogen Safety Course Food Handler's Card Farewell/Bereavement Doula Care BEST Doula Training |
Our Postpartum/Sibling Doula & Nanny
Our Sibling & Postpartum Doulas are focused on providing transitional care for siblings during and after the birth, and newborns in the immediate postpartum as the family adjusts to life with a new baby. Available services include 24/7 on-call availability for sibling childcare during and immediately after the birth of the new baby, as well as interim mother-focused care in the home after baby arrives. Postpartum doula care includes 4 hour daytime or 8 hour overnight visits to assist with breastfeeding, light housework, meal prep, infant care & grocery shopping. Our Sibling Doulas/Postpartum Helpers are AHA CPR/BLS Certified and can provide references as needed. Pricing for Postpartum Doula Care starts at $250, and pricing for Sibling Doula Care Starts at $450. Hourly rates for postpartum childcare are also available.
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Kimberleigh McKinneyKimberleigh is a Sibling & Postpartum Doula/Nanny, CPR/BSL certified through the American Heart Association. She loves supporting moms and interacting with kids of all ages--her favorite part of childcare is getting to know who children are, what motivates them, and how to best communicate with them. She is the youngest of six children, and has taken care of kids regularly for the past eight years, in addition to supporting moms and families in their homes after the arrival of their new babies. She loves helping new moms feel confident and competent as they adjust to life after baby.
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Our Lactation Consultants
Our lactation consultants are Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), the highest crediential available for lactation specialists, and are members in good standing of the International Lactation Consultant Association with years of both independent and hospital experience. They provide both in-home and in-office consultations with a focus on your long-term breastfeeding goals! They commit to providing you with the most comprehensive, expert newborn-feeding support possible, no matter what your feeding journey might entail. Want to meet with a BTC lactation consultant? Schedule your appointment in three easy steps, here!
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Allegra GastAllegra is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a Registered Dietician. She started her career in Hawaii where she was deeply involved in her local community serving families through nutritional coaching and lactation consulting private practice, and clinics in a pediatrician's office. Now, she finds her niche serving families from Tiger Point to Destin and north to Crestview. Her passion lies in helping families optimize their health through nutrition. She lives with her husband in Ft. Walton Beach.
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Kendal VaughnKendal is a RN-BSN, and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She has been working with moms and babies since 2007. She has extensive experience in the hospital setting, not only helping moms establish breastfeeding right after birth, but with premature babies and multiples as well. She also has personal experience with successful breastfeeding of multiples, after breastfeeding her own twin girls! Her passion lies in helping families reach their desired infant feeding goals by providing support and education. She lives in the Cantonment area with her husband, daughters, and son, and serves Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
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