Doulas With Heart Services

Specialties

Prenatal Visits

Free Consultation. You will meet and chat with me to learn about doula services and decide if I am a good fit for you and your family. This is also the time when the fee is negotiated and the best time to bring up any concerns or questions regarding Doula care.

First Visit:

We will explore your desires, thoughts and feelings about childbirth, including what type of birth you would like (hospital, birth center, home birth, water birth, etc.) and prenatal nutrition. We can also explore other options available to you. We can talk about ways you can learn to trust your body and your ability to birth. Using a Birth Plan, we can discuss coping skills and positions during labor and your visions for your ideal birth. I will be available to you at any time to help answer any questions you that you may have during your pregnancy via phone or e-​mail.

I can also attend a prenatal visit with your doctor, midwife or other health care provider before the birth and discuss their expe

History

Established in 2010.

I have always been interested in the birthing process and how babies develop in the womb. I believe in birth and feel very strongly that a women’s body is made for birth. After giving birth to my first child I was fascinated. During my second birth I had a doula and I she expressed an encouraging, loving and understanding way about birth that made me feel I could give that to others during such a sacred experience.

Meet the Business Owner

Beverly Ketchum K.

Business Owner

Biography

My name is Beverly Ketchum and I am a birth doula and birth postpartum doula. I have two children, ages twenty-​four and thirty.

I also have two grandchildren, ages seven and twelve.

My journey into childbirth began while pregnant with my first child. As a young first-​time mother-​to-​be who believed I could do it, I wanted to read everything I could find on natural childbirth. I found a wonderful midwife that supported me in birth and had a powerful experience. I found birth to be transforming to who I was as a person and wanted to share that positive aspect with others.

I began by supporting friends and my sister in labor in 1981 while hoping to become a doula. While pregnant with my second child in 1987, I had a doula and my desire became more apparent. At this time, I was unable to afford doula certification, so I decided to pursue being a childcare professional and worked as a paraprofessional at the elementary school that my children attended. After years of running my o