Bios
Certified Birth Doulas
Stephanie Scott LMT, CD(DONA, TOLABOR) never wanted kids until her husband finally talked her into it 2 ½ years ago. Now this former office worker is much happier in the crazy, wonderful world of mama-hood and birth work. Sometimes she wonders how she could have ever done anything else. Steph is a DONA-certified birth doula and co-founder of Get Babied Doula Collective. She’s a massage therapist specializing in pregnancy massage, and begins training next month as a certified infant massage instructor. When she’s not helping pregnant women feel wonderful, Steph spends her time eating queso and singing Tom Waits songs. Steph’ Video Bio
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Ame Shillington CD(DONA) has BA Psychology with Biochemistry and has applied for the 2013 freshman class at UTHSC Medical School. She bridges the fields of labor support and obstetrics with current medical journal knowledge and natural birth practices. Ame has two children, one born naturally and one born with an epidural and can speak frankly about the pros and cons of medical interventions in your birth plan. She also teaches Got Babied! New Infant Survival Course with Happiest Baby techniques. Don’t let her soapbox about her home country Canada. Ame’s Video Bio
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Amy Nevland Certified Teacher, CD(DONA) has a BS in Applied Learning and Development. She taught Literature and Writing and ESL for nearly five years until the birth of her children. (One hospital birth, two home births, all 3 all natural ) She completed her apprenticeship and certification through DONA with Get Babied! Amy believes deeply that a woman’s body was wonderfully created for the unique work of labor and delivery. Amy also teaches Childbirth Education for the collective. Amy’s Video Bio
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Tanya Phillips, CD (ICEA), IBCLC has a BA in Education and is bilingual in Spanish/English. She has attended over 120 births as a DONA Trained Doula and/or a midwife apprentice and has been working to empower birthing women since 1987. Having worked in several Austin hospitals, Tanya has good insight to navigating the medical birth setting while still holding true to your personal beliefs, desires, and preserving your birth plan. She has 2 daughters, her first a traditional hospital birth and the second born at home with a midwife, giving her unique perspective into both settings.Tanya’s Video Bio
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Megan Newhouse-Bailey CD(DONA), CHES, CCCE, HCHD is a DONA certified doula and a CAPPA certified childbirth educator. She also is a Hypnobabies Hypno-Doula. Megan has her BA in Women’s Studies with an emphasis in Gender, Sexuality, and Public Health and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Megan is a member of CTDA and is extremely passionate about pregnancy and birth. She has two children. Her first birth was a hospital induction with an epidural and her second was a home birth. Megan teaches Get Prepared Plus! and is the resident placenta encapsulator. Megan’s Video Bio
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DeLora Frederickson CD(Birthing From Within) was led to her doula practice through pre/postnatal yoga training. She believes birth is a woman-centered experience in which mommas can unfold their inner knowing to create a safe and gentle environment for the arrival of their baby. DeLora has been working with families and children in homes, schools, yoga studios, domestic violence services, and through the birth community for the last 30 years. She has a BS in Speech, is a 500 hr Registered Yoga Teacher.
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Cary Burtt CD(ICEA) is a DONA-trained with a BA in Women’s Studies from the U of Michigan and a MA in English from Hunter College. Cary abandoned the corporate world in favor of a career working with women in a nurturing environment. She recently relocated from New York City and is enjoying the slower pace of life and being a part of the amazing birth community in Austin. Cary believes that all women deserve to have the best birth experience, and she strives to create an atmosphere of warmth, respect, and support. Cary’s Video Bio
Apprentice Birth Doulas
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De’Andrea Jones AAHCC is a certified Bradley Method instructor and Mother of one spectacular daughter who was born with the loving care of midwives. She is an apprentice doula seeking certification through Birth Arts International and has been attending births since 2009 . She specializes in helping women reconnect with the intuition of all Mothers. Birth can be a calm, warm family affair and De’Andrea would love to provide support to any family in need of extra help.
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Tif Greening CD(ICEA) is a DONA-trained Doula and has a BA in Legal Studies from UMass Amherst. She has worked in a variety of fields from Government to Corporate but recently decided to pursue her passion for offering labor support. Tif is excited to work with women of all backgrounds who picture the birth of their baby in a variety of ways. Tif recently discovered Get Babied and quickly jumped at the opportunity to work in a supportive and vastly knowledgeable environment. Tif has a 13 year old son who is both proud and a little embarrassed that his mom is a Doula.
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Becca Fugate has been completely captivated by all things birth since completing her DONA training at the Seattle Midwifery School/Simpkin Center in 2009. She discovered her passion for supporting women before, during, and after labor while working as a women’s advocate in a domestic violence shelter. A recent transplant from Seattle, Becca is thrilled to be a part of the Austin doula community. She is completing her DONA certification and in her spare time, enjoys playing the musical saw, hula hooping, and spending time with her partner and their children (who, at this time happen to be a dog, a cat, and a hermit crab).
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Jenni Schramm IBCLC is the mother of 5 crazy amazing kids. She has experienced the spectrum of births; vaginal, c-section and most recently a VBAC and has had both medicated and unmedicated births. Her own experiences prompted her to pursue her doula certification through Birth Arts International. She strongly believes that her own experiences allow her to be truly empathetic to the laboring mom and feels she can be the voice of calm and understanding in varying situations. Jenni believes it is an honor and a privilege to be invited to participate in one of the most intimate experiences and hopes to be loving presence.
Lactation Team
Jenni Schramm, IBCLC completed her training and education in lactation at UC San Diego. She began her career as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor with WIC in Williamson county and is now in private practice. Her interest in helping other mothers succeed in breastfeeding began in 1999 when she found herself needing a lactation consultant. As the mother of 5 children she has had to tackle several breastfeeding speedbumps. Her experiences and the support she received makes her passionate about educating moms and helping them reach their breastfeeding goals. ~ Call the Lactation Support Hotline for appointments.
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Tanya Phillips, IBCLC has been a Board Certified Lactation Consultant since 1999. She is bilingual and has worked with pregnant and breastfeeding moms since 1987. After serving as a Peer Counselor & Breastfeeding Educator with WIC, Moms Place, and the Seton Network of hospitals she became a board certified Lactation Consultant and opened a private practice in SW Austin. She works on-call supporting Get Babied clients and operates the Get Babied Store with Medela pump sales and rentals, as well a baby carriers, books and more! Call the Lactation Support Hotline._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Instructors
Leo Ramirez is a Stanford Computer Systems Engineering alumnus. He is a social entrepreneur with exceptionally diverse experience launching and managing non-profits, leading multi-disciplinary teams and building solid relationships with civic and corporate leaders. Leo is a new dad who loves the birth experience, and wants to help others be great husbands, dads and coaches. He teaches “Cliffs Notes for Dads” at the Get Babied! Doula Collective.
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Victoria O’Neal is a professional educator who has worked with children and adults since 2000. With a BA in Latin American Studies and Sociology and a M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction, she currently supports math education in Austin ISD. Victoria is passionate about education and would love to share what she knows with you. She teaches Cloth Diapering 101 and Baby-led Weaning and Homemade Baby Food.
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Noelle Forestal is a student doula and instructor with Get Babied. A California native and a versatile singer/songwriter, Noelle teaches Music Together® classes for babies and toddlers as well as beginning bellydance for prenatal and postpartum moms. Noelle is devoted to healing the world through music and the arts. She is honored to often be the first teacher in a child’s life outside the family and considers her work with parents and children as a sacred and blessed calling. Noelle’s passion for plus-sized pregnancy advocacy has also spun-off a support group at Get Babied.
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Stephanie Labay engaged in the practice of yoga over 10 years ago. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance and teaches from a Hatha and Vinyasa flow background with focus on alignment and breath. Stephanie is also a certified Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga teacher and the mother of one beautiful baby boy. She believes every future mother can experience a pregnancy full of vitality and a peaceful labor with the help of yoga’s strengthening and relaxing postures and breath techniques.
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Liz Shri, LMT and RYT, is a 47-year old first time mama who gave birth to her bundle of joy in 2007 at the ripe, “advanced” age of 43. She has practiced hatha yoga for over 20 years, has been teaching for over ten. Liz is a designated Anusara Inspired ™ instructor, with extensive training in Yoga Therapeutics. Liz is certified in Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga. She is a licensed massage therapist, and is also certified in Bodywork for the Childbearing Year. She created, out of her own experience, a series for enhancing fertility with hatha yoga, which she has led since 2009. Liz was awarded “Best Fertility Expert” in the Austin Birth Awards, 2011.
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Sarah Bentley is a licensed massage therapist and certified qigong teacher. She is the director of community relations at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. Sarah has studied Sheng Zhen qigong with Master Li Junfeng since 2002. Sarah completed doula training through ALACE (Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators) in 2007. She is committed to empowering women to be in tune with their bodies and to trust themselves. Sarah is expecting her first child in February 2012.
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Postpartum Doulas/Antepartum Doulas/Night Nannies
Ame Shillington CD(DONA) teaches the New Infant Survival Course and Happiest Baby techniques. She has two children who are lovely now at ages 3 and 5, but were difficult infants and trained Ame on the job to be an expert in infant care. Ame has attended over 40 births and has supported many of these families in their postpartum period. She has studied infant first aid and CPR, and has completed breastfeeding support for doulas training in addition to breastfeeding both of her children. Special passions include organizing your house and life with her mad spreadsheet skillz, cooking nutritious freezable meals in bulk, “sleep training”, babywearing, and soothing any baby who is un-soothable.
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Tanya Phillips, CD (ICEA), IBCLC has a BA in Education and is bilingual in Spanish/English. She has attended over 120 births as a DONA Trained Doula and/or a midwife apprentice and has been working to empower birthing women since 1987. Having worked in several Austin hospitals, Tanya has good insight to navigating the medical birth setting while still holding true to your personal beliefs, desires, and preserving your birth plan. She has 2 daughters, her first a traditional hospital birth and the second one born at home with a midwife, giving her unique perspective into both settings.
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Megan Newhouse-Bailey, CHES, CD(DONA), CCCE has a BA in Women’s Studies with an emphasis in Gender, Sexuality, and Public Health and is a Certified Health Education Specialist. She also has 15 hours of breastfeeding training and has been first aid and CPR certified. Megan is currently pursing postpartum doula certification through Birth Arts International. Megan has two children of her own. She loves vegan cooking, cleaning, and cloth diapering.
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Jenniclair Schramm, IBCLC completed her training and education in lactation at UC San Diego. As the mother of 5 children she has had to tackle several breastfeeding as well as parenting speedbumps. Her experiences and the support she received makes her passionate about educating moms and helping them reach their parenting goals. She is passionate about helping moms transition into this new season of life and wants to support moms achieve their own goals for their family, knowing how difficult it can be if they are going against the current.
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Tif Greening has a BA in Legal Studies from UMass Amherst. She has worked in a variety of fields from Government to Corporate but recently decided to pursue her passion for offering labor support. Tif is excited to work with women of all backgrounds who picture the birth of their baby in a variety of ways. Tif recently discovered Get Babied and quickly jumped at the opportunity to work in a supportive and vastly knowledgeable environment while pursuing her DONA Certification. Tif has a 13 year old son who is both proud and a little embarrassed that his mom is a Doula.
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Julie Mcconnell, RN has 15+ years experience working directly with women as they begin the phase of motherhood. Her extensive background includes teaching Lamaze childbirth classes, assisting breastfeeding mothers as a certified lactation consultant and providing postpartum and newborn care as a registered nurse. She has a passion for empowering women with knowledge and skills to enter this important time of their lives with confidence and calm.
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Noelle Forestal is a postpartum doula and a student birth doula. Noelle is an American Red Cross certified babysitter and she has almost 25 years of nanny experience. She also teaches various parent/child classes including Music Together® for babies and toddlers. She is first aid & CPR certified for adults, children, and infants. Her formal education is mostly in music and the arts. She loves babies and she loves being able to help parents adjust to their new lives and enjoy the journey. She considers her work with parents and children as a sacred and blessed calling.
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