NORCAL DOULAS - Key Persons
Carolina is a Certified Childbirth Educator and Birth Doula who's love and passion for birthwork started with the pregnancy and birth of her daughter in 2016. Having gone through the process of hiring a doula herself, she understands first hand how important selecting the right support person truly is. She has been working as a Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator since 2019.
Job Titles:
- Chief Empowerment Officer, Birth Postpartum Doula, Infant Feeding Specialist
Chelsey is professionally trained and certified as a birth + postpartum doula as well as an infant feeding specialist. As the mother of her own two children and an active member of her local Marin parenting community, Chelsey intimately knows how very different each birth and baby can be.
SHE HAS A PASSION... for the empowerment of birthing people and aims to reduces fear and instill strength in all the families that she serves. Some clients call Chelsey the "fairy godmother of labor" and others have referred to her as their own personal "baby encyclopedia". Either one is good to have around in a pinch!
Crystal Michelle Yescas is an experienced doula who is passionate in supporting families through childbirth and the postpartum period. Crystal Michelle was certified as a birth and postpartum doula in 2018 with Cornerstone Doula Trainings in Oakland, California. Since earning her certification, she has assisted many families through different stages of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond. Whether providing support during home births or hospital deliveries, nurturing mothers and newborns (and through toddlerhood), her approach remains consistently client-centered, tailored to meet each family's unique needs.
Kelsey has been a newborn nanny since she was 13 years old. From a very young age, she displayed a motherly confidence in caring for young children and babies and loved taking care of them. She became a wedding florist with a dream to open up her own shop, but babies and families kept weighing on her heart and she knew she wanted to change paths. That's when she discovered all the things a doula does for the families they work for and quickly realized that was her dream job. Working one on one with parent(s), babies, making meals, organizing and cleaning, supporting, educating, caring for, and nourishing the new family was everything Kelsey loved to do already wrapped up in one profession.
Kelsey is a birth and postpartum doula and every day she wakes up thankful to be doing what she loves. Whether it's a 3 am call from a client in labor, or a 2 am diaper change and making a mama's midnight snack in their postpartum journey, Kelsey is along for the ride. She provides physical, emotional, and educational support and believes in trusting the process, trusting your body, and trusting your instincts. Kelsey loves supporting the families she works with, coaching in their prenatal sessions so they feel fully prepared for whichever pathway birth takes them, or providing a safe space to feel loved and cared for in their postpartum. She enjoys cooking home-cooked meals to nourish the soul, providing advice, emotional/physical support, love, empowerment, and holding space in the time it is most needed. Kelsey also provides basic lactation support, tips on how to swaddle, first bath, and baby wearing.
Kelsey's family has always called her an old soul, a vintage all-things-floral lover. She truly believes she is a textbook Cancer sign - compassionate, loving, emotional, nurturing, highly intuitive, and sensitive. Her favorite things to do outside of work are cooking, baking, thrifting, being with family, and creating ceramic pieces on the wheel. Kelsey was born and raised in Novato CA, but is currently living in Santa Rosa CA. Recently, she went on a week-long birth doula retreat in Bali, Indonesia, with teachers midwife and birth advocate, Robin Lim and Debra Pascali-Bonaro, founder of "Orgasmic Birth."
Shante's journey into the birth field was inspired by her mother's venture into newborn photography, where she eagerly lent her assistance and discovered her passion for supporting new mothers. She became a program coordinator at a nonprofit organization, dedicated to aiding young mothers in accessing crucial resources and medical assistance. After completing her DONA training and volunteering at San Francisco General Hospital, Shante's dedication led her to become a compassionate and skilled doula.
In her role as a birth and postpartum doula, Shante offers support to expectant and new mothers throughout their transformative journey. Her dedication extends from pregnancy through birth and into the postpartum period, providing crucial emotional and physical assistance during these pivotal moments. With specialized training in breastfeeding support, Spinning Babies, and HypnoBirthing, Shante is well-equipped to empower mothers with a range of holistic techniques and knowledge.
Sophia has been working with mothers, newborns and children as a nanny and full spectrum Postpartum Doula for over twenty years, and Birth Doula since 2014. Her formal birthwork training includes CARRIAGE HOUSE BIRTH Full Spectrum Doula Training (2022), DONA INT'L BINI BIRTH Doula Training (2014) and she is a passionate ORGASMIC BIRTH™ Practitioner and educator.
Thais is a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, and Breastfeeding Educator. She dedicates her time and energy to providing support for families during the precious moments of welcoming new family members. Thais takes immense pride in her gentle, capable approach to her work.