- What does a birth doula do?
- Provides support to partners during the labor and postpartum period.
- Recognizes birth as a key experience that the mother will remember for the rest of her life.
- Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor and the postpartum period.
- Assists the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth.
- Stays with the woman throughout the labor.
- Provides emotional support and physical comfort measures.
- Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner, and providers.

Nicki Ament CD
Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula
Provider For: Quilted Health, Medicaid
Offering Full-Spectrum Doula Services
Year began practicing: 2020

Melanie Floerchinger CD
Certified Birth Doula
Founder, Board President & Doula Mentor
Provider for: Quilted Health, Medicaid
Offering Full-Spectrum Doula Services
Year began practicing: 2012

Olli Gluskin
Certified Birth Doula
Provider For: Quilted Health, Medicaid
Offering Full-Spectrum Doula Services
Year began practicing: 2022

Kelly Kathrens CD
Certified Birth, Postpartum, & Bereavement Doula
Provider For: Quilted Health, Medicaid
Offering Full-Spectrum Doula Services
Year began practicing: 2020

Jamie Koop
Certified Birth Doula
SPDA Volunteer
Year began practicing: 2018

Beth Mathis CD(DONA), CLC
Certified Birth Doula
SPDA Mentor and Board Secretary
Provider For: Tricare, Quilted Health, Medicaid
Year began practicing: 2011

Sarah McDonald CD(DONA)
Certified Birth Doula
Provider For: Quilted Health, Medicaid
Year Began Practicing: 2019

Courtney Rowland CD(DONA)
Certified Birth Doula
SPDA Board Treasurer
Provider For: Quilted Health
Year Began Practicing: 2017
Offering Full-Spectrum Doula Services
