Dorothy Haines - Your Best Birth Doula

Meet Dorothy Haines

~Certified Birth Doula through DONA International
~Certified Childbirth Educator through Lamaze International
~Co-founder of Your Best Birth

Dorothy's interest in becoming a doula began when she did labor support for a
family member. With her prior knowledge of birth and pregnancy combined with
specialized training and experience, she has the tools to help women and their
partners achieve the birth they desire.

Her previous clients have described her as compassionate, encouraging,
knowledgeable, and caring, and Dorothy brings these qualities to the births she
attends. She has had the privilege of being a doula at over 120 births, including
hospital birth, homebirth, waterbirth, and VBAC.

Dorothy has undergone extensive training as both a doula and a childbirth
educator and continues to expand her childbirth knowledge.. She was certified as
a Birth Doula through DONA International in 2004, and is currently a member of
the DONA Certification Committee, where she is involved in mentoring new
doulas. She is also a certified childbirth educator with Lamaze International,
widely considered "The Gold Standard" in childbirth education. Dorothy has also
had two articles published in "International Doula" magazine.

Dorothy has five children, and has experienced a variety of different childbirth
scenarios herself - including natural unmedicated birth at a birthing center (out of
hospital), natural unmedicated birth in a hospital setting, a hospital birth with
some interventions, and a high-risk pregnancy ending in a cesarean birth. She
breastfed all of her children, and was involved in La Leche League for many years.

Dorothy is looking forward to helping you have an empowering and satisfying
birth experience.

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"Dorothy Haines is the
reason the birth of my
third child was PERFECT.

Everything she did was to
make sure I was as
comfortable as possible
and in control. I was not
just a patient but the
focus of the room and
that gave me a sense of
power and confidence.
This confidence is the
main reason little Nora
Had a perfect birth day.
This confidence came
because Dorothy was my
Doula."
Paula, South River, NJ