Desert Flower Doula Services is a sanctuary of clinical expertise, lived experiences, and cultural understanding. I provide full-spectrum support that honors the unique rhythm of your journey, blending professional medical knowledge with what comes natural to me.
"Birth is not only about making babies. It is about making parents — strong, competent, capable parents who trust themselves and know their inner strength."
— Adapted from Barbara Katz Rothman
Support Offered
Prenatal
Comprehensive guidance and emotional support through all stages of pregnancy including birth planning and navigating postpartum goals before baby arrives. Assuring that your mental and physical wellbeing are taken care of to the best of my ability within the doula scope of practice.
Visits can include birth and postpartum planning, education on specific topics(cloth diapering, baby wearing, etc.), light housework, shopping assistance, or other small things that need to be prepared before baby's arrival.
Birth
Providing a calming presence and support during labor, ensuring a safe and empowering environment for a smooth transition into parenthood. This may be a hospital setting, birthing center, or home birth.
I will be present during active labor to support your mind and body with comfort measures such as counter pressure, use of birthing balls, aromatherapy, music, soft lighting, and anything else that might assist in relaxation.
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Postpartum
Continued support after the birth, helping you navigate the emotional and physical changes of the first weeks of parenthood with compassion and care.
Immediate postpartum support after birth until you are ready for private baby bonding.
Postpartum visits will aim to support healing. These may include light housework, shopping assistance, holding baby during self-care, and other small tasks that remove stress from your space.
Training, Certifications, & Affiliations:
Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings
~Full-Spectrum Doula Course(pending certification). Completed 52 hour, 12 week training.
~Placenta Encapsulation Certification. Completed 6 hour training.
The VBAC Link
~Advanced VBAC Doula Course(pending certification). Completed 8 hour training.
DONA International Member
"DONA International is the world’s leading doula certification organization, empowering doulas to provide compassionate, evidence-based support to families"-DONA.org
American Heart Association
~Current Basic Life Support/CPR for Adults and Infants-exp 7/31/28.
~Prior Neonatal-Pediatric Resuscitation training and experience in hospital intensive care units(NICU/PICU).
Midwestern State University
~Bachelors Degree in Respiratory Care with 8 years of work experience.
Knowledgeable of high-risk pregnancy/birth, emergency interventions, NICU transitions, how to navigate NICU stays, and non-emergency medical interventions. Earned Neonatal-Pediatric Specialist Credential through the National Board for Respiratory Care.
Other Continuing Education Courses
~Spinning Babies Foundational Workshop. Completed 7 hour training.
~TENS for Doulas (DONA International Approved). Completed 3 hour training.
~Infant Safe Sleep. Completed 1.5 hour training.
About Me
My name is Bethany. I'm a Full-Spectrum Doula but I started my birth work journey as a Respiratory Therapist working in hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Units. During this work, I had the privilege of attending over 1,000 high-risk births and caring for many pre-term & other infants who were not able to breathe on their own.
Over my 8 year career as a Respiratory Therapist, I gained a wealth of clinical knowledge that I am carrying into my work as a Doula.
Now, I have learned to foster self-advocacy and support all stages of birth. I am currently serving my home town of Tehachapi, CA and surrounding communities to provide informed support to any birthing person or family type needing my services.