Anyone who has known me for more than an hour can tell you I am totally in love with all things pregnancy related. This started with the pregnancy of my twins in 1989. Over the years I have had a total of 12 babies-
7 born live and 5 who went right to Heaven. I also raised my two step children making a total of nine children in our family.
My firstborn were twins and I began helping other Moms of multiples with breastfeeding through the Mothers of Twins Club and Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, AZ that year. I have breastfed all of my children up to 2 years old, including twins and preemies as well as full term singletons.
About LisaAnn
My EMT training was at Scottsdale Hospital Shea and Osborne. Many hours and deliveries were a wonderful experience. During my Paramedic training I worked and learned at St. Joseph's Hospital in the Labor and Delivery Unit in a wide variety of labor situations, including medically necessary ceseareans. As a 9-1-1 first response Paramedic I have had the joy of helping many women labor and deliver in less than ideal situations outside the hospital- sometimes in homes, sometimes in cars, sometimes in restaurants! As a friend I have assisted during long labors and short labors as both a doula and a patient advocate in many hospitals in the Valley of the Sun.

While I have not taken a doula certification course as of yet, I do plan do- even though they are not required in Florida at all. My experience is real life experience, not only classroom experience. The certification class will expand my knowledge and give me that piece of paper that is important to some. I will also be taking childbirth educator classes and breastfeeding educator classes as well to earn those certifications and even more knowledge. As those are completed they will be noted on this site.

Please contact me to set up a free consultation to see if our personalities mesh and if you would like my assistance during your labor. Doulas are proven to help Moms have a better birth experience. We concentrate on assisting you in any way you choose. It is your baby, your birth, your vision. I am there to help you accomplish it.