http://www.westenddoulas.com/naturopathic-doula-faqs daily 0.75 2021-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1424814759945-7UELX300C7OZ9Z8DDO88/WEND4.png FAQ http://www.westenddoulas.com/naturopathic-doulas daily 1.0 2023-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1591984766336-ZKOB48PBILNFR7VFJ6O4/Organic+Festival+GoDaddy+Store+Image.png Home http://www.westenddoulas.com/naturopathic-doula-team daily 0.75 2026-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1768232469340-J9TUL5M9V778UZT1URXQ/416A6142.jpg Our team - Dr. Simone Pirita ND + Birth Doula As a naturopahtic doula I am dedicated in empowering you on your birthing journey. I believe in the innate strength of every birthing person and their ability to birth naturally. My role is to provide unwavering support, guidance and advocacy, ensuring you achieve your ideal birth experience. Let's embark on this transformative experience together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1768230670222-S33TH337P25R2YB49AX6/IMG_3563.jpeg Our team - Dr. Lindsey Mallais ND + Birth Doula I am a Naturopathic Doctor and Birth Doula, and I have been attending births since 2014. As your Doula I will help to provide education around all of the choices and decisions that you may have to make during labour. I will help you feel as good as possible throughout pregnancy, and I will provide mental, emotional and physical comfort and support through labour to help babe come into this world with as much ease as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1768231392727-YS71RGJRXI8OC9MYG5QE/6c1003_b573f35d4e674709aafc4a83ca321a38%7Emv2.jpg Our team - Dr. Rachel Schwartzman ND + Birth Doula Rachel was doula trained through ALACE (now called toLabor), in 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts. She apprenticed directly with a midwife in Drayton, Ontario in 2004 where she worked in a clinical setting and attended multiple home and hospital births. She was fortunate to have had the opportunity in 2011 to be educated, by the leader of natural birth, Ina May Gaskin. She believes that all women have the potential to birth naturally and strives to help those birthing (and partners) reach their desired plan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1768231085294-EU8BHOPE49Z4W585HKMK/dupontpic.jpg Our team - Cassidy Cross Birth Doula, ND Intern As a birth doula and naturopathic medicine student, my mission is to instill confidence and resilience in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. I believe in the innate strength and wisdom of every birthing person and am committed to providing continuous emotional, physical, and informational support throughout this transformative journey. My work is guided by naturopathic principles, emphasizing prevention, education, and the body’s natural ability to thrive. Together, we can create a birth experience that fosters trust, autonomy, and fulfillment for you and your family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1768231495725-06LOSC10S1FREJC6EWGS/IMG_1425+2+%282%29+%281%29.jpg Our team - Nina Lamotchkina Birth Doula, ND Intern I am a naturopathic intern who believes in every birthing person's innate strength and wisdom. My approach is deeply rooted in client-centered care, honouring the body's natural ability to heal and adapt through the transformative journey of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. 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I have since received my IBCLC designation to provide lactation consultations and expanded my clinical practice to focus on postnatal wellness and breastfeeding support at Dupont Naturopathic Health Centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1424814802313-ZOR0CHFC7D5W0BBIUNS1/WEND4.png Our team http://www.westenddoulas.com/contact-naturopathic-doulas daily 0.75 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1422158795059-PDMVUL6V2FPKU31BSL8K/newborn+3.jpg Contact http://www.westenddoulas.com/birth-doula-services daily 0.75 2025-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54c43695e4b0b73c478d53b2/1592055488923-VJMR3BYORVU4IQSO4UPI/image-asset.jpeg Doula Packages http://www.westenddoulas.com/naturopathic-labour-services daily 0.75 2023-09-13