CPM, LM, CCCE, Doula

Chenoa is a Certified Professional Midwife through North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), Licensed Midwife in the state of Vermont, Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator, and a Spinning Babies® Parent Educator. Chenoa has been attending births since 1997. Chenoa completed her EMT training in 2009 and her lactation certification in 2010. Chenoa lives on a small farm in Cornwall with her husband and where they have two grown boys and a daughter still at home.

MT, CLD, SpBAP, Doula

Stephanie is a birth worker, Massage Therapist, Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner, and a certified Body Ready Method® Pro. She received her doula training and certification through Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) and has been attending births since 2018. She specializes in perinatal bodywork and breech support. Stephanie holds a Master of Art in English from the Bread Loaf School of English and has over twenty years experience as a Massage Therapist. Stephanie lives in Cornwall with her husband and three daughters.

L.Ac, Dipl. Ac, (NCCAOM)®, Doula

Niéve holds a Masters of Science in Ethnobotany and in Acupuncture. She is a VT state licensed acupuncturist and trained as a Labor Support Doula through Doulas of North America (DONA). She completed postgraduate training in Acupuncture for Labor and Delivery at Langone Medical Center in Brooklyn and in 2010, volunteered with her twin sister, Chenoa at a busy childbirth center in Haiti. There she provided midwifery assistance, labor support, and acupuncture care. This experience deepened her passion for equality, empowerment and support in reproductive health care. Niéve brings the principles and tools of East Asian Medicine to every birth encounter, offering pain management, physical and emotional support. Niéve has been attending births since 2001 and lives in Bristol with her husband and two children.

Birth and Postpartum Doula, CLC, Babywearing Educator

Lauren found birth work as her calling after the birth of her daughter in 2020 and absolutely loves supporting families during this transformative season of life. As a doula she loves building a strong connection with her clients to be able to provide deeply personalized emotional and physical support during labor and postpartum. In addition to her training as a doula through ToLabor, she trained as a volunteer doula with UVMMC and as a CLC with Healthy Children’s Project. She’s also a certified babywearing educator and loves all things babywearing! Lauren lives in Weybridge with her husband and two young children.

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Aless is a birth worker and birth justice advocate with a passion for supporting families throughout their childbearing journey and beyond. She began her career in birth work as a Mother/Baby LNA at UVMMC in 2021 after the arrival of her daughter sparked her passion for all things birth and postpartum. She trained through Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings which emphasizes diversity and Reproductive Justice. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery from Midwives College of Utah while gaining valuable experience and skills under the guidance of Chenoa Hamilton, CPM, LM (and fellow RDC Doula!) for the clinical component of her study. Aless lives in Middlebury with her husband and daughter.

PhD, CLC, Postpartum Doula

Brittany specializes in postpartum support for families and believes that birth and early parenthood have the power to transform people in a beautiful way if they feel the love and support of their community. In order to best serve families, Brittany uses wisdom gained from her own transformative postpartum experience, time spent training as a postpartum doula with CAPPA, and expertise in lactation support from her training as a Certified Lactation Counselor. Brittany also holds a PhD in Animal Nutrition from Cornell and uses her nutrition and physiology background to support the physical healing of her clients. Brittany lives in New Haven with her family on their small diversified farm.