In 1985, before the term Newborn Care Specialist, or Birth or Postpartum Doula was even a used term, Annie was serving families and specializing in assisting in the maternal recovery of mothers with newborn twins. In the 1990’s she was actively working in the New York/Connecticut/New Jersey area as Doula and Interim Nanny support before she became the Nanny Manager for "All Metro Healthcare" in their Fort Lee, NJ, office until it’s closure. In this role she not only organized and managed the Birth Support and Postpartum Support / Nannies there in their office, but actively and routinely was dispatched to be emergency childcare to families within a 50 mile radius for back up baby care in the event of a caregiver cancellation or illness. Support of new families in multiple capacities has been a calling to Annie since she was a young teen, and it carries on now that she’s a grandmother.
A Birth Doula since 2006, Annie certified with Madriella in 2010, she has been a member of the Madriella Advisory Board since its inception. Annie is an Authorized Workshop Provider (AWP) for Madriella Doula workshops, also was a homebirth Midwife in Nevada before she moved to Illinois in the fall of 2016, Annie is the head of her primary certifying organizations’s Advisory board, and in 2016 became the curriculum coordinator for Madriella Doula Network while serving as the primary instructor for online courses.
Annie’s Certifications include:
* Certified Doula (Madriella)
* Certified Postpartum Doula (Madriella)
* Certified Childbirth Educator (Madriella)
* Certified Lactation Educator (Madriella)
* Certified Placenta Specialist (Madriella)
* Certified Birth and Bereavement Doula (Stillbirthday)
* Certified Life Coach (Achology)
Annie is the mother of 5 children (blended family,) and highly educated in the physiology of birth. This is her "thing" as she says, and is her comfort zone in life.
She loves helping women in whatever capacity they need - whether as Doula, Educator or Placenta Encapsulator, and is accepting bookings for Doula Clients.
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