Aisha Carabello, |
Certified Birth Doula
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My StoryI was always intrigued by fertility, pregnancy and birth, but it wasn’t until my first pregnancy that I fully immersed myself in a plethora of reading materials and research surrounding my newly growing baby and the many options there are for pregnant women. After the birth of my son, my whole world was forever changed. Being a parent has been an incredible journey and continues to shape and evolve me as a person. My kids are truly my greatest teachers and they are, by far, the greatest gifts I have ever received. It was after the birth of my 2nd child, that I started to realize my other gifts surrounding birth.
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I had a doula for my first birth and it was because of their continuous support, commitment and encouragement that I was able to have the beautifully empowering birth experience with the birth of my son. A few years later with the birth of my daughter, the knowledge and advocacy of my midwife and doula team gave me something priceless. As the mystery of birth would have it, my water broke earlier than expected. My birth team advised me to go to triage and test the fluid for amniotic fluid. The hospital staff tested it and it came back negative and they were going to discharge me. But my birth team advocated for a 2nd test and the hospital staff reluctantly gave me one. And as it turned out, the fluid they had dismissed was in fact amniotic fluid. That graceful yet strong voice for a 2nd test saved my baby. I had her five and a half weeks early. Their voice, both through advocating for myself and my daughter, and their words of encouragement throughout my labor, inspired me to want to offer my own voice with grace, knowledge and comfort to those in pregnancy, labor, and beyond.
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