In studies of over 5000 women involving comparisons of outcomes with and without such support [from Doulas], we have seen a major reduction in the length of labor, a greater than 50% drop in cesarean sections, [and] a remarkable drop in the mothers' need for pain medication... The Doula Book p.4 Scroll to bottom for more great quotes from The Doula Book.
As women and family advocates, Doulas are often willing to trade or barter for their services. We believe finances should never block a woman from retaining the support she desires for her labor or postpartum time frame.Doulas in SouthEast Idaho
*Most Doulas will travel to the two nearest hospitals, some are willing to travel further. Also, many doulas have a sliding fee and may be willing to barter or trade for their services, based on need.
Name, email, phone, home location, [# of personal natural (unmedicated) births], {# of births attended}
Pocatello/Blackfoot Area
Megan Stover meg.t.stover@gmail.com (208) 251-4380 Pocatello, Idaho
DONA trained 2014 www.facebook.com/doulameganstover [2] {2}
Dana Kmetz danakmetz@hotmail.com (208) 240-0050 Inkom, Idaho
working toward DONA Certification [3 (1 @ home)] {8}
Natalie Permann doulanataliesue@gmail.com (208) 479-6392 Rockland, Idaho
CD(DONA)since 2010 [2] {30}
Jessica Falevai falejes2@isu.edu (208) 479-3983 Pocatello, Idaho
DONA trained 2012 [ ?] {0}
Jamie Neeser jamie.neeser@gmail.com (208) 589-0426 Pocatello, Idaho
working toward DONA Certification [0] {2}
Angela Geurts, NCTMB geurtsang@gmail.com (208) 637-1343 Pocatello, Idaho
http://www.pocatellodoulas.blogspot.com/ [6 (2 @ home)] {16 doula/122 M}
Allie White alliewhite@live.com (208) 221-4277 Pocatello, Idaho
Birth and postpartum, birth photography [3] {15}
Joyce Polatis rpolatis@dcdi.net (208) 339-5355 Blackfoot/Pingree, ID
DONA trained 2012 [7?] {1}
Laura Lind lauralind5@yahoo.com (208) 604-0885 Blackfoot/Pingree, ID
DONA trained 2012 VBAC Mom after 2 C-sections [2] {2}
Marcia Mecham recon6@juno.com (208) 681-5385 Blackfoot/Pingree, ID
DONA trained 2012 [0] {2}
Whitney Panton whitneypanton@hotmail.com (208) 241-9812 Pocatello, ID
Doula/Labor Support-6 yrs experience Birthing from Within - 2007 [4] {6}
facebook: whitney jo gaved panton www.thepantons.blogspot.com
Soda Springs
Laura Lind lauralind5@yahoo.com (208) 604-0885 Caribou County, ID
DONA trained 2012 VBAC Mom after 2 C-sections [2] {2}
Magic Valley Area
Natalie Permann, CD doulanataliesue@gmail.com (208) 479-6392 Rockland, Idaho
DONA Certified Birth Doula since 2010, Hypnobirthing educator [2] {20}
Alicia Thompson timelesswaydoula@yahoo.com (208) 650-6469 Rupert, Idaho
DONA trained, awaiting certification www.timelesswaydoula.blogspot.com [5 (3 @ home)] {8}
Idaho Falls Area
Allison Tolman newlittlelife@gmail.com (307) 272-7801 Idaho Falls, Idaho
Doula (trained ICEA), CLC (trained TALPP), LPN www.newlittlelife.com [ ] { }
DONA trained Birth and Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, [1] {10}
Lactation Educator (The Simkin Center @ Bastyr University),
MotherWoman Support Group Facilitator: www.motherwoman.org
MotherWoman Support Group Facilitator: www.motherwoman.org
Anna Russell pocoleobar@hotmail.com (208) 201-3531 Ucon/Idaho Falls, ID
DONA trained 2012 [1] {2}
Elan Eddington elan.eddington@gmail.com (208) 270-6517 Idaho Falls, ID
DONA trained 2013
Upper Valley
Neeley Bowen neeley.bowen@yahoo.com (208) 705-6078 Rexburg, ID
Doula in training
Meagan Portmann meagan.portmann@gmail.com (208) 206-1049 Rigby, ID
Leigh Short, HCHI, HCHD (hypnobabies) www.babyminebirth.com Rigby, ID
Birth & Postpartum (208) 697-7115
[2013] BeStillServices@gmail.com BeStillServices.com [ 1 ] { 1 }
Tracy Ward birthhappens@gmail.com (208) 390-9511 Rigby, ID
Birth Doula [4] {75}
Kelly McKamey doulachic@hotmail.com (208) 709-0123 Rexburg, ID
Birth Doula since 1996 [4] {120}
Brookie Smith brookiemsmith@aol.com (208) 359-1384 Rexburg, ID
CD (DONA) VBAC Mom after 3 C-Sections [2] {13}
Saychelle Youngberg foreveryoungbergs@gmail.com (208) 206-8194 Rexburg, ID
Dani Boettcher dani.megann@gmail.com (847) 239-0817 Driggs, ID
Birthingway Trained 2008 facebook: Born in the Tetons borninthetetons.blogspot.com
[1] {5}
Liz AlvaRosa lizardandmark1@aol.com (208) 201-4965 Driggs, ID
Birth & Postpartum mountaindoulas.com (208) 787-2096 [2] {75}
Jennifer Hitch jennhitch@live.com (307) 699-1276 Victor, ID
worked as a CNA in L&D, DONA trained 2012 [?] {1}
Suzanne Leusch, CAS mountainsageayurveda@gmail.com (208) 201-6872 Victor, ID
Postpartum doula since 2008 mountaindoulas.com [1] {12}
Rachel Wigglesworth rachelwigg@gmail.com (307) 732-0413 Jackson, WY
CD (DONA) Birth & Postpartum Doula mountaindoulas.com [2] {50}
Andrea Weenig andreaweenig@yahoo.com (307) 413-0479 Jackson, WY
CD (DONA) mountaindoulas.com 3 home births [4] {35}
"When embarking on one of the most meaningful experiences of their lives--the birth of their first child--a couple fantasizes about what the labor and delivery will be like. They may have a dream of how it will be--perhaps hoping that this pregnancy and birth will be all their own, something they do together without anyone else's interference. At the same time, they will have fears. On the one hand, they may picture being alone together, with the father being the main helper and support... and going through labor without interventions or interruptions and then enjoy quiet time with their new baby. On the other hand, they may worry about pain, loss of control, problems for the baby, or life-threatening complications.
Given these hopes and fears, all mothers and fathers need emotional support and help during labor. Much of this support they can provide to each other... But when two people share an emotional bond and an ongoing relationship, it is very difficult for that companion to remain continuously objective, calm and removed to some degree from the mother's discomfort and fears, or any danger to her.
For these reasons, every woman in labor needs not only the father or partner but also a nurturing, experience person--a doula--who can calmly and skillfully help her cope with labor and be a reassuring and constant presence for both her and the father. The doula gives a level of support different from that of a person who is intimately related to the woman in labor... These two types of support complement each other...
{The training of a doula emphasizes quiet reassurance and enhancement of the natural abilities of the laboring woman.}...In asking fathers to be the main support, our society may have created a very difficult expectation for them to meet."The Doula Book, Klaus, Kennell, & Klaus, 2nd edition, 2002 p.5-7
