Birth Doula & Ayurvedic Postpartum Care in Los Angeles

pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support rooted in physiology, nervous system care, and deep maternal restoration.

Serving: Atwater Village, Alhambra, Altadena, Burbank, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Hollywood, Los Feliz, Glassel Park, Glendale, Pasadena, Silverlake, Mid-Wilshire, Mid-City, Culver City, West-LA, Santa Monica, Venice, Playa del Rey, Brentwood, Westwood, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Calabasas, Thousand Oaks

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Welcome, I’m Ash. I’m a birth doula, lactation specialist, newborn care specialist, and postpartum maternal caregiver with over a decade of combined experience supporting families across Los Angeles.

I offer care that honors your physiology, your intuition, values and autonomy, with a focus on preparing the body, mind & nervous system for the profound transformation ahead. My work weaves evidence-based science, informed consent, trauma-informed support, nutrition, education, Ayurvedic healing practices and bodywork into a grounded and deeply nurturing experience. This is integrative, mother-centered care that prepares your body, mind, and relationships for one of life’s most profound transformations.

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BIRTH SUPPORT IN LOS ANGELES ROOTED IN PHYSIOLOGY, ADVOCACY & INNER WISDO

Becoming a parent is a rite of passage. Birth is not just a medical event — it is physiological, emotional, relational, and transformative.

As your birth doula, I support you in preparing for:

  • Hospital birth (medicated or unmedicated)

  • Birth center birth

  • Planned inductions

  • VBAC

  • Cesarean birth

  • High-risk or medically complex pregnancies

  • First-time and experienced parents

Our work together goes beyond information. We prepare your nervous system, unpack fears, clarify your values, and build confidence in your ability to navigate birth from a place of steadiness and self-trust.My intention is to ensure you feel grounded, protected, informed and deeply held- no matter how your birth unfolds.

What You Can Expect From Our Work Together:

  • Evidence-based education and informed consent guidance

  • Physiology-first labor preparation

  • Nervous system training for labor

  • Partner education and hands-on coaching tools

  • Coping techniques for every stage of labor

  • Advocacy and support navigating hospital systems and interventions

  • Private childbirth class, lactation basics, newborn care and postpartum preparation classes

  • Lactation support from a certified Lactation Specialist

  • Emotional processing and identity integration work

  • On-call labor support

  • Nutrition support during pregnancy and holistic cures to common ailments

  • Emotional safety + steady reassurance

  • Coping techniques for every phase of labor

  • Identity transformation and integration work

  • Trauma-informed care

  • Unpacking fears and beliefs and establishing a mindset of trust in yourself, your baby and the birthing process

  • Natural ways to ease pain and encourage labor

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MOTHER FOCUSED HOLISTIC POSTPARTUM CARE

In a society that has lost its village, postpartum can feel overwhelming and lonely. True postpartum care is meant to be tender, slow, warm, and deeply restorative. My postpartum caregiving revives this sacred tradition.

This is the care your body, mind, and spirit crave after birth. This is postpartum as it was meant to be.

What You’ll Receive

  • Comprehensive lactation and feeding support from a lactation specialist

  • Ayurvedic healing meals, daily (warm, grounding, nutrient-dense). Learn more and view a sample menu HERE

  • Abhyanga oil body treatments

  • Belly binding

  • Hand-made herbal teas, baths, sitz baths & foot baths

  • Womb warming (moxibustion)

  • Herbal tinctures, salves and tonics to nourish and heal your body, support emotional well-being, optimize milk supply and cure common postpartum ailments.

  • Emotional holding & nervous system support

  • Identity transformation and integration support

  • Somatic birth processing

  • Newborn care education

  • Sleep learning

  • Practical household support

OVERNIGHT POSTPARTUM SUPPORT AND SLEEP EDUCATION

The nights after birth can feel tender, overwhelming, and exhausting. My overnight postpartum support offers a calm, grounding presence so you can rest, recover, and feel held during this vulnerable time.

This is not simply newborn care. It is mother-centered overnight support rooted in nervous system regulation, feeding support, and attuned care for both you and your baby.

I educate on newborn sleep and how to support sleep conditioning and learning. I support nighttime feedings, soothing, diapering, and settling, while prioritizing your rest, emotional safety, and recovery. You are not handing your baby off — you are being supported so your body and nervous system can truly rest.

Available throughout Los Angeles.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ready to feel supported, prepared and held?

If you’re seeking a Los Angeles birth doula or postpartum doula who bridges holistic care and medical systems, I would be honored to connect.