Birth Doula Services in Davis & Salt Lake County

A steady, client-led approach

Birth support is tailored to you — to you, your baby, your partner, and the support people you choose to have with you. There is no single correct way to give birth, and you remain at the center of every choice. As your birth unfolds, my support adapts with it.

My role is to help create steadiness, support, clear communication, and a felt sense of safety, so you can stay connected to yourself and to your baby. You and your baby will do this together. You deserve support, and you do not have to carry this alone.

What makes this support different

You receive the emotional, educational, practical, physical, and partner support you would expect from a birth doula — with the added perspective of years of CranioSacral Therapy and perinatal bodywork. That hands-on background informs how I understand the body, the nervous system, and the transitions of pregnancy and birth.

CST-informed support may be offered during labor and delivery when appropriate and with consent. Gentle, hands-on comfort support may be offered, and it is always optional — it responds to you and to your birth situation, and care remains fully client-led throughout.

What support can look like during labor

Every labor is different, so this is never a fixed script. It is a steady, responsive presence that meets you where you are:

• A calm, continuous presence from early labor through birth
• Emotional reassurance when things feel intense or uncertain
• Physical comfort support — counterpressure, touch, breath, and steadiness
• Movement, positioning, and rest suggestions as your body asks for them
• Help staying connected to your preferences and choices
• Support communicating your preferences to your care team
• Helping your partner participate confidently and stay close
• Adapting with you as birth unfolds, moment to moment
• CST-informed comfort support when appropriate and with your consent

Support for your partner, too

A doula does not replace your partner. I support your partner as well, so they can stay present and connected to you without feeling responsible for remembering or managing everything. You get to be together, supported.

Doula support and medical care

I do not replace your OB, midwife, nurse, or medical care team. A doula supports communication — not medical decisions. Here is what that looks like:

Medical decisions and clinical care remain with you and your qualified medical providers.

Training and background

Janelle completed birth doula training with Carlie Diderickson of Simply Sacred Births and brings her extensive CranioSacral Therapy background into birth support in a grounded, client-led way.

As a Diplomate Certified CranioSacral Therapist and Approved Upledger Presenter, she brings years of CranioSacral Therapy and perinatal bodywork experience into her doula work. Her CranioSacral Therapy education includes work related to pregnancy, labor and delivery, and infants.

Is this a good fit?

You may be a good fit for this kind of birth support if:

• You value the support and investment of a dedicated birth doula
• You are open to gentle, CST-informed support during labor
• You want client-led, trauma-informed care that follows your pace
• You want support that includes your partner and your birth team
• You plan to give birth within the service area
• You understand that birth doula services are self-pay

Birth Doula Package

Pregnancy CranioSacral Therapy sessions are not included in the doula package, but pregnancy CST may be purchased separately if you would like gentle bodywork alongside your birth support.

Service area

Serving Davis County and Salt Lake County, with in-person birth support available as far north as Layton and as far south as Murray.

I support births in the hospital, at a birth center, and at home. Families I serve are often in North Salt Lake, Bountiful, and Salt Lake City, with in-person support reaching from Layton in the north to Murray in the south.

Ask about availability

If this feels like the kind of support you are looking for, I would love to hear from you. Interested families can begin with a complimentary 30-minute connection call — a relaxed way to talk through your birth, ask questions, and see whether we are a good fit.