My name is Erika Kebeck and I am a Christian and the mother of three children, all of whom were born with the help of midwives. My journey to supporting families throughout pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum began when I witnessed a home birth at age 16. Since then, I have had a growing desire and passion to support women and their families during this exciting but often challenging time in their lives. I was trained as a birth doula in 2009 and was certified by DONA in 2012. In 2017 I went through postpartum doula training and was certified by DONA from 2020-2023. I was a doula with By Your Side Birth Services, attending births in the Greater Washinton D.C area for more than 8 years. I have maintained birth certification and have added to my doula education by attending conferences and classes through Spinning Babies, Postpartum Support International, and Gold Learning. In 2015 I completed a midwife assistant workshop at The Farm Midwifery Center. Recently I have been volunteering at a local pregnancy center, helping to facilitate and teach parenting classes. I currently serve women in Baltimore, MD, Annapolis, MD, and Washington DC Metropolitan areas.
I believe that women are designed by God to birth and care for their babies. While I believe that birth is a natural process, I realize that every woman’s needs and desires for birth are different. I will support whatever birth preference my client has. My desire is to come alongside mothers during this time with the support and resources that will help them grow in their confidence and ability to care for themselves and their baby. I also believe that compassionate, knowledgeable support is beneficial to fathers and can help them confidently support their wife/partner and care for the new life that God has brought into their family. A doula’s support can help ease a baby’s transition into the family and help mitigate some of the issues that can lead to postpartum depression and anxiety. I have a special desire to support women struggling with perinatal mental health issues since this is something I experienced after the birth of all three of my children. My greatest desire is to glorify God and make the love of Jesus Christ known through my work as a doula.
I have experience supporting women with VBAC, C-Section delivery, preeclampsia, forceps delivery, epidurals, natural/unmedicated birth, twin birth, IVF, home birth, single mother, teen mother, and depression/ anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum.
I have been married for 29 years, and my family and I are active in our church, serving in many ministries. I love gardening and making sourdough bread. I am also a 2nd and 3rd grade history tutor at our church’s homeschool tutorial.
Email: selahdoula@ymail.com
Cell: 443-275-3802
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