What is a Doula, and why would you want one?
What if you already have a partner who plans to be actively involved?
How do you find the right doula for you and your family?
Can you afford one?  (Yes!)

Join other new and expectant parents at Meet the Doulas Night to learn the answers
to these and other questions about birth and postpartum doula services. 

~ Receive an overview of what doulas do
~ Learn the benefits of doula services
~ Understand how dads/partners and doulas work together
~ Discover how to find the right doula for you

Doulas from our practice will be on hand to answer your questions, offer personalized referrals, and represent some of the wonderful variety of personalities, ages, backgrounds, and skills you can find in a birth or postpartum doula. Time is also provided for parents to meet individual doulas in brief "get acquainted" interviews.  It is also a wonderful opportunity if you have hired a Birth and Beyond / Birth Partners doula to meet her back-up doulas.

About the teacher
Cheryl is a DONA Certified Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator and Certified Lactation Educator through UCLA.   Her private practice has a direct focus on women’s wellness, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Cheryl’s clients describe her as open, warm, nurturing and knowledgeable. She feels that birth should be an incredibly empowering experience but understands that it takes some care and planning to achieve. Her passion for this special time is both enthusiastic and authentic. Cheryl Baker was also awarded the Childbirth Educator of the Year for outstanding teaching from the Doulas Association of Southern California in 2005 & 2007.

Cheryl is the founder of Birth Partners and co-owner of Birth and Beyond Childbirth Education Center in Santa Monica along with Lizabeth Baker Wade, RN.  As a birth doula, she has attended over 800 births.  She was trained as a Bradley Method Instructor in 1979 and has worked with thousands of families to help them prepare for this amazing journey.  Her extensive background also includes training from “Birthing From Within” and “Dancing for Birth”.  She also supports women who have practiced hypnosis for childbirth.  Cheryl has also been a contributor and consultant for books and television shows, including “Fit Pregnancy” and “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”.