THW Doula & Private Pay
Desha Reed-Holden, MPH
THW Credentials: Yes
Doula Training: SMC Full Circle Doula Training, Sista Midwife Productions (New Orleans)
Experience: 10+ years
Clients per month: 1 to 4 births and 1 to 4 postpartum families
Attends hospital births? All Hospitals
Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers
Attends home births? Any Home Birth
Languages Spoken: English
Education: M.S. in Public Health
August: 1 postpartum
September: 2 postpartum
October: 1 postpartum
Special Services Offered
- Breastfeeding Support
- First Aid and CPR
- Trauma-Informed care
- Infant Feeding Specialist
- Virtual and remote doula support
Meet & Hire Desha
Hi Future CDA Family!
I’m Desha Reed-Holden, a native of South Central, Los Angeles, CA. I hold a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Equity from Xavier University of Louisiana.
I’m a SMC Full Circle Doula and has also completed Sista Midwife Productions’ doula training in New Orleans, LA. I completed my Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) program and am trained in trauma-informed care and breastfeeding advocacy. I have been supporting pregnant Black women and families since 2015.
– Desha
How to work with Desha
If you are interested in selecting Desha to be your doula, submit your inquiry here [LINK].
Our doula coordinator will reach out to you to schedule an intake interview to ensure your client requests and preferences can be matched with the doula’s availability.
We look forward to supporting you!
Additional Trainings
- Certified Lactation Counselor – Healthy Children Project Inc. Center for Breastfeeding
- Birth & Postpartum Training – DONA
- Postpartum Placenta Specialist – Pro Doula
- Infant Feeding Specialist – Pro Doula
- Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training – Mamaspace Yoga (Ongoing)
- Collaborative Practice for Doulas – LegacyHealth
- Physiology before Force Workshop – Spinning Babies
- Preventative Healthcare for the Newborn Baby – University of Colorado System
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