01/24/2023
🎤 *taps mic* Is this thing on? It’s been a while since I introduced myself!
👋🏾 I’m Jhenielle (pronounced ‘jen-eel’). I’m a birth and postpartum doula serving expectant families in northern NJ.
💡I became interested in birth work after studying abroad and conducting an independent research project with midwives in Argentina the concept of ‘parto humanizado’, or , which centers the needs and wishes of the birth giver during labor and childbirth. This was a formative experience for me and was the beginning of a deep dive into the world of maternal and child health.
📚 I took classes on maternal and child health, learned about things like the weathering hypothesis and doulas, and filled my personal IG feed with all things birth. I also dropped my pre-med track because organic chem and physics. Yikes. 😬 I knew I wanted to be a doula one day but didn’t know quite how it would fit into my life
⏩ Fast forward 6 years, I was working in philanthropy on a project focused on college access and the pandemic hit. Like a lot of people, I re-evaluated my life and really considered what I was putting off and why, and decided to purse a doula training
⏩ Fast forward another year and change, and I launched BloomMama Birth Services in September 2021 and onboarded my first client!
🤰🏾I love working with clients who are eager to be informed about their options during pregnancy and birth, who are looking for affirming support, but not a magic bullet (bc that I am not) and who are willing to put in the work to achieve the type of birth they desire
🌍 When I’m not at a birth, you can find me hours deep into an audiobook or plotting my next trip (probably somewhere warm)
🧶 I’ve also recently picked up crocheting again much to the delight of my grandma who taught me when I was ~9 years old
🔗 if you’re expecting or know someone who is, tell a friend to tell a friend to schedule a consult with me!
👇🏾 I’m hoping to get to know the people who are with me on the interwebs better this year, so tell me, what brings you here?
