Philly Doula CoOp

06/04/2026

MEET CYNTHIA - PHILLY DOULA COOP FEATURE DOULA.

Cynthia holds many titles, two of which are wife and mother to three adult children. She has always had a heart for caring and advocating for others.

Cynthia volunteered during high school in L&D with Boarder Babies and continued to care for postpartum families in her community as she grew her own. This was the beginning of her learning to introduce a calming presence, perspective, and patience into the perinatal space. One of her deepest passions is acquiring and sharing knowledge with families that strengthens, enriches and empowers them to make the best decisions for themselves and for their families; guiding them towards achieving sovereignty and autonomy over themselves during pregnancy and beyond.

Cynthia is a certified birth and postpartum doula, lactation peer counselor, hypnobirthing educator and traditional postpartum care giver. She has traveled to different countries to study traditional ways of providing postpartum care because this is believed to be the most delicate time for mother and baby; helping to close the womb after birth and ensuring rest while their baby is cared for. The postpartum period is a permanent state for a person once they've given birth. This is why as a traditional postpartum care giver, Cynthia's focus on taking great care of the family in this period is essential.

It is a great honor and responsibility to be trusted and invited into the birth space and the postpartum period to care for, guide, and encourage families into their new identity as parents. And while parents focus on doing just that, Cynthia focuses on providing holistic nurturing and integration to the whole family.

www.phillydoulacoop.com

05/06/2026

IN HONOR OF NATIONAL NURSES DAY

with enormous gratitude appreciation and admiration to all the LABOR & DELIVERY NURSES EVERYWHERE who encourage and support the labor & birthing journey, alongside doulas, in such a special way

with heart
The PHILLY DOULA CO-OP

05/06/2026

PHILLY DOULA CO-OP Feature Doula
Micaela Segura
Is a passionate latinx Birthworker and Mother
She enjoys hiking, nature and long bike rides.
One of her most important roles in the birth space is to support you and remind you how to feel empowered and held as you navigate the different spaces of your gestational process.
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04/22/2026

Interesting... "Third-trimester pineapple consumption was associated with improved cervical ripening, shorter labor duration, and higher rates of spontaneous vaginal delivery without adverse neonatal outcomes. These findings support further investigation of dietary influences on labor outcomes."

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04/21/2026

PDC FEATURE DOULA THIS WEEK
JENNIFER MENDEZ

My journey to becoming a birth and postpartum doula started with my own experience navigating birth and recovery. I realized how important it is to have someone in your corner—someone who listens, supports, and advocates for you. That experience turned into a passion for helping families feel confident, prepared, and deeply supported.

When I’m not doula’ing, I love spending time with my three boys and learning new skills. 💛

www.phillydoulacoop.com

04/09/2026

PDC FEATURE DOULA

Hi I’m Shanti, a full-spectrum doula known for my genuine, nurturing, and supportive presence 🤗 Ever since studying Maternal & Child Health Education at Howard University, I’ve been passionate about helping families experience pregnancy, birth & postpartum through education, advocacy, equity, and holistic care. I believe that everyone deserves to feel informed, empowered, and seen during such a special yet vulnerable time.
I’ve been a doula since 2022 and also joined the Philly Doula Co-Op later that year. I also currently serve as a Doula Training Coordinator where I support and guide doulas-in-training across the Greater Philadelphia area while continuing to serve families through birth and postpartum care. My experiences have helped me grow to be the doula I am today. Outside of birth work, I’m a lover of travel, music and dance 🤎

03/25/2026

PHILLY DOULA COOP Feature Doula
Becky Marx

After the birth of my first baby, I experienced first-hand the impact and gift that a supportive village can bring to a person’s birth and postpartum experience. I’ve spent over 20 years building villages in my non-profit work, but nothing I have ever done for a paycheck has matched the joy, fulfillment and love that doula work has brought into my life.

I LOVE women. I think they are the most powerful, intuitive, capable people on this planet, and there is nothing that gives me greater hope for the future than to witness them stepping into their power in the transition to motherhood; a transition that we were never meant to experience alone. When I say “it takes a village,” I mean it.

As a doula, I don’t just want to ensure that mothers are heard, empowered, and cared for during birth and after. I want to ensure that new mothers have a village, and with that, the confidence and support to hear, empower, trust and care for THEMSELVES. It is my sincerest hope that by bringing clients into my village and providing new moms with resources, skills, knowledge and confidence, they will be empowered to then pass that same knowledge and support on to other women, who then become a part of their village.

The Philly Doula Co-Op is a place where villages are made and grown. The support, love and mentorship that I have received from this group has been invaluable to me both personally and professionally, and I am eternally grateful to be a part of such an amazing group of women.

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Becky Marx, CD (DONA)

03/24/2026

YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS MAMA!

Yes you can!!

Visit us here for your prenatal, postpartum and lactation support!

www.phillydoulacoop.com

03/15/2026

OUR FEATURE DOULA Fazie Moore

Being a doula brings me so much joy. From the day I graduated college I knew that I wanted to take my kinesiology skills into helping moms create movement and love within their birthing experience. 4 years later and the love I have for being a full spectrum doula has only grown. Being able to be apart of a mother’s birth story is unlike any other fulfillment. Through the coop I have been able to meet so many wonderful families. I have allowed them to feel confident in their birthing experience as well as within their postpartum days. Helping to provide rest and recovery to new moms has been a joy when sleep seems at such a distance, being able to help them rest and recharge fills my sense of purpose. The coop is a place of love, hope and community. It has been a wonderful joy of mines to be apart of such sisterhood.

02/27/2026

OUR FEATURED DOULA ...... This is Ishanai

I truly love what I do

Being part of this beautiful Philly Doula co-op means serving families alongside doulas who care deeply about every birth story. As a certified full spectrum doula, I’m passionate about placenta encapsulation, childbirth education, and making sure parents feel informed, empowered, and supported.

Right now, my heart is especially in postpartum care — because those first weeks matter. Tiny humans are indeed my favorite, and there’s nothing sweeter than supporting families as they learn their baby and themselves all over again.

Grateful for this work.
Grateful for this Philly Doula co-op.
Grateful for every family who trusts us.

Ishanai