Benefits of having a bilingual doula at your birth
If your first language isn’t English, hiring a bilingual doula at your birth can make all the difference!
Having a doula that speaks your language can really take the stress and the pressure off. It is often difficult to communicate in your native language while in labor, imagine trying to communicate in your second language during a contraction! Contractions take all your focus during labor, don’t waste your energy on….
Did you know that a doula can come to your prenatal appointments with your care provider? That means a bilingual doula can help ensure you get your questions answered.
I have found this to be extremely helpful when taking a family history as well as when the pregnant woman (or person) has questions or concerns or when a complication arises during labor.
Languages spoken
Spanish
Brielle Bautista is a birth doula and childbirth educator. She has been involved in birth work since 2021. While English is her first language, she majored in Spanish at university and became a translator. She lived in Guanajuato, Mexico for half a year and loved the culture, people and food. When she gave birth to her second child she felt called to birth work and she absolutely loves it. She can be found at www.doulabrielle.ca
Portuguese
Nanda Santoro is an artist, a mother of 2 boys and a Dancing for Birth Instructor/Childbirth Mentor. She offers Birth Support and Classes in Portuguese. She is originally from São Paulo, Brazil and has been living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada since 2009. She can be found at www.passoaoparto.com
French
Natalie Anu Stebbing is originally from England, UK. She met her husband in Colombia and ended up moving to Canada. She has 3 beautiful children. She was a registered birth Midwife but unfortunately had to quit her dream career due to blindness in one eye. She is a birth doula and childbirth educator as well as a yoga instructor. She can be found at www.natalieanu.com
Ukrainian/Russian
Polina Panshina is a birth doula and childbirth educator. Originally from Ukraine, she started her prenatal journey in China in 2020 with the birth of her first baby. She is now a mother of 2 and has had clients from Ukraine, China, USA, Canada and Russia. She works both online and offline and can help you with translation as well (Ukrainian, Russian). You can contact her at www.birthmiracles.com
Ukrainian/Russian
Nadiia Drumashko is a birth and postpartum doula in Calgary. She is originally from Ukraine, Kharkiv. She is a mom of a son born in 2009 and twin girls born in 2011. She has been attending births since 2010. She loves helping moms feel supported and able to find resources and pleasure in motherhood. She is also a counselor who helps others process fears connected with giving birth and stand with those suffering loss and grief. You can find her at doulamia.com.au
Hebrew
Lihi Edelman-Brudno is a Birth & Postpartum doula. She is a mother to Belle (3 years old) & her furry rescue babies Chino & Milky. She was born and raised in Israel & proud to call Calgary home since 2005. She felt inspired to become a doula after the birth of her daughter and experiencing first-hand the joys and difficulties of new motherhood. She can be found at www.thevillagedoulayyc.ca
Danish
Natasja Østergaard Boivin is a small town girl from Denmark. She went on a vacation to Calgary and loved it. She felt so at home here that she immigrated to Calgary. She is a mother of 2 amazing daughters. The birth of her children changed her life and her career from being in the Oil and Gas industry to a Doula. She is a birth and postpartum doula and can be found at www.genuinecomfort.ca
