Hi, and welcome to The Birth Teacher! I'm Carrie, a Certified Childbirth Educator and Doula serving Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region.
I am happy to give unconditional support to laboring women and their families in a variety of settings. I believe birth is a normal, transformative event in a woman's life; that each woman should be fully informed of her many options and have support for whatever choices she makes.
I earned my Childbirth Education Certification in 2001 from the Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators (ALACE). Before I received my training, I worked as a professional caregiver to the elderly and in hospice. I have been invited to attend many births of friends and students over the past ten years. In 2007, I completed my Doula Certification Training with ALACE, and more recently have been certified with ToLabor. I have been attending births as a Certified Doula since 2007.
I have working relationships with Colorado Springs Pregnancy Resource Center, Pikes Peak Regional Doula Association, local hospitals, midwifery groups, local childbirth teachers and doulas. I am also an Operation Special Delivery volunteer, and proud to be a member of our local Birth Network.
I feel blessed to be the mother of five great children . My first two were born within the military hospital system in Langley, Virginia. The latter three were home births here in Colorado Springs.
I'm currently attending the nursing program at Pikes Peak Community College, and should graduate in 2012. I plan to eventually become a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and then to give support both at home and hospital births.