I’m Cristina Evans and I came to birth work following my own journey into motherhood. My own birth experiences that left me feeling confident and empowered. I learned that I was lucky, because for many of the new parents I meeting around this time, this was not the norm. I found out that families felt like their wishes weren’t being heard & that they were having their babies and going home feeling deflated. I decided that this wasn’t acceptable.

In my search for information about how to support people through this time in their lives, I came across Doulas of North America (DONA). Something clicked in a way that hadn’t before and I knew that this was the way that I wanted to walk with others on their journeys into parenthood. Supporting a friend through her birth solidified this thought, and in 2012 I was able to attend a DONA birth doula training. I started attending births soon after my training and have felt so privileged to be part of this time in my client’s lives. I became a community birth doula with Urban Baby Beginnings in 2019.

It’s amazing to witness the transformation that can happen during labor. Being a doula is about more than the birth itself. It’s about the journey and supporting the most important people in the new baby's (or babies') life. It’s nurturing those who will be caring for this life because the connection during this time can bring them closer, create a stronger bond, and increase the confidence they feel as new parents.

It doesn’t matter where you are in your pregnancy or what kind of birth you want, now is the perfect time to create the web of support that you need throughout this transitional time in your life.