LiSA ALDEN
Labor and Birth Support
My goal is to support you on the labor and birth path you have chosen and to bring knowledge and calm if plans change.
With more than 25 years of experience, I help bring ease to the room whether you choose natural childbirth, vaginal birth with epidural or other medication, or cesarean birth.
I take pride in supporting all family structures and encourage those growing families through surrogacy, donor, or adoption to reach out.
Availability
I welcome you to reach out below.
I accept all common cards including FSA and HSA. I am not currently accepting cryptocurrency.
Presently focused on East Bay families with some availability for San Francisco and Marin, as well.
Virtual Support Option
While most of my birth support is in person, some families want support but don't want someone else in the room. If this sounds like you, I'm happy to offer virtual support to you and/or your birth partner.
Because virtual support is not restricted by location, I can offer this service farther afield and have had the pleasure to help folks nationwide.
Hello
While still a teenager and in college, I was drawn to birth work and began attending births at the local hospital. I was fortunate to learn from wonderfully knowledgeable women many years my senior, including obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses, midwives, and birthing mothers themselves. After graduating, I moved to California and founded San Francisco Doula, supporting labors in homes, birth centers, and hospitals. Along the way, I've given birth at home to two sons of my own who are now teenagers. I'm a WashU alum, studied at Harvard Business School, was an adjunct professor at SFSU and am a director at San Francisco Birth Center. If you are still deciding about your birth plan and want to chat about other things instead, I like coffee, dogs, and tennis; my current favorite book is Boys in the Boat and current album on repeat is Midnights.
