PROFESSIONAL BIRTH DOULAS

Passionate doulas with over 50 years combined experience

We are eternally grateful for the confidence and compassion that our birthing doula brought into our labor and delivery room. Her expertise before, during, and after our birthing experience left us feeling overwhelmed with an immense amount of gratitude for her service and overall demeanor.

Homegrown, as an entity, has a way of empowering women to take on the incredible task of bringing a human (or humans!) into this world! Classes, yoga, photography, and the overall support of the Homegrown Community has truly changed our lives!

- Maura Goodrich Brouwer

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Asheville Birth Doulas

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MaryKate Bashaw

CD (DONA) PD (DONA)
Birth & Postpartum Doula
Homegrown Families Owner & Executive Director
Perinatal Mental Health Professional
Lamaze Childbirth & Lactation Educator
Birth Photographer
Holistic Infant Sleep Coach
She/Her

marykate@ashevillehomegrownfamilies.com

As our Executive Director, she is in charge of engaging new and growing families by being a source of informational and emotional support as well as connecting folks to get birth & postpartum support if they need it. MaryKate is a DONA International certified birth and postpartum doula that specializes in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. She was trained through Postpartum Support International as a perinatal mental health professional in order to support parents in finding their inner strength with trauma-informed coping techniques. MaryKate has also studied to be a Lamaze childbirth educator, lactation educator, holistic infant sleep consulting, hypnobirthing, as well as sibling & animal integration. MaryKate serves on the WNC Perinatal Emotional Health Network task force which is to dedicated to promoting emotional wellness for WNC parents and their families during the pregnancy and postpartum period. This task force actively works to reduce trauma in our area as well as educate local parents and providers about postpartum mood & anxiety disorders. Her large skill set allows parents to make informed decisions when it comes to their birth intentions and postpartum journey.

MaryKate got her bachelor degree in photography, psychology, and child education at UNC Asheville. Her career path started out as a teacher and behavioral health technician, then after having her first baby she was blown away by the reality of postpartum motherhood, she started her training at Homegrown Families. She has served over 100 families in the WNC area over the last five years. In her free time, she is raising two little warrior ladies and fostering as many animals as possible for our local animal shelters.

Demacy Monte-Parker

She/Her
Full Spectrum Doula 
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Placenta Encapsulationist 

demacy.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

Demacy Monte-Parker is a North Carolina native, mother and wife. She has a passion for supporting birthing people before, during, and after making the transition into parenthood. After becoming a mother in 2018, Demacy’s career path shifted to teaching yoga and her love for spirituality blossomed. She received her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Certification from Asheville Yoga Center in 2019 and currently teaches at Brevard Yoga Center. She holds a Reiki Level 2 certification, creates handmade malas, facilitates sound baths, and uses intuitive card readings as a way to awaken healing within. In 2022, she received her placenta encapsulation certification.
Her passion for nature, herbal remedies, spiritual healing, and energy work has driven her philosophy surrounding birth and postpartum. She completed her birth doula training with Homegrown Families in May of 2021. She believes that taking care of the whole being can deepen our awareness and help us live the lives that we deserve. Mindfulness is a very important tool in her teachings and is weaved into everything that she does. Her doula support goes beyond just birth. The tools you develop will support you in the many days to come.

Elisa Junco

She/Her Full spectrum doula and is certified in placenta encapsulation. Bilingual Native Spanish speaker

elisa.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

Elisa believes that birthing a child is one of the most amazing miracles in a woman’s life.

Elisa believes it is an honor and privilege to assist and offer caring support for mothers and their families as they enter the transition of the birthing process and into the path of parenthood. She brings a nurturing and grounded presence, and is able to attune authentically to people from all walks of life. She draws from many years of studying whole food nutrition, breathwork, dance, and is a certified Herbalist.

She also serves as an EMF ( Electric and Magnetic fields) wellness coach for families. Elisa also enjoys offering mother blessing / blessing way ceremonies for women who feel called to this type of celebration. She is very excited to offer her doula services to the Latin and Hispanic community.

Carrie Ragsdale

She/Her Trained Birth & Postpartum Doula

carrie.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

Carrie is a compassionate birth worker who believes childbirth is a transformational journey that should be celebrated and honored at the highest level. Carrie has been a certified and practicing yoga instructor since 2020. As her personal practice and teaching career progressed, she realized the disconnection to body that many experience, particularly the womb space within women in their childbearing years. This realization led Carrie on a journey of deepening education via a birth doula training, prenatal yoga training and certification, and gaining of wisdom from those who previously birthed. She quickly realized that her path had led her to become a birth doula, allowing her to further serve her community and empower expecting families to achieve the birth of their dreams. Carrie strongly believes in uniting the birthing person, birth partner, baby, and doula as one cohesive unit to nurture the desired birthing experience. No matter how you envision your pregnancy, laboring, and early postpartum journey, Carrie promises to stand by your side and provide the emotional, physical, and educational support you need.

Paulina Schau

They/Them

Full-Spectrum Doula

paulina.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

Paulina is a queer and non-binary full spectrum doula and perinatal yoga teacher residing on occupied Cherokee land (presently known as Asheville, NC). Paulina approaches birth doula work with their 3 E’s: evidence-based, empathetic support, and effective advocacy. They also draw on their personal qualities which include yogic principles, a grounded presence, and the desire to provide deep companionship. They hope to bring love, joy, and healing to those they work with.

Paulina loves being able to serve all families. They also have a special interest in creating affirming birth experiences for queer, non-binary, and trans birthing people, as well as for families in arrangements beyond the binary. Each family is unique, and they look forward to curating their services to meet you where you’re at. Paulina describes their support style as inclusive and affirming, evidence-based, community-focused, with a dash of light-hearted humor, and a sprinkle of mountain magic.

 

Rachel Hinds

She/Her 

rachel.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com 

Rachel is a certified birth and postpartum doula who is passionate about supporting new being’s entrance into the world and the people and communities that will embrace them. She is on a path of pursuing Midwifery and has endless passion for the birthing experience. She sees birth as a profound initiation into parenting and knows how valuable support on that journey can be.

Rachel aims to help you navigate your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum time from your most empowered space. She brings a lot of joy, structure, listening, and expanded thinking into her work. Her background in ayurveda, medical anthropology, non-violent communication, body work, and farming add rich perspectives into her doula work. Rachel holds a non-judgemental approach to birth knowing that her role truly is to support YOUR birth needs. 

Loidaly Rosario-Singer

Trainer Birth Doula/ mental health therapist/ bilingual speaker Spanish/English
loidaly.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

Loidaly (Loy-duh-lee; she/ella) fell in love with birthing support during her first pregnancy journey. She believes labor is a time to tap into personal, collective, and ancestral power. She loves being able to hold space and find ways to elevate families internal support systems during a season of blooming. Bearing witness to the birth and rebirth of families in such a liminal time brightens her heart and sparks her passions. She has a PhD in Counselor Education and has been holding space for empathy in complexity for over 10 years. She is originally from Puerto Rico and is bilingual (Spanish-English). Loidaly believes that chosen families, whatever they may look like, should be the primary supports during the birthing process and focuses her doula work on empowering the collective unit. Outside of birthing, Loidaly tends to the cycle of life through gardening, floral arranging, and being an active social justice activist in personal and professional spaces.

Tiffany Narron

She/Her
Full Spectrum Doula
Trauma-Informed Somatic Integration

tiffanynarron.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

Tiffany is a full spectrum doula living in the mountains of North Carolina on Cherokee ancestral land. She works with clients and families throughout both Madison and Buncombe County, creating the supportive space for birthing persons to tend to their bodies and the sacred experience of birth with care. She blends perinatal education during pregnancy with somatic centering and emotional integration techniques alongside creative healing arts modalities to meet birthing persons and families through their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with warmth and care. 

Racine Hooper

She/Her CD(DONA) Birth Doula Postpartum Doula Evidence Based Birth Educator

Racine.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

Racine is a dedicated and passionate doula who exudes warmth and empathy. With a warm smile and a listening ear, she puts clients at ease, making them feel comfortable and supported throughout their pregnancy and childbirth journey. Racine is a highly trained DONA international certified birth and postpartum doula, specializing in supporting families through VBAC, cesarean, and surrogacy births. As an Evidence Based Birth Instructor, she stays up-to date on the latest research to provide informed and evidence-based support. As a doula she is dedicated to providing compassionate and individualized care to families.

Racine graduated from Fayetteville State University with a degree in education and has taught every age group including adults. Her career in education has transitioned into doula work by helping her have compassion and genuine care for her clients making her a beloved and trusted member of any birth team. Racine enjoys traveling with her family and telling stories to her 2 boys about growing up in a small rural town.

Jenna Wilson

She/her 

Licensed Midwife

Birth & Postpartum Doula

Childbirth Educator

jenna.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

As a postpartum doula, Jenna comes with the confidence of over a decade of experience supporting families through birth and the postpartum period, as well as an open and compassionate heart that is always willing to learn. Her philosophy of birth and postpartum includes a passionate study of worldwide practices, and understanding the biology and physiology of the postpartum transition. Jenna’s own motherhood experience afforded her a personal understanding of postpartum anxiety, elimination communication, mothering through grief, and the value (and challenges!) of co-regulating the family nervous system. She has a unique perspective on how to make things as easy as possible by letting go of what’s not serving. She is committed to going the extra mile to make the postpartum time as luscious as possible, as this lays the foundation for the healthy growth of the family.

Sabrina Lutes

She/Her
Full Spectrum Doula
Perinatal Massage Therapist

Childbirth Educator

Breastfeeding Specialist

sabrina.homegrownfamilies@gmail.com

Sabrina Lutes has been working with families beginning in 2001 as a midwifery student.  During that time she discovered that being a doula was truly the work her heart wanted to do.  In 2004 she began her private practice as a perinatal massage therapist and full spectrum doula.  She is passionate about parents feeling well cared for and nurtured during their births and postpartum as well as helping folks advocate for their choices in labor. 
She is a  Birthing From Within ©️trained childbirth mentor, licensed massage therapist, Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, and full spectrum doula serving Asheville and the surrounding areas. 

London Newton

Birth Doula/ Abortion Doula/Homegrown Families Social Media Manager

London Newton (they/she) is a Black queer abolitionist trained birth and abortion doula. Outside of doula work they do social media management and host trainings on subjects like queerness, mutual aid and anti-racism. London has a passion for Black and brown Liberation, mutual aid, and community through food. They graduated with a Bachelors in Political Science and a minor in Mass Communications from UNC Asheville. They were drawn to birth work from their passion for abortion rights, love of children, witnessing medical racism and seeing the importance of supporting birth givers to therefore support future generations. London sees birth work as an example of the way the personal is political, and a way to heal generational trauma and break generational curses. They see loving birthing people and babies as one of the most powerful tools towards our collective liberation. In their free time they love to cook, be with friends and cat Pebbles.

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