Our Doulas
"I can't imagine giving birth to my first born without the help of the Doula Group of Evansville."
-Laura
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-Laura
All families deserve to be supported in childbirth with information to make the best decisions possible, physical support to get through labor in their own way, and the emotional support of a trained professional support doula from pregnancy through postpartum.
Training, certification, and continuing education are things that we highly value! All our doulas are trained through DONA International, the largest and oldest doula certifying body in the world, and actively working toward certification if they don’t have it already.
Why? Because training matters! Education matters! Ethics matter! Accountability matters! We hold ourselves to the highest professional standards to better serve our clients. We want to know the latest evidence-based information and are always looking for learning opportunities to expand our skills.
Jessica Baxter is a birth doula currently working toward her DONA certification . She was born and raised in Evansville, has 2 amazing boys, and a very supportive spouse. She has over 12 years experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant and 5 years as a Patient Service Coordinator at Deaconess Chancellor Center for Radiation Oncology. Becoming a doula has been a dream of hers since she was a child. After having children that passion elevated. With her own medical experiences during her births, she felt the need to become an advocate for her community. She is a loving and compassionate birth doula who provides emotional, physical and educational support in order to help families have a safe, memorable and empowering birthing experience.
Andi was born in Evansville & returned to be closer to family after spending a couple of years living on the coast in Florida. Her pregnancy and the birth of their first daughter in 2021 inspired her journey to become a doula & made her fall in love with the miracle of life. She is passionate about holistic health and looks forward to integrating that into her doula practice.
Annie is a DONA trained birth doula currently working on full certification. She is a Newburgh native with 2 amazing children and a wealth of life experience. Annie is passionate about helping all birthing families.
Hillary is a DONA certified birth doula and a Lamaze certified childbirth educator who has lived in the tri-state area since 2012. She also has a PhD in Medical Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Public Health. She loves working with all types of families to help them have their best birth experience, no matter what their preferences are, and teaching families all of their options. Since founding the Doula Group of Evansville in 2014, Hillary has had a wide variety of professional experiences both as a doula and anthropologist, including being invited to speak about doulas and cultural barriers to breastfeeding at The Women’s Hospital in Evansville. In her free time, she enjoys being with her partner Andrew and her two daughters Annika and Mayzie.
For Jennifer, personal experience turned into an opportunity for service. She is a DONA trained doula, prenatal yoga instructor, and reiki practitioner. After she experienced a miscarriage of her own, she trained with Institute for Birth, Breath, and Death to learn ways to hold space for mothers through pregnancy and infant loss. She recently relocated to Southern Indiana from Reno, Nevada to be near family and to watch her kids and husband run free on 4 acres. She is passionate about finding joy, following her intuition, and maintaining a healthy balance between laughter and tears.
Christina is a DONA educated Postpartum Doula working towards certification. She is passionate about empowering & collaborating with people as they navigate their own health & wellness journey. Christina decided to pursue work as a Postpartum Doula because she believes one of the best things we can do for our communities is support women and families as they build the foundation for the relationships that will shape the emotional and mental health of the next generation. She has worked in natural medicine since 2009 and been a licensed massage therapist since 2013. Christina completed university in the United States and London, England where she studied herbal medicine, naturopathic medicine, and business management. She moved to the Tri-state in 2012 and now lives in Newburgh, IN with her 3 sons and their wide variety of pets. When she finds free time she enjoys cooking, gardening, and being active outdoors.
Norma is a birth and postpartum doula training to be a full-spectrum doula. She was raised in Webster County, KY and has a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Duke University and holds an EMT Basic certification. She works as a social worker and has wanted to help people since she was young. She's passionate about helping Black birthing families, education, advocacy, & spending time outdoors with her dog when she can.
Heather Spain has been a DONA trained birth doula since 2017 and has worked in many capacities within the birthing community. She was raised in Evansville, where she still lives with her husband of 11 years and their four amazing children. Their unique births sparked her passion for working with birthing people and their families in all stages of their journey. Heather is one of the most sought after birth and postpartum doulas in Evansville, and is looking forward to using her skills and experience to help more families here.
Clara has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and an MFA in creative writing. She is passionate about reproductive justice and committed to empowering all kinds of families. She lives on the West side of Evansville with her husband, their two small children, the family dog, and a passel of chickens and geese.
Kristyn is a DONA trained postpartum doula, currently working on full certification. Kristyn was born and raised in Evansville and has a Master's degree in Social Work. As a social worker, Kristyn worked with adults, children, and families from all walks of life including homeless services, hospital-based social work, and adults with disabling conditions. Since becoming a mother herself, Kristyn has been eager to support families during that sacred yet vulnerable time after the birth of a baby.
Tamika Wilson was born and raised in Birmingham, AL and currently lives in Newburgh, IN with her husband of 15 years and their 4 beautiful kids. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology & a master's of science in management. She is a DONA trained birth doula who comes with oodles of personal experience, and has followed her dream into birth work after noticing a gap here in Southern Indiana, especially for women of color and low income families. She's looking forward to supporting birthing families to know all of their options.
