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Powerful Mamas® VisionBirth can be a natural, empowering process. It does not have to be a medical event to be feared, manipulated, or controlled. Women and their partners should be respected and supported during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. They have the right to make informed decisions that are best for their unique family. Childbirth education and professional support can help families ask their questions and make decisions with confidence!
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What We Offer |
We are honored you are considering allowing Powerful Mamas® to support you.
Our founder, Jacquelyn Duke, M.Ed., CLD, CCCE, CIES(IPPA) has supported families as a labor doula for many years. Although she has now shifted her focus to her full time real estate career, Powerful Mamas® is thrilled to be able to continue supporting birthing families via our DIY Placenta Encapsulation Guide on Amazon, and through Powerful Mamas® Online Natural Birth Course promoting informed and confident childbirth. |
Biography
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Welcome to Powerful Mamas®! My name is Jacquelyn Duke, and I am incredibly passionate about birth and babies, and have been for as long as I can remember. From a young age I spent many nights on our farm in the barn "doula-ing" our livestock until the wee hours of the morning. I learned first hand that birth is natural!
I LOVE what I do! Aside from being a mother and full time Realtor, teaching and helping others understand their choices and their own POWER during childbirth is a major passion of mine. For many years I was a CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator and a Certified Labor Doula & Trainer. I also hold a masters degree in education, and I am a fully certified Placenta Encapsulationist with the International Placenta & Postpartum Association, formally known as Full Circle Placenta. For my labor and postpartum certifications I decided CAPPA was the best fit for my personal philosophy on birth. I encourage you to examine the CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association) position on childbirth, which mirrors my own sentiments. You can find their statement by clicking here. Over all, I believe that women CAN give birth with confidence! They just need the tools and support to do so. I am married to a wonderful man who is a loving husband and a great daddy. He helped support me through my own natural, drug-free childbirths, one at the hospital with midwives, one a water birth at home, and a surprise third baby born naturally with midwives in the hospital (barely!). We have three little girls who have become the light of our world. They are the embodiment of love, and I count my blessings every day for them!!! I hope I have the pleasure of getting to know you in person via real estate services, or online via Powerful Mamas® Natural Birth Course forums. Please feel free to contact me directly at Jacquelyn@PowerfulMamas.com with any inquiries that arise as you look through this website. Happy Birthing!!! |
