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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, whether YOUR belly is the one growing, or you are supporting others as a labor doula on their journey into parenthood!
Our founder, Jacquelyn Duke, M.Ed., CLD, CCCE, CIES(IPPA) has supported families as a labor doula for many years and enjoys offering families holistic recovery options postpartum via local placenta encapsulation services. Powerful Mamas® is thrilled to reach even more families through our DIY Placenta Encapsulation Kits and Guides on Amazon, and through Powerful Mamas® Online Natural Birth Course promoting informed and confident childbirth. For those interested in becoming a labor doula, Jacquelyn couldn't be more thrilled to share her passion for birth with the next generation of labor doulas via CAPPA certified labor doula trainings held throughout the Upper Midwest, as well as labor doula mentoring opportunities! |
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, (my most important job!), teaching and helping others understand their choices and their own POWER during childbirth is a major passion of mine. I am a CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator and a Certified Labor Doula. 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, one a water birth at home. We have two 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 am very blessed to be able to work from home so I can spend every moment possible watching them grow. I hope I have the pleasure of getting to know you in person or online via Powerful Mamas® Natural Birth Course forums, live chat feature, or our very active private Facebook group! Please feel free to contact me directly at Jacquelyn@PowerfulMamas.com with any inquiries that arise as you look through this website. Happy Birthing!!! |
