Birth Workers & Birth Resources
These are resources and connections that will help you learn about and advocate for your birth experience. The following is meant to be a comprehensive list of Athens area birth workers and is in no way intended to endorse any particular provider. If you are seeking recommendations, we suggest you attend a Birth Circle meeting and ask attendees for input.
Birth Doulas
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Kailyn Browning, DONA trained, SBD
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Birthsource
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Empowering, supporting, and equipping the Mid-Ohio Valley and surrounding areas. At any vaginal or belly birth; home or hospital; in any trimester and outcome.
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Call or text 740-818-5039
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See her Birth Circle monthly meeting presentation, “Postpartum Mood Support” here!
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Marlene Waechter, DEM
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Experienced home birth midwife, also available for monitrice or hospital doula services.
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740-710-1218
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See her Birth Circle monthly meeting presentation on Homebirth or Hospital Birth here!
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Melanie Wade, DONA trained Birth Doula
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Offering in person and virtual doula services
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740-590-6716
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See her Birth Circle monthly meeting presentation, “Birth Prep with a Doula” here!
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Rachel Kline, CD(DONA) Certified Birth Doula
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Attending home and hospital births
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740-818-5686 (text or call)
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Cayla Olp, Doula CAPPA certified and State of Ohio Certified
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Medicaid Provider ​
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LGBTQIA Friendly
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567-201-5297
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Midwives
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Queer midwife providing gender-affirming care.
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Currently an assistant midwife in the home birth setting.
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248-894-6988
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See their Birth Circle monthly meeting presentation on Pain in Labor here!
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Cynthia Jefferson, CNM and Jeri S. Kitchen, CNM
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Attending births at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Both have offices at Gallipolis, with Jeri also seeing patients at Holzer Meigs in Pomeroy.
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855-446-5937
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Danielle Bergum, DEM
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Christian traditional homebirth Midwife, Childbirth Educator, Lactation support, Private Health Association
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304-482-4729
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Denay May, CNM
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Marietta Memorial Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Attending births at Marietta Memorial Hospital
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Office locations in Belpre and Marietta, OH
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740-374-3622
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Erica Andrews, CPM
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217 Columbus Rd. Athens Ohio, by appointment
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Holistic, mother-centered homebirth care in Athens, Ohio and surrounding areas.
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740-444-1096
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Marlene Waechter, DEM
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Delivery Services specializing in homebirth, VBACs, twins, waterbirths; monitrice or hospital doula services.
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740-710-1218​​
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Where to Find Us!
217 Columbus Rd.
Suite 103
Athens, OH 45701
The Nest
Phone
740-652-MAMA (6262)
