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Birth Song Doula Home Page
Offering doula services to women in San Francisco, Daly City, Pacifica, South San Francisco, Millbrae, Burlingame, Half Moon Bay, Redwood City, and San Mateo
"The power and intensity of your contractions cannot be stronger than you because it is you"
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Welcome to BirthSong Doula Services! My name is Brittany Torke and I am a DONA (Doulas of North America) trained birth doula, and aspiring midwife. Before becoming involved in birthwork, I spent eight years providing treatment to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a variety of settings. Eventually, my work with toddlers led me to work with new parents, and parents-to-be. I have been attending births sporadically since 2005, and more regularly since early 2010 when I began volunteering as a doula at the Sutter Davis Birth Center. As a founding member of the Capital City Doulas, I enjoy the peer support and education I can provide and receive. I recently relocated from Sacramento to the Bay Area, and I look forward to becoming a doula at the Birth Center at San Francisco General Hospital in 2012.
My core belief about birth is grounded in the notion that women are strong creatures who have the ability to birth naturally and creatively. Childbirth is a developmental process for a woman to go through, and it can impact a woman's perception of herself for many years. Because of this, I believe the support a doula offers a laboring woman and her partner to be one of the keys to a positive birth and postpartum experience. When I enter a room with a laboring woman, I am honored to be there to support her, comfort her, and ensure that her long-lasting memory of the birth of her child is a positive one.
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Welcome to BirthSong Doula Services! My name is Brittany Torke and I am a DONA (Doulas of North America) trained birth doula, and aspiring midwife. Before becoming involved in birthwork, I spent eight years providing treatment to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a variety of settings. Eventually, my work with toddlers led me to work with new parents, and parents-to-be. I have been attending births sporadically since 2005, and more regularly since early 2010 when I began volunteering as a doula at the Sutter Davis Birth Center. As a founding member of the Capital City Doulas, I enjoy the peer support and education I can provide and receive. I recently relocated from Sacramento to the Bay Area, and I look forward to becoming a doula at the Birth Center at San Francisco General Hospital in 2012.
My core belief about birth is grounded in the notion that women are strong creatures who have the ability to birth naturally and creatively. Childbirth is a developmental process for a woman to go through, and it can impact a woman's perception of herself for many years. Because of this, I believe the support a doula offers a laboring woman and her partner to be one of the keys to a positive birth and postpartum experience. When I enter a room with a laboring woman, I am honored to be there to support her, comfort her, and ensure that her long-lasting memory of the birth of her child is a positive one.
