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Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here.

Wholehearted Birth Support was founded to provide compassionate, inclusive, and trauma-informed doula care for every stage of your family building journey. You deserve to feel informed, supported, and empowered - knowing that your story, your identity, and path to parenthood are respected and held with care.

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I’m Danielle, the founder of Wholehearted Birth Support. I am a trained Birth, Postpartum, and NICU-Informed Doula and a Certified Perinatal Doula through the state of RI.

As a clinical social worker, my roots have always been in advocacy and empowerment. I’ve spent over a decade supporting children and adults experiencing trauma, and I bring that same lens into birth work - creating trauma-informed, empowerment rich environments where you can feel safe, seen, and supported.

I believe birth work is heartwork. I deeply honor the sacred nature of birth and the often winding and beautifully varied ways in which families too, are born and grow. Supporting families in arriving at informed choices that respect their unique needs, values, culture, and family traditions is central to creating an empowering birth experience.

It would be an honor to walk alongside you and your family during this meaningful time.

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MEET DANIELLE

A heart for people. A passion for birth.

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF CARE

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Evidence-Based education and resources to guide informed decision making to help you feel confident and prepared.
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Continuous support during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum can lead to better outcomes for families and support smoother transitions.

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Promotes empowered, informed decision-making

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Labor is shorter on average

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Supports partner involvement and enhances birth partner experience

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Promotes skin-to-skin & breast/chestfeeding initiation

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Decreases the likelihood of a cesarean birth

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Decreases the use of pain medication in labor

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Decreases likelihood of perinatal mood & anxiety disorders

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Increases birth satisfaction

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Serving families in MA & RI

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Whether you’re expecting and exploring your options, or simply have questions, I’m here to support you. Reach out to start a conversation about how we can work together.

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Land Acknowledgement

I work on the lands and waters of Cumberland, RI, the ancestral homelands of the Wôpanâak (Wampanoag), Pauquunaukit (Pokanoket), and Nipmuc peoples. I acknowledge that I live and work on this place and that I move between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, on lands and waters that have been stewarded and cared for by Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. I commit to honoring this sacred tradition of care and to carrying it forward in my own life - by teaching my children about this land and the peoples who have always cared for it and by committing to caring for the land and waters that hold us all. May my presence here be one of respect, continuous learning, and responsibility.

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