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With twelve years of experience as a DONA-certified birth doula and a graduate degree in social work specializing in maternal infant health and postpartum mood disorders, Dawne offers a deeply informed and compassionate approach to birth support. Having served over 200 families, she tailors her care to the unique needs of each family, focusing on evidence-based, holistic practices that nurture both body and mind. Her dual background in social work and doula care allows her to recognize and address the mental, emotional, and physical facets of the birthing journey, creating a safe, supportive environment that empowers birthing people to connect with their instincts and instill trust in their bodies.

Drawing from an extensive doula toolkit, Dawne incorporates Evidence Based Birth techniques, Spinning Babies movements, Hypnobabies mindfulness methodologies and Body Ready Method tools to compassionately guide birthing people through intuitive, supportive movement to help achieve optimal birth positioning and joyful birth outcomes. Dawne draws on her social work expertise in postpartum mood disorders and enhances her ability to support families holistically, both during labor and in the postpartum period. Families who work with Dawne feel reassured by her warm compassionate comprehensive support, benefiting from her empathetic approach and evidence-based methods that together foster confidence, resilience, and a positive birth experience.

When Dawne is not supporting birthing families she can be found exploring nature with her partner, three children and menagerie of fur babies, or in the kitchen nourishing their souls through their stomachs. 

Doula Mia is a certified full-spectrum doula based in Chicago, Illinois (60632), serving families across the city since 2019. As a community birth worker, she has supported over 60 families with intentional, informed, and deeply client-centered care. Her practice is rooted in creating emotionally safe, affirming space — what she describes as “the quiet pause in motherhood: a place to honor, heal, and belong.” Drawing from both lived experience and formal education, Mia understands birth not only as a physical event, but as a sacred rite of passage that deserves thoughtful preparation on emotional, mental, and spiritual levels.

Mia’s training blends holistic, traditional, and modern approaches to birth work, resulting in a care style that is intuitive, grounded, and deeply respectful of birth’s ancestral roots while honoring the evolution of evidence-based practice. With a background in healthcare and holistic birth support, she is especially attuned to maternal mental health, postpartum identity shifts, and the emotional integration that follows birth. Mia places strong emphasis on infancy care education and postpartum preparation, ensuring families feel confident not only during labor, but in the days and weeks that follow. Through advocacy, education, and steady presence, she empowers parents to make informed decisions and trust themselves during one of life’s most transformative seasons.

Outside of her professional work, Mia is a devoted wife, mother of two, and community outreach partner who values family, creativity, connection, and paying it forward. She enjoys exploring art, cooking, and creating meaningful memories with her loved ones. This balance between professional dedication and personal fulfillment allows her to show up with empathy, presence, and authenticity. Families who work with Mia often describe her as calming, intuitive, and deeply invested — a steady, trusted presence during some of life’s most vulnerable and powerful moments.

Reina Hardimon is a registered nurse with over 5 years of nursing experience, primarily in postpartum, and is a Birthing Advocacy Trained Full Spectrum Doula. Her love and passion caring for moms and their babies began long before her career as a nurse, and is truly a calling and purpose from God. 

Being both a nurse and a birthworker, Reina has seen the detrimental effects of our very flawed maternal health care system here in the United States, and is determined to change the narrative and conversations surrounding maternal health care. While she specializes in postpartum care, providing support to all birthing individuals and their families will always remain the main goal.