
Rebecca Durlin Smith, Portland Doula
The most empowering event of my life was the birth of my first child. The support and confidence we received from our amazing medical team and doula, plus the work we put into preparing for our baby’s birth, ignited in me a passion for pregnancy and childbirth that cannot be extinguished. Since 2010, I have lived and breathed pregnancy and birth – to date I’ve been honored to provide doula services to over 250 families. In addition to being a certified doula, I am also a childbirth educator, prenatal yoga teacher, placenta specialist, co-lead of the Mother Tree Doula Internship program, and co-owner of Birth First Portland Doulas.
I am committed to increasing the professionalism and effectiveness of doula care through training students and developing doulas. As your certified doula, I am honored to help you build and grow the strength, confidence, and joy available to you through your birth experience.
Training
Birth Doula & Childbirth Educator Certification through The Bradley Method
DONA Certified Doula (Doulas of North America)
Pre/postnatal Yoga Certification through Britt Fohrman
Spinning Babies/optimal fetal positioning, acupressure, trauma informed care, labor massage
UT Austin, B.A. Geography/Environmental Resources, Anthropology Minor
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Birth First Doulas is proud to be in partnership with Bridgetown Baby & Community Doula Alliance
Doula Service Locations: NW Portland, NE Portland, N Portland, SW Portland, SE Portland, Sellwood, Beaverton, Hillsdale, Tigard, West Slope, Sherwood, Hillsboro, Gresham, Tualatin, Milwaukie, Lake Oswego, West Lynn, Happy Valley, Oregon City, Wilsonville, Oregon, and Vancouver, Camas, Washougal, Washington
Hospitals & Birth Centers We Serve: Kaiser Sunnyside, Kaiser Westside, OHSU, Legacy Good Samaritan, Legacy Emanuel, Legacy Meridian Park, Legacy Salmon Creek, PeaceHealth, Providence Portland, Providence St. Vincent’s, Adventist, Hillsboro Medical Center, WHA Midwifery Birth Center, Andaluz Waterbirth Center, Alma Birth Center, Canyon Birth Center, and Home Births in Portland, Oregon
Doula Service Specialities: birth doula service, childbirth & parenting classes, newborn classes, certified doulas, natural birth, unmedicated birth, vaginal birth, water birth, epidural assisted birth, birth advocacy, cesarean birth, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), high risk birth, induction, twins and multiples, previous miscarriage and loss, LGBTQ+ families, body positive, single parents, surrogacy, hospital birth, birth center birth, home birth, and a variety of additional doula services in Portland, Oregon