
Trina Baumgartner, Portland Doula
I am a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, and Certified Lactation Counselor. When you work with me, you can expect that I will show up with kindness. I will always meet you with kindness and encourage you to be kind to yourself as you navigate the unknown waters of birth and parenthood. My hope is to meet you exactly where you are and walk with you on this journey, wherever it takes you. You can expect that I will show up with honesty. I will bring honest, evidence-based information forward to support you. I am an advocate for informed choice in all aspects of your experience. I also strive to co-create a relationship with you in which you feel safe to be your honest and truest self. And lastly, I will show up with my heart forward. Preparing for birth and becoming a parent requires heart work. I believe in you and your ability to do this. I want to help you feel good in the process of uncovering the strengths and resiliency you already possess that will see you through.
As a doula and educator, I am skilled and prepared to support you with physical and emotional comfort measures and natural pain coping techniques as well as evidence-based educational support throughout pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum. I come from a movement background and my training as a prenatal yoga teacher equips me with a deep understanding of our anatomy, ways to support and balance our bodies for birth, and methods of connecting with our breath as a tool. Also, with my advanced training in lactation, I am passionate about educating my clients about feeding to help their first weeks of parenthood get off to the best start possible.
I am fairly new to Portland and enjoy exploring the many parks, hiking trails, and good food the city has to offer. I love connecting with my clients over their favorite trails, restaurants, and good books they are reading or favorite podcasts. And of course, love to share my adventures with my rescue dog, Ember.
Training
DONA Birth Doula Training through Holistic Beginnings
Intensive 6-Month Birth Doula Internship with Mother Tree Birth Services
Yoga Teacher Training through Sadhana Yoga School
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training through Prenatal Yoga Center
Lamaze Educator Training through Family Trees Birth Programs
Passed the Lamaze Childbirth Educator Exam
Lactation Counselor Training through Healthy Children Project
Birth Story Listening Training through Birthing From Within
Reiki 1 Certificate with Katherine Noyb
Trauma Informed Care for Birth Professionals through Mother Tree International
Cultural Competency Training: Working With Diverse Populations in Maternal and Child Health through Shafia Monroe
Crossing The Threshold Training through Birthing From Within
Evidence Based Birth Higher Education Courses
CPR and AED for Adult, Child & Infant
Areas Of Specialty
Unmedicated Birth
Lactation Support
Trauma Informed Care
Childbirth Education
Prenatal Yoga
Spinning Babies
Reiki
Birth Story Listening