Birth matters.  Birth leads to a much awaited baby.  Birth leads to the creation of mothers and fathers, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles.  Birth also transforms the lives of women.  Women on this journey deserve continuous, unconditional support that fosters a sense of control, achievement and heightened self worth.  Regardless of the type of birth a woman seeks, the sensitive nurturing of a doula empowers her and highlights her amazing strength, laying a  firm foundation to begin parenting and nurturing a child. 

Shelia Kandeler, A Doula Chick, offers nurturing support to pregnant and laboring mamas and attends hospital, home, and birth center births on the Eastside (Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland, Issaquah, Samammish, Carnation…) and in the Greater Seattle area.

My doula motto:  Be very kind to the Mama.