Joyce Zara

Basic Information

From

USA

Languages

English, Tagalog

Services

Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula

Area

Within 25 miles near Portland, OR (USA)

College Education

BA/BS

Type of Practice

Independent contractor with a doula agency

Clients per month

1 to 6 births and 1 to 2 postpartum families

Relevant volunteer or advocacy work

My education and affiliations: Founder of Urduja Doula, Leader Member of Forward Together's Northwest Reproductive Justice Collective (NRJC), Active Legacy Hospital Doula and Providence Health Doula, Active Doula with Portland New Family Fund. Spinning Babies Doula, Abortion Doula & Postpartum Doula, trained with Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (BADT), Birth Bruja: BIPOC Birthworker Mentorship Program, Childbirth Educator, trained with Wholebody Pregnancy, Folk Herbalist, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor, BS in Recreation Therapy at San Jose State University. As your holistic full spectrum doula, I will support you and your pregnancy no matter the outcome, whether it is though live birth or loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion). My doula care includes physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual care for you. My values and philosophy are: 1) Grounded and compassionate approach to supporting and caring for the birthing person. Maintaining trust and respecting each individual’s unique process and journey. 2) Offer individualized, holistic care rooted in balancing mind-body-spirit wellness, general resources and childbirth knowledge sharing, and somatic practices while honoring physiological birth in trauma-informed ways. 3) Advocate for birthing people with the lens of reproductive justice framework in supporting birthing folks having an autonomous and empowering reproductive experience. 4) Honor birth as a ceremony and respect traditional practices with the intention of cultivating a sustainable future. You can read more of my client testimonials on my website.

Contact

Phone

Website

https://www.joycezara.com/

Instagram

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Skill Assessments

✅ Assessed 0/6·🏅 Advanced 0/6

Birth Doula Service

Fee

$1800 to $2500

Experience

6 years

Attends hospital births?

All Hospitals

Attends birth center births?

All Birth Centers

Attends home births?

Any Home Birth

Certifications:

Roots of Labor Birth Collective - Certified Birthworker (Doula)

Postpartum Doula Service

Fee

$50 to $60

Experience

5 years

Other Services Offered

Acupressure
Antepartum doula support
Aromatherapy
Babywearing education
Belly binding
Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
Birth art therapy services
Birth counseling for survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Cancer patients and survivors
Childbirth education services
Community health worker
First Aid and CPR
Full spectrum doula services
LGBTQIA+ Support
Miscarriage support
Mother blessing celebrations
Mother roasting
Perinatal wellness coach
Photography - Birth
Photography - Maternity
Placenta encapsulation
Reduced rates for women considering adoption
Reiki
Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
Surrogates and intended parents
TENS units rental
Therapeutic bodywork
Twins and multiples birth support
Virtual and remote doula support

Doula Training

Roots of Labor Birth Collective, June 2019

Fee Details

Sliding scale fee of $1800-$2500 based on income for the full Blooming Flower Birth Doula Package. $50-$60 per hour for postpartum doula support. I want to be able to make my offerings accessible to anyone who would like to work with me. If you are needing financial assistance or want to arrange payment plans with me, please do not hesitate to reach out.

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