Dinorah Santana
5.0
Reviews2
Basic Information
Birth Doula Services
Postpartum Doula Services
Birth Attendance
- Birthingway College of Midwifery, November 2019
Contact
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Skill Assessments
Safety & First Aid
Not Certified
Infant Illness Care
Not Certified
Communication & Collaboration
Not Certified
Childcare English
Not Certified
Daily Care
Not Certified
Child Development
Not Certified
Birth Doula Service
Postpartum Doula Service
Other Services Offered
- Abortion support
- Aromatherapy
- Belly binding
- Belly casting
- Childbirth education services
- Community health worker
- First Aid and CPR
- LGBTQIA+ Support
- Miscarriage support
- Mother blessing celebrations
- Pelvic floor health education & support
- Placenta encapsulation
- Prenatal or postnatal massage
- Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
- Sibling support (for your older children at the birth)
- Stillbirth and infant loss support
- Surrogates and intended parents
- Vaginal steam/peristeam services
- Virtual and remote doula support
Doula Training
- Birthingway College of Midwifery, November 2019
Fee Details
I support all families and their options in San Diego, CA. I strive to facilitate an empowered birth experience by centering full spectrum support. Your birthing preferences, lived experiences, values, and perspectives will take the spotlight in our time together. I come prepared with evidence-based practices for each stage of your journey. From pregnancy to labor, and postpartum, wherever your pregnancy may take you, I am here to support that path with confidence, conviction, and respect.
Customer Reviews
5.0
2 reviews in the last 2 years
4 years ago
My expierence with Dinorah was amazing! I'm very thankful for her. When I first met her, we got to know each other and started my birth plan. She would answer all my questions and her advice would help me make the right decisions. She would also tell me if I had anymore questions to not hesitate to email her which made it more comfortable for me to ask my questions. The day she came in when I was in labor, she got caught up with what was currently happening. Then she started putting essential oils everywhere which I wanted. It helped so much. During my contractions, she helped me breathe and advised me to use my low voice to breath out. She also massaged my lower back when it was needed through my contractions. She guided me through it all. We were restricted to some stuff due to my preclampsia but even with the restrictions she found ways to help me. She would run hot water on my back to ease some contractions and showed me different positions to help as well. I'm so grateful for her!!
4 years ago
My birth experience was made so much better with Dinorah's support and presence! This was my second pregnancy and I my first journey as a surrogate. This pregnancy was much more challenging than my pregnancy with my son. I unexpectedly had to get induced at 37 weeks due to gestational hypertension and, although her on-call had not technically started, she was available by phone right away and came to the hospital when I needed her.
Her soothing and gentle presence was so helpful in the birth room! The pitocin contractions were intense and they had some difficulty getting the epidural in. Dinorah helped me breathe through everything.
She used essential oils to make the room feel more inviting. Peppermint really helped with my nausea and vomiting while laboring(as did her tying up my hair for me!). She also helped support my husband during the process.
She was with me every step of the way and I couldn't be more grateful! I highly recommend Dinorah!!!