About

Thank you for visiting Mama Doula Care Services! I, Jessica, began as a birth professional in 2010 after years of working in the Food Service industry and Social Services jobs with children and at-risk youth. Pregnancy and parenting a newborn were transformative. The maternal nature of the birth professionals caring for me while pregnant drew me in and served as an informal mentorship; the retired Nurse who was our Childbirth Educator and a Birth Doula, a well-seasoned Midwife who could have delivered me, and a Birth Doula of 10+ years. Also, the writings of Ina May Gaskin and Sheila Kitzinger inspired and propelled me into formal training and Certification as a Postpartum Doula and Lactation Educator. 

In 2016, Jessica – Mama Doula LLC continued training as a CNA, Certified Nursing Assistant. While she remained working with families who had newborns and or multiples, her career shifted to supporting people at the end of life’s spectrum. Like Postpartum Care, Mama Doula Care Services continued to be based in homes, now included were Elders, people with physical or cognitive disabilities and Alzheimer’s Disease, assisting with ADLs, activities of daily living. To gain new experience, Mama Doula switched to working at a well-known Seattle, Assisted Living environment. Here, she received Nurse Delegate training, to dispense medication and how to effectively work with people in Memory Care who have Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia or other Mental Health issues. In sum, feeding families is her favorite tool for healthcare delivery, as a form of disease prevention, tackling chronic health issues and way of caring for people. In 2026, Mama Doula is pursuing education to become a PTA, Physical Therapy Assistant.

Availability varies currently. 

Insured and Licensed

Nursing Assistant Certification NC # 60742632

It is my great honor to serve people at all parts of life’s spectrum, whether it is with families welcoming newborn(s), adopting, or as a Certified Nursing Assistant working with people of all ages, or Elders making end-of-life decisions and changes. I bring an array of knowledge and experience to each family in my care through Mama Doula Care Services and Seattle Family Chef, providing Personal Chef Services. Thank you for visiting Mama Doula LLC.

In 2016, Jessica became a CNA, Certified Nursing Assistant. While remaining working with newborns and feeding families, her career shifted to supporting people at the end of life’s spectrum. Like with Postpartum Care, the work continued to be based in homes, just with a different population, Elders,  people with physical or cognitive disabilities, assisting with ADLs, activities of daily living. Then to gain experience in a new setting, she switched to working at an Assisted living facility. Here, she received Nurse Delegate training, or ability to dispense medication under an RN’s license, training in how to effectively assist people afflicted by Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Mental Health Issues. All of this showed her that feeding families was by far her favorite tool of health care, as a form of disease prevention, tackling chronic health issues and as a way of caring for people.

Insured and Licensed as a Business
Nursing Assistant Certification NC # 60742632

It is my great honor to serve people at both ends of life’s spectrum, whether it’s a family welcoming newborn(s), adopting, or making end of life changes. This array of knowledge and experience if what I bring to each family in my care through Mama Doula Care Services or Seattle Family Chef. I look frward to meeting YOU!

BA, Bachelor of Arts, Social Work and Psychology: The Evergreen State College, 2001

AAS, Seattle Culinary Academy: Seattle Central Community College, 2006

Postpartum Doula Training, by DONA International at the Simkin Center of Bastyr University, 2010

CLE, Certified Lactation Educator, Evergreen Perinatal Education, October 2021 

Infant Sleep: What do Doulas Need to Know? Dr. Helen Ball UK, 2021 

The Art and Science of Sleep and Lactation, 2020              

Supporting Muslim Families, 2019

Supporting Families in Recovery, 2019

Certified Behavioral Technician, 2019

Nurse Delegation, Medication Dispensing, CNA Training (Certified Nursing Assistant) 2018

Mental Health & Dementia Training Level 1, 2018

Cultural Competency, Shafia Monroe, 2018 

Life After the NICU, 2016 

Serving GBLTQ Families, Kristin Kali MAIA Midwife and Fertility 2016  

United States Personal Chef’s Conference, 2016

APPPAH Conference, Birth Psychology, Bastyr University , 2016 

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety, Heidi Koss 2015

Overnight Care for Twins, Susan MacPherson 2015

Feeding New Families, Cynthia Lair, 2014

WA Cash, Business Development Training, 2014

NAPS Doulas, Member of the NASE Committee, (Naps Alliance for Social Equity), 2013

“Milk Supply from a Developmental Perspective” & “The First 4 Days-What’s a Doula to Do?” Renee Beebe, 2012

Taught: Cooking & Nutrition for Postpartum Doulas with Sarah Silvers, 2011. Advanced Doula Training 

Attended the Northwest Doula Conference, from 2011 through 2015, 2017 & 2019

Traditional Chinese Postpartum Cooking & Healing Practices, 2013

NAPS Board Member, Marketing 2012- 2013, Marketing Committee 2011-12 

Assisted Childbirth Education Classes, Great Starts, 2011  

NAPS Representative for the Ina May Gaskin Event, Town Hall Seattle, 2011  

Basic Breastfeeding Training, Birth & Beyond, 2010