What other clients have said:
"Liz was a big help during my labor and delivery. I was scared and she helped me through it all. Liz was amazing through my whole labor and delivery. She kept smiling and kept my mind off of the pain and on the focus of my goal of delivering my baby. I can't wait to have Liz at the birth of my next child when I decide to have another one. I recommend her to all my friends." (Lindsey...delivered at Holy Family Hospital, Methuen MA)
"Liz Fernandez is a wonderful person and without her I couldn't have done it. She totally rocks. I would recomend Liz to all my friends and to women who are pregnant. She was not only a great support person, she was a great friend and she gave me all the information I needed regarding the wellbeing of my son while I was laboring." (Heather...delivered at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME)
"It was very helpful to have somebody with me and helping me during labor. I did not have a doula last time I gave birth so I really noticed the impact that Liz had on my birth experience. I would not give birth without a doula again." (Ashley... delivered at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME)
"She was a big support for both (mother & father) and made my sister-in-law feel very well involved with showing pictures of the delivery." (Tiffany...delivered at Concord Hospital)
"She was very helpful above and beyond her job description i.e giving us rides and emotional support. She comforted me and told me I could do it and that I was doing a good job. She came and sat at my house for like 3 hours before we went to the hospital. When I had false labor pains she sat at the hospital with me. She coached Jim, told him how to comfort me. She sat with me even when Jim wasn't there. She wouldn't let the nurses do anything I didn't want to do. She followed my birth plan, and she did all of this on no sleep! Super woman. She's great, she doesn't act fake, she did a good job. Thank you! I would recommend her to all other pregnant women." (Tabby...delivered at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH)
What Labor Nurses said:
"I thought Liz did an excellent job. Her support during labor was admirable." (Jeri, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor ME)
"I fully support and encourage the role of doula's at births in any setting." (Karen, Blue Hill Hospital, Blue Hill ME)
What Doctors said:
"I arrived after the delivery. Good emotional support during postpartum timeframe." (Paul, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME)
"Her labor was progessive and conducted without pain medication. Liz was a great help." (Dr. Walker, Blue Hill Hospital, Blue Hill, ME)
"Liz was wonderful. She had coached and supported her client a tremendous amount. Due to Liz's pressence she was able to breathe and focus during contractions, not recieving any type of pain meds. I think she has an extremely promising future." (Kevyn, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor ME)
"...I will encourage our perinatal coordinator to talk to patients about using your services." (David, Concord Hospital, Concord NH)
RESUME
- Certified Birth Coach from Doulas of North America International (DONzA). Certification # 3965
- Masters Degree in Social Work (2006) University of Maine. Summa Cum Laude.
- Bachelors Degree in Psychology (2003) University of Maine. Summa Cum Laude, and Highest Honors.
- Heathy Families Homevisitor 2006-current. In this role I work with young pregnant mothers to help them find resources in the community and to give information on fetal development, childbirth, and breastfeeding. I continue to work with families until the babies are one year old. For more information go to http://www.cfsnh.org/pages/programs/EarlyChildhood/healthyfamilies.html
- Parents as Teachers, Too Intern 2005-2006. Similarly to the Healthy Families Program, as an intern with PATT I worked with pregnant and parenting families. In this program in Maine I worked with any first time parent helping to reduce their fears and anxieties. I also co-taught a teen childbirth education class and led several parenting groups.