Lactation

Lactation support ensures families receive clinical guidance to meet their personal feeding goals safely and effectively, assisting parents through any challenges that might arise.

Clinical Lactation Support Care typically includes

  • Latching and Positioning Assessment ensuring an effective, pain-free latch
  • Milk Supply Management helping with low milk production or oversupply
  • Pumping and Equipment Fitting preventing tissue damage and optimizing milk expression
  • Addressing complications such as damaged or sore nipples, breast engorgement, blocked milk ducts, and infections like mastitis.
  • Monitoring infant weight gain and diaper output to objectively verify sufficient milk transfer.
  • Return-to-Work Planning by helping with strategies for safe milk storage, pumping schedules, and maintaining supply outside the home.

Nicki Ament CD, ILFS

Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula
Provider For: Quilted Health, Medicaid

Birth Doula

Full-Spectrum

LACTATION

POSTPARTUM

Certification Organization: Thresholds with Amity Kramer; Stillbirthday; Black Women do VBAC with Denise Bolds

Year Began Practicing: 2020

Education: Bachelors & Masters degree in Psychology/University of Phoenix; AA in Human Services & Management/University of Phoenix

Additional Training:

  • Birth and Bereavement Doula Training (Stillbirthday)
  • Transmasculine Fertility Workshop w/Kayden Coleman
  • TENS Unit Trained
  • Thresholds Relationship Based Childbirth & Parenting Education
  • Certified Integrative Lactation and Feeding Specialist through Manhattan Birth
  • Supporting birth families in Recovery training with Amity Kramer
  • CPR Certified

Other Maternity Services offered: Services offered free of charge to Teens, In-home and virtual lactation and feeding support

Service area: Greater Spokane Area

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Kelly Kathrens CD, ILFS

Certified Birth, Postpartum, & Bereavement Doula
Provider For: Quilted Health, Medicaid, United Healthcare (WA)

Bereavement

Birth Doula

Full-Spectrum

Lactation

POSTPARTUM

Certification Organization: Pacific Association of Labor Support Doulas (PALS)

Year Began Practicing: 2020

Additional Training:

  • BADT: Bereavement Doula Training
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Certified
  • Breast/Chest Feeding
  • Manhattan Birth: Lactation & Feeding Specialist Training
  • Thresholds: Birth Doula Training
  • Birth Arts Int’l: Postpartum Doula Training
  • End Of Life Doula Training
  • Stillbirthday Training
  • CPR Certified

Other Maternity Services Offered: Bereavement & Postpartum Doula Services. Services offered free of charge to Teens.

Offering Full-spectrum Doula Services

Service Area: Greater Spokane Area, Coeur d’Alene areas

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Beth Mathis CD(DONA), CLC

SPDA Mentor and Board Secretary
Certified Birth Doula
Provider For: Tricare, Quilted Health, Medicaid, United Healthcare, The Doula Network

Birth Doula

Childbirth Education

LACTATION

POSTPARTUM

Certification Organization: DONA International

Year Began Practicing: 2011

Education: Certified Nurses Aid

Additional Training: 

  • Collaborative Practice, Advanced Doula Training, 2011 & 2021
  • Rebozo Workshop with Gina Kirby
  • Perinatal Support Washington Workshop: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
  • Advanced Doula Training (Mother Tree Doula Services), 2021
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Certified
  • CPR & First Aid Certified
  • CPR& First Aid Instructor
  • Certified Lactation Counselor, ALPP

Other Maternity Services Offered: Guidance for mothers through breech and pre-term births, even non-clients.

Service Area: Greater Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas

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Cher Simmons CD(DONA)

Certified Birth Doula
Provider For: Tricare, Medicaid, Quilted Health

ADoption doula

Birth Doula

Childbirth Education

Lactation

Postpartum

Certifying Organization: DONA International

Year Began Practicing: 2015

Education: Bachelors in Child Life and Health, Master of Science-PAS

Additional training:

  • WA state adult educator
  • NRP certified 
  • CPR/blood borne pathogens 

Other Maternity Services Offered: Childbirth Education Classes, Postpartum parent support and education groups, Postpartum Doula services, lactation support services, Adoption doula services.

Service area: Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas

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