KAYLA SOREN (SHE / HER)
Birth doula, postpartum doula, full spectrum doula

I am honored to do this work! Offering a cushion of support to people as they discover what becoming a parent and welcoming new life means to them feels like the most special job in the world. This work has made me a better human, and one who is increasingly at ease sitting in uncertainty with an open mind and an open heart. Learning to adapt and find stillness through the unknown feels like the heart of navigating birth (and perhaps life itself). I’ve noticed that the way people approach birth and postpartum is often a reflection of how they move through their lives, and I feel so grateful to learn the values (and very different ways of feeling supported) of each of my clients, and to adapt to them with care and curiosity.​

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So much of the care around birth today focuses on one outcome: a physically healthy birthing person and baby. That matters deeply, and it also isn’t the whole story. There is so much more happening in this experience, and I tend to the parts that often get missed, the  physical, mental, emotional, logistical, or informational layers that are so hard to navigate, especially when this is your first time. Birth is such a personal thing, so I meet you where you are and shape my support around what you need and hope for. My wish is that you come away feeling more heard, seen, safe, autonomous, comfortable, and cared for during this transformative time.

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I believe that birth work is justice work. My training and approach are trauma-informed, anti-racist, queer and trans affirming, and welcoming of every way that family and parenthood can look and feel. I have been grateful to support people through a wide range of experiences, including hospital births (with midwives, family practice doctors, and OB/GYNs), unmedicated hospital births, home births, high-risk pregnancies, single parents, queer and trans families, breech babies, NICU stays, premature births, medical or birth trauma, planned and unplanned cesareans, inductions, and IVF pregnancies. I have supported over fifty families since starting my business in 2023.

Birth is unpredictable, and having support beside you can make such a difference. My role is to help you soften your grip on control, feel tethered to the ground, and find your own sense of resilience with whatever unfolds. The longer that I do this work, the more that I have a deeper understanding and trust that you sincerely know what is best for your body, your spirit, and your baby when given your full range of options. There are so very many different and valid ways to birth and parent, and I support you in finding the ways that feel right to you.

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Outside of birthwork, I am currently in graduate school to become a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, intending to specialize in the perinatal period and somatic approaches of healing. You can find me fixating on a new hobby (currently basketry), learning from nature, hanging out at Lake Monona, rollerskating, making music, or concocting my tea blend of the day.

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I accept Carrot Fertility funds, HSA/FSA, and am stubbornly hopeful that there will be more insurance coverage in the future. Do not hesitate to reach out if you cannot afford a doula. I am open to configuring an arrangement that work for both of us, and this flexibility is one of my favorite parts of being self-employed.