Birth With Hope, Joy, & Confidence
Certified Doula Services, Birth Photography & Lactation Support
Birth With Hope Doula services are designed to provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to families during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.
What I Offer
Prenatal Support: I will provide educational resources and personalized consultations to help you prepare for childbirth. This includes discussing your birth preferences, comfort measures, and any concerns you may have.
Labor Support: I will be available to assist you during labor, providing comfort measures such as breathing techniques, positioning, and counterpressure. I offer continuous support to both mom and partner, helping to facilitate effective communication with medical staff.
Postpartum Support: After your baby arrives, our services extend to postpartum visits. We assist with emotional support, infant care basics, and breastfeeding guidance, helping to ease the transition into parenthood. I offer Postpartum doula support as well as Overnight Newborn Care.
Lactation Support: My main role as a Breastfeeding coach is to advocate, support, and guide my clients. We will discuss your breastfeeding goals, troubleshoot and create a plan together.
Photography: Birth Journey, Golden Hour Postpartum, & Mother’s Milk Photography sessions are now offered.
Meet Hope
It all started with motherhood. Childbirth was a life changing event for me, and it has made me who I am today. Soon after my first child was born I began to photograph women in labor. Witnessing the energy of labor and the strength of mothers during this time was the start of my passion for birth work!
My love grew stronger over the years and I became a birth and breastfeeding advocate, volunteering my time to support women and breastfeeding mothers.
I have trained with Childbirth International in breastfeeding counseling and birth doula skills and I am currently a certified doula and lactation advocate serving all of Central Arkansas. I have also worked as a trained midwife assistant during home births. I have both NRP and Birth Emergency skills training certifications.
When I am not attending births I am homeschooling my two kids in beautiful Central Arkansas. I am an easy going Mama who loves supporting and celebrating women during their birth and breastfeeding journeys!
I look forward to hearing from you!
-Hope Smith
