Birth and Postpartum DoulaCare in Los Angeles
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Our Philosophy
The transition into parenthood is a powerful threshold that calls you to face challenges and discover parts of yourself you didn’t know were there. It’s hard to do that when you’re surrounded by conflicting opinions, protocols, and expectations.
You deserve to feel deeply heard, respected, and honored as you move through this rite of passage. You deserve support that sees you as a whole human being navigating something identity-altering. And you deserve for that support to not only respect your desires but truly believe that you alone will know what is right and best for you.
At Deep Well Doulas, we’re here to walk beside you while attuned to your wisdom. We believe that with the right kind of support, you are capable of making the decisions that feel right for you so that you can come out the other side feeling empowered rather than infantilized.
We strive for evidence-based knowledge alongside emotional attunement, helping you find clarity in moments of uncertainty. Whether you’re preparing for birth, moving through postpartum, or just trying to make sense of what you’re feeling today, we hold space without judgment to gently guide you back to your values.
oUR aPPROACH
Our friendship came long before our business. Over the years, our trust in and respect for each other has grown through laughter, grief, and repair. We’ve shared our dreams, our vulnerabilities and our knowledge and our strengths, and through our friendship we’ve each come to know and accept ourselves more fully. Our business is founded on the belief that the work of holding others must come from a place of being held ourselves. We work to do so with shared values of integrity, curiosity, and respect for both our aligned values as well as our differences, which have most allowed us to evolve in our work and as people.
Our Partnership
WHO WE ARE
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Brana is a doula and RN with over a decade of experience in birth and postpartum care. She moves skillfully between the emotional, spiritual, and medical dimensions of birth. Her approach is both deeply intuitive and grounded in evidence, honoring the sacred while navigating the protocols with a clear-eyed understanding of the realities families face. Her care is intuitive and rooted in fierce advocacy for your choices. She is known for her calm presence and thoughtful listening which allows her to hold space for her clients to be their whole selves without apology.
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Britta Bushnell’s Transformed by Birth- Birth Workers’ Apprenticeship 2025
Evidence Based Birth Webinar 2024
Maternal Positioning for Optimal Fetal Positioning- Gilligan’s Guide 2023Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Training- The Embody Lab 2021
Early Concerns in Infant Feeding and Milk Transfer- Dr. Jack Newman 2020
Lumos Transforms: Embodied Trauma and Resilience Toolkit- 2019
The Art Of Sacred Postpartum and Mother Roasting- in training
Certified Lactation Educator Counselor- UCSD 2018
Spinning Babies Workshop- Nicole Morales 2017
Beyond the Swaddle- Advanced Postpartum Doula Training with Becca Gordon 2016
Hypnobirthing- Alisha Tamburri 2016
Postpartum Doula Training- DONA International 2016
Supporting Fetal and Infant Loss- Return to Zero 2016
Breastfeeding Full Circle-Dr. Jack Newman 2016
Protecting the Mother-Baby Dyad: Innovation in Maternity Care- MFCI Symposium 2015
Beyond the Hip Sqeeze- Advanced Birth Doula Training with Becca Gordon 2015
Science of Oxytocin- Michel Odent MD 2015
Masters of Science in Nursing- UCLA
Birth Doula Training- DONA International
Child Birth Education- DONA International
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology- SDSU
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Dawn’s decades of hands-on experience in birth spaces alongside her midwifery assistance training with renowned midwives Ina May Gaskin and Pamela Hunt inform her deep respect for the physiological and emotional needs of a person in labor. She is a devoted companion through threshold moments from pregnancy through the postpartum period as well as hospice care. She is known for her ability to name and hold what is hidden and unconscious as well as her emphasis on optimal fetal positioning, autonomy and trauma informed care. As a childbirth educator familiar with the needs of neurodivergent minds, she strives to find interactive and experience based ways of laying out information so that her students walk away feeling well prepared, uplifted and informed rather than overwhelmed. She frequently draws from her training in hypnobirthing techniques and the work of Transformed by Birth’s Britta Bushnell in her work.
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Birth Doula Training – DONA International (2008)
Midwifery Assistant Training – The Farm Midwives (2009)
CPR Certification – Red Cross (2009, 2012)
Hypnosis for Childbirth – Hypnobabies (2009)
Postpartum Doula Training – DONA International (2010)
Midwifery Today Workshop – Philadelphia (2010)
Rebozo for Birth – Gena Kirby (2011)
Midwifery Intensive – Heart and Hands (2011)
Nutrition for Pregnancy – Food Renegade (2011)
Healing Birth Patterns – Dr. Susan Lange (2012)
BEST Doula Training – Tracy Hartley (2012)
The Thompson Method Breastfeeding (2019)
Hypnobabies Instructor Training – Albuquerque (2019)
Echo Parenting, Nonviolent Parenting Workshop – (2018, 2020)
Childbirth Education, DTI (Doula Training Institute) – (2020)
Transformed by Birth Mentorship – Britta Bushnell (2022)
Fetal Positioning – Gilligan’s Guide – (2023)
CPR Certification, American Heart (2025)
Our Influences
We’re students of birth and of the human psyche. Birth is not just a clinical event—it is relational, mythic, and transformative. Our perspective is frequently informed by: Spinning Babies, Evidence Based Birth, Transformed by Birth, Jack Newman, Carl Jung, Donald Winnicott, Ina May Gaskin, Alan Watts, Echo Parenting, Nkem Ndefo and Anne Gilligan. We draw from medical research, philosophical traditions, and the wild wisdom of real life.
Curious if we’re the right doulas for you? Let’s connect and find out.