Meet Your Doula
Hello pregnant people, partners, and families! I’m Syxx Hudson, Birth Doula, Family Educator, and Newborn Care Specialist. I have been inspired by birth and new life for as long as I can remember. My inherent ability to read cues and foster understanding and trust helps cultivate seeds of self worth in parents and babies too. I naturally gravitate toward advocacy for the choices of birthing people and new parents. In our society these details are often overlooked by our western standard of practice and settings for birth. I'm here to bridge that gap.
I proudly serve new parents in the SoCal Bear Valley, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties as a DONA Trained Birth Doula. I’m happy to provide service in Hospital, Birth Centers, and Home Birth. I would be honored to get to know you and your individual birth preferences and postpartum plans.
About Your Doula
How I came to birth work
My journey towards birth work started 20 years ago when I began working for the Early Head Start Program, my first two children were only 1 and 3 years old and I was still working toward healing from my own confusion and isolation through both pregnancies and births with severe PPD requiring treatment.
I found so much healing through helping others heal and become whole again. Birth is a Profound and life-changing experience that alters our perception of ourselves and changes how we communicate and parent in the future. I quickly moved into a position as Infant/toddler family educator, home visitor for pregnant and postpartum people and families. It was a rare position that I had never heard of and I was a natural fit!
As I began my prenatal and postpartum visits with my clients, I recall spending a lot of time unpacking and processing traumatic birth experiences. My role did not include continuous support through labor and birth. I remember listening to every detailed emotion through traumatic twists and turns, through truly distressing aspects of their birth experiences, sometimes resulting in unnecessary interventions, often causing physical and emotional harm to the birthing parent and baby.
With every heart-wrenching story I couldn’t help but silently exclaim “What if I had been there to amplify her voice and reinforce her wishes? I know that I could have held space for parent and baby! I know that I could have arrived with wisdom, accountability, peace, quiet and loving care to their birth. I wanted to serve as a clear example of what "Compassionate Care" looks and feels like. I didn’t yet fully understand at that time what a Doula was but my heart, body and soul certainly did. I was ready to climb the highest mountain just to have a chance to change one precious outcome. I longed to be the change I wished to see in their care. I wanted to become a bridge, designed specially to connect my clients with all the care, information and resources required to tap into a place of empowerment to advocate for themselves and make evidence informed decisions for their pregnancy, birth and postpartum season. I am unendingly grateful for the privilege of doing birth work and influencing birth outcomes and parent satisfaction for the betterment of all.
My Mission
My mission is to assist, guide, support and protect your right to the safest and most satisfying birth experience possible.
Doula Service Package
Prenatal Support
Postpartum Support
Prenatal Support
With my basic birth doula service I provide
· at least two prenatal home visits (more as determined based on individual needs, including but not limited to accompaniment to prenatal care provider visits, ect.) · Information, cooperation and communication assistance with your care providers / birth team.
· Help with creation of birth prefe
With my basic birth doula service I provide
· at least two prenatal home visits (more as determined based on individual needs, including but not limited to accompaniment to prenatal care provider visits, ect.) · Information, cooperation and communication assistance with your care providers / birth team.
· Help with creation of birth preferences, planning, logistics, reminders and referrals.· Comfort measures including but not limited to relaxations and breathing techniques, massage, essential oils, labor and birth positions and pose practice.
· Doula bonding time.· Consistent and continuous support via text, phone and email throughout pregnancy for any question or concerns you might have
Birth Support
Postpartum Support
Prenatal Support
· 100% in person, physical, emotional and informational support during labor and birth in your chosen birth setting
· Support after birth for up to 2 hours past delivery or until successful breastfeeding latch/feeding has been established
· Evidence based and non-judgmental support
· Help with navigating unexpected circumstances
· Facili
· 100% in person, physical, emotional and informational support during labor and birth in your chosen birth setting
· Support after birth for up to 2 hours past delivery or until successful breastfeeding latch/feeding has been established
· Evidence based and non-judgmental support
· Help with navigating unexpected circumstances
· Facilitation of communication with care providers
· Partner support and guidance
· Photos at first sight upon request (I am not a professional photographer but I’m glad to help)
Postpartum Support
Postpartum Support
Postpartum Support
· At least one postpartum hands-on home visit.
· Hands on help with newborn care during postpartum visit at your request.
· Assistance with transition of coming home with new baby.
· Birth experience debriefing and discussions.
· Information and referrals for breastfeeding, PPD, newborn care, parenting, community resources and care provide
· At least one postpartum hands-on home visit.
· Hands on help with newborn care during postpartum visit at your request.
· Assistance with transition of coming home with new baby.
· Birth experience debriefing and discussions.
· Information and referrals for breastfeeding, PPD, newborn care, parenting, community resources and care providers.
· Soothing techniques, Q&A and encouragement for bonding with baby and family.
· Consistent and continuous support via text, phone and email for any question or concerns you might have for 3 to 6 weeks beyond birth
What is the role of your Doula?
What is the role of your Doula?
What is the role of your Doula?
As your birth doula I provide emotional informational and physical support to a birthing person, partner and/or family during pregnancy, through labor and delivery, and during the postpartum season. I can also facilitate communication with your care provider to ensure that you have the information you need to make the most informed decisions regarding your baby’s birth. I can provide reassurance and perspective to you and your partner, make suggestions for labor progress, and help with relaxation, massage, positioning, and other techniques to ensure your comfort. I am independent and self-employed so, I work for YOU, not your caregiver or your place of birth. My role as your personal birth doula is to support you in experiencing your birth as fully as possible and in your own unique way as you prefer and envision. Without bias or judgement, I aim to hold that space for you to the very best of my ability.
Why hire a Doula?
What is the role of your Doula?
What is the role of your Doula?
· Having the help and support of a Doula can help you focus and relax shortening your labor by 25%
· Improved relationships and communication with partners, family and care providers
· More people continue breastfeeding/chestfeeding due to increased education and support.
· Reduced need for epidural by 60% due to help, guidance and support during labor
· Reduced medical interventions, people with Doulas are shown to have a 57 % reduction in necessary forceps use and other medical interventions that often lead to more necessary interventions.
· 51% lower chance of Emergency/unplanned C-Section.
· Better overall birth outcomes for birthing parent and baby.
· Babys are 4 time less likely to have a low birth weight.
· Parent and baby are two times less likely to experience birth complications.
· Over all satisfacting with birth experience and birth memories are greatly improved.