Introduction

Welcome to my website, I am Tiffany Hickenlooper. People describe me as an extrovert with a bubbly personality. I'm married to Jared and we have two wonderful boys. I enjoy singing and playing the piano. My husband and I enjoy the outdoors. We love to fish, camp, rock climb and hike. Our boys enjoy the parks, mountains, and swimming. Jared and I focus much of our time and energy on our children. Jared works as a welder while I stay home with the boys and do doula work on the side. I'd love to hear from you, I look forward to helping you achieve a happy birth experience.

What is a doula?

"Doula" is a Greek word referring to an experienced woman who helps other women. The word has now come to mean a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before, during, and after childbirth. --Klaus, Kennell and Klaus, Mothering the Mother, 1993

A common misconception is that midwives and doulas offer the same services. Midwives and doulas do differ as midwives are the ones who offer medical support.

Doula statistics

Studies have shown that the presence of a doula improves birth in the following ways: