HEART Birth & Baby

Doula

Hello! I am Hillary Scharmann, the doula and perinatal educator behind HEART. My early sense of vocation in family birth and postpartum support was inspired by several doulas who enthusiastically encouraged me in pursuit of a career as a doula. I enrolled in a DONA International training in 2012, and I have not looked back. My trainer, Julie Crosby, said that the most important things to bring to a birth are your hands and heart. It was then that I knew why I was there: because nurturing and believing in people is what I do best.

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    Erin Anderson-Hickey

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    Hillary ran a Mom's postpartum group that I joined that was amazing! She was very supportive, and went through a lot of helpful activities that focused on postive parenting. I would highly recommend working with her for a natural birthing and postpartum services. She has great energy and made me feel very empowered about my self and my choices.

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    Margaret Heller

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    I loved working with Hillary for the birth of my second child. I didn't use a doula with my first baby, and knew that I needed one to feel more in control the next time. I met with Hillary only once before the birth--we had two scheduled, but he came 4 weeks early and completely unexpectedly. Despite that, Hillary was really well prepared and so great to work with in that really stressful situation. I was able to have a completely drug free birth with no complications, and I thinking back to my first birth, I definitely know that this never would have happened without Hillary and her great mix of art and science.

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    Victoria Tsangos

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    When I found out I was pregnant, I discussed finding a doula with my husband. ... I felt like she really wanted to give me a good experience and to make things easy for me and not have to worry about unnecessary things.

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    For being a first time mom, Hillary made all the difference in the world to me to have someone be my advocate and support my husband. I would not need to change anything about the process.

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    Tamara Pottridge

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    Whatever Hillary does, she does it with a personal touch. She takes her time with considering each persons individual needs, how they would best be served and making sure they are heard. At a time in a parents life when things can feel chaotic(like right after a baby) she has the ability to smooth and simplify even by just having an open conversation and making parents feel much more confident in words and actions! Yay for Hillary, so helpful and supportive and a great advocate in your time of need.

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