Curriculum

Our goals are to:

1. Due to cesarean's high number of morbidity rates: Lower the cesarean rate through education and support .

2. Provide information to families on options for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care for both Mother and Baby

3. Help set breastfeeding as the standard for Camden County according to the World Health Organization directives through education and community outreach

4. Provide information to families on birth, antepartum and postpartum doulas.

5. Work with other professionals in the area to provide resources for families. 

Meet the Founders:

Bobbie Avery

My name is Bobbie Avery. I love helping women have the best birth possible. I have three daughters. My first birth was medicated, my next two were natural births. I became a birth/postpartum doula because I love helping families. My training was through DONA and CAPPA. I have attended births in hospital and birth center settings. I support women whatever their decision but provide information so that they can make informed decisions. I was also a La Leche Leader for several years. I maintain a lending library on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, circumcision and other issues pertaining to women.

Nirvana "Harley" Jennette Sr

I am a Christian who whole-heartedly trusts in God's design of the womanly body. My passion is for natural births but ultimately want a mama to have an empowered birth.

I am a mother of 7. I have 2 bonus-children, Chase and Catie. My first baby that I birthed is, JJ who born in a hospital. My second, Chaya, and third, Hunter, were born at a wonderful freestanding Birthing Center; Hunter was a water birth. My fourth baby was a homebirth. Flower, a late miscarriage, went home to be with Yahweh. I have been blessed with getting to raise 4 of my babies.

After I finish certifying for Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) Childbirth Educator and Birth Doula as well as Hypnobabies Birth Doula, I am going to do other certifications with CAPPA including lactation consultant and adoption doula. I am also training to be a Midwife Assistant (Birth Assistant).

In addition to this, I am co-founder and President of Birth And Breastfeeding Enrichment Services (BABES) in Partnership for Camden. I also volunteer with Operation Special Delivery.

I am currently attending college for my BS in American Sign Language so that I can also serve the deaf community in birth and birth education. After this I plan on working on my Masters, and possibly Doctorate, in Perinatal and Prenatal Psychology.

In my role as Doula, I do not see myself as a "birth coach." I help the Mama coach herself so that she can call the shots to achieve the birth she wants. I also help her educate herself by pointing her towards the resources she needs and helping her do research so that she feels comfortable in the choices she makes. I love everything about birth and helping women empower themselves.

Oh, my real name is Nirvana but everyone knows me as Harley. I answer to both.