Lauren is a postpartum doula, lactation counselor, and holds a master's degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she researched perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, lactation, and community-based models of care. Most important to her, she is mom to 3 wonderful kiddos. She came to this work after a frustrating and painful pregnancy and postpartum experience with her first born when she was a young parent. She struggled with several breastfeeding issues as well as bouts of postpartum depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder. She wishes she knew what a postpartum doula was then! After birthing her first two children within an OB​/​GYN-led hospital system, she decided to have a Midwife-attended home birth with her third. Each birth and postpartum experience taught her something new, and she welcomes all families - no matter their choice of medical care or arrival to parenting - to her doula practice. ​/​​/​ Lauren accepts Carrot Fertility, United HealthCare, Carefirst, and has options for payment plans for Private Pay. ​/​​/​ Check out reviews from other parents on my website www.4thtrimesterfamiliy.com and Google.