Celina Sainte-Rose

(she/they)

Birth Doula & Childbirth Educator, ILFS

Celina is a queer, pro-choice doula trained in trauma-informed care with an emphasis on harm reduction who believes birth support is for all bodies & all types of families.

  • Birth Doula Services

  • Private Childbirth Education

  • Reiki

  • Comforting Touch

  • Spinning Babies

  • Rights Informed Birthing Advocacy

  • Ayurvedic Belly Binding & Postpartum Womb Massage

  • Homebirth for Doulas

  • East River Doula Collective Mentee

  • Lactation Consultation

Celina's bio

After a cancer diagnosis at 19 & years of treatments & surgeries that followed, I've spent more than half my life in the role of  "patient". Because of this, I deeply understand the importance of compassion & consent in care, the power of a strong support system & the need for bodily autonomy. I hold firm in the belief that we are the experts in ourselves.

I am a queer, pro-choice, certified Cornerstone Doula, trained in trauma informed care with an emphasis on anti-racism, birth justice & harm reduction. I am also a certified Rights Informed Birth Advocate with Birth Monopoly, a Level Two certified Reiki Practitioner with Minka Brooklyn, & am trained in Childbirth Education with Birthing Advocacy.

It would be my honor to support you in this incredible transition. Everyone deserves non-judgmental support & the evidence-informed knowledge to make their own choices on their road to parenthood. There are so many ways to become a parent, give birth, feed your baby or feel & all of them are valid & deserve to be respected.

 What Others Are Saying

From the minute Celina came into our lives she brought sheer blessings and goodness. Her warmth and her professional expertise are profoundly comforting and encouraging. She brings hope and light and a calmness into every word of advice that she shares. My husband and I fell in love with her in a nano second…She also brings a spiritual grace. She is it, all wrapped up in an angel and a treasured friend. We will sing her praises and let those who become pregnant know that she is the best there is.

-Gini and Peter

Celina was invaluable to us as first time parents. Not only did she give us the education we needed, she was encouraging, kind and FUN during the process. She made my partner and I feel so supported from the moment we met her. Maybe most importantly, she gave me the knowledge to advocate for myself. I don't know that I would have such a positive birth experience had I not felt so prepared and empowered going into labor.

-Andrea & J

Celina was so easy to talk to, and she was an amazing listener. I never felt rushed through any of our meetings and she was always available, checking in, and answering all of my questions. She made sure to get me thinking about EVERYTHING - birth plan, partner support, postpartum…and she was so thorough that for the first time, I actually felt mentally prepared for birth, and was looking forward to it!!

-Wendy L

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