Sheyda Foroudi
As a warm and compassionate caregiver, Sheyda is dedicated to supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum transition. She creates a safe, nurturing space where parents can prepare for labor, welcome their baby, and find their rhythm in early parenthood. Her services include birth support, lactation and infant feeding guidance, postpartum healing, newborn care, and babywearing education. With knowledge, steadiness, and care, Sheyda’s goal is to help families feel confident, supported, and empowered in their own unique journey.
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Postpartum Doula, Lactation Counselor & Birth Doula
With ties to North Carolina, Iran, and France, Sheyda lives in Brooklyn with her spouse and toddler while supporting families in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn as a birth and postpartum doula and lactation counselor. Her path to this work began after receiving incredible doula support during the birth of her own child, an experience that inspired her to walk alongside other families in this powerful life transition. Before becoming a doula, Sheyda worked as a textile designer for many years, a background that continues to inform her creativity, patience, and attention to detail in caregiving.
Sheyda is passionate about ensuring that parents feel supported, respected, and cared for throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. She provides evidence-based information, emotional steadiness, and practical tools while also connecting families with trusted providers in her network. In addition to one-on-one care, she hosts prenatal and postpartum support groups to foster connection and community.
Families who work with Sheyda can feel confident knowing they have a knowledgeable and compassionate partner by their side—someone who values their dignity, honors the sacredness of birth, and provides continuity of care as they welcome their baby earthside.
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