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About Our Doulas

Ursula Sabia Sukinik CD, CDT, CMA, CBE, CLC
Ursula is a senior birth worker having personally worked with over 5,000 couples since 1999. She is passionate about educating, encouraging, and supporting families throughout their pregnancy, birth, and recovery so that they can have empowering outcomes and experiences.
All vaccinations are up to date including COVID boosted.
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Ursula is a senior birth worker having personally worked with over 5,000 couples since 1999. She is passionate about educating, encouraging, and supporting women and their families throughout their pregnancy, birth, and recovery so that they can have quality outcomes and experiences. She works closely with the partner so that the laboring person is surrounded by people they trust and feel safe with.
As an educator, she presents opportunities to have a better birth experience by empowering you with knowledge and addressing your concerns and fears.
As a doula, monitrice, or birth assistant, she will work with you to make educated choices that are the best for you, your situation, and your birth goals. She uses evidence-based medicine, knowledge of physiology, and the impact that body alignment and fetal position have on labor and birth in order to avoid unnecessary complications and their consequential repercussions. She also brings a wealth of holistic knowledge to the table and has experience supporting birthing people in a variety of situations and environments.
This allows her to be fluid and at the moment, adapt to the ever-changing needs of the birthing family.  She is an effective communicator and can help facilitate communication with your provider and team no matter how unique your situation may be. Plus as an expert problem solver, she can work with the whole team to co-create an empowered birth experience.
As a Full Spectrum Doula, Ursula attends (in person and virtually) all types of births including scheduled cesareans, miscarriages, TFMR, and stillbirths.
Currently Ursula is available for postpartum work days in the Phoenix metropolitan area.Â
Ursula entered the field with the birth of her own children. It was the support that she received that was essential to her growth as a new mother. Her births inspired her to be committed and present for other women and their families for over twenty years. As a doula and midwife assistant, she will honor your birth, your choices, and your journey while working with you and your partner as a guide so that you can have the Birth You Desire®.
She is also the CEO of Birth You Desire. She mentors and supports each of our team members so that all clients can receive the benefits of her knowledge if needed.
Pronouns: she/her
Accomplishments
Contributions to Science:
Science Direct Countervailing powers in the labor room: The doula–doctor relationship in the United States
Journal Birth Pregnancy and birth in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: The views of doulas
Press:
Bethesda Magazine At Birth and Beyond
CANVASREBEL Meet Ursula Sabia Sukinik
VoyageBaltimore Meet Ursula Sabia Sukinik of Birth You Desire®Â
Popsugar How Birth Doulas Are Helping Parents Navigate Coronavirus
Baby Center What To Expect When Preparing To Deliver A Stillborn BabyÂ
In My Bowl Why You Need A Doula
Washington City Paper Real Midwives of D.C.
Pathways For Family Wellness Gentle Birth StrategiesÂ
Heidi Daniels The Birth Story of Valentina LavenderÂ
Hillary Kids What to expect when Preparing to deliver a Still Born Baby
Podcasts:
Birthful  A Complicated Pregnancy & Cesarean Birth with Virtual Doula
Birthful IVF, Inductions, and Hemorrhage with Doula Support
Birthful Virtual Doula SupportÂ
Pregnancy Magazine Signs Your Baby is Dropping During pregnancy
Birthful Last-Minute Switch To A HomebirthÂ
The Birth Hour Positive Pitocin-Induced Birth
Dearest Doula Podcast Doula Selfcare
Reconceiving Loss Planning Labor and Delivery For A Baby Who Will Be StillbornÂ
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Certifications
Some of Ursula’s professional certifications: Certified Doula, Monitrice, Certified Doula Trainer, Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Midwives Assistant, Certified Lactation Counselor, Certified Aromatherapist, Traditional Mexican Rebozo Instructor, Birth Ball Instructor, Certified Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR, Certified Neonatal Resuscitation NNRP, Spinning Babies, Homeopathy for Midwives, Perinatal Mood Disorder Training, Bereavement, TENS, as well as all the training (s) cited below.
Service Area
Ursula is a national and international Virtual Doula. She is currently based in the WDC and Phoenix metropolitan areas.
Availability & Reviews
To see Ursula’s availability and client reviews, CLICK HERE.
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Our BYD Doulas Have Advanced Trainings in:
- Aromatherapy
- Breastfeeding (CLC)
- Attachment Style Parenting
- Domestic Violence
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Optimal Fetal Alignment
- Perinatal Mental Health
- Homeopathy for Midwives
- Rebozo
- Spinning Babies
- TENS units
- VBAC support
- Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie)
- Multiples
- LGBTQ
- Loss and Grief
- Vaginal Breech Births
- Nipple shields and SNS
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