Who is Matilda Lindén CD(DONA, PALS)?
Baby girl A, 2 hrs old. Posted with permission.
I am a certified birth doula and have attended births in and around Seattle since May 2010.
I was born and raised in Sweden and have lived in Seattle since early 2002.
I became passionate about pregnancy and birth when I was pregnant with my son, born in August 2009. After reading book after book, being active in my online community, taking prenatal yoga classes and birth classes, I realized that this was something that I wanted to keep working with after the birth of my son. I just didn't want it to end.
I took the Birth Doula Training at The Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations at Seattle Midwifery School, now at Bastyr, in January of 2010. I am now certified with DONA International and PALS Doulas.
When I'm not working I spend time with my son. I can't believe how fast he has grown. He is very interested in birth and what a doula does. One day he told his preschool teacher that "Mamma and I picked up a placenta this morning!" Good thing she already knows what I do for work.
I also love to practice yoga. I don't think that I would have been able to go through my very, very long labor without breathing and relaxation techniques that I learned on the yoga mat. Yoga keeps me grounded, and strengthens me physically and mentally, both of which are very important in my role as a doula.
Music has always been a passion of mine, and I went to Cornish College of the Arts as a jazz vocalist. I am a member of Ancora, a women's choir. Don't be surprised, I might sing a little tune during labor or in a postpartum meeting!
I was born and raised in Sweden and have lived in Seattle since early 2002.
I became passionate about pregnancy and birth when I was pregnant with my son, born in August 2009. After reading book after book, being active in my online community, taking prenatal yoga classes and birth classes, I realized that this was something that I wanted to keep working with after the birth of my son. I just didn't want it to end.
I took the Birth Doula Training at The Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations at Seattle Midwifery School, now at Bastyr, in January of 2010. I am now certified with DONA International and PALS Doulas.
When I'm not working I spend time with my son. I can't believe how fast he has grown. He is very interested in birth and what a doula does. One day he told his preschool teacher that "Mamma and I picked up a placenta this morning!" Good thing she already knows what I do for work.
I also love to practice yoga. I don't think that I would have been able to go through my very, very long labor without breathing and relaxation techniques that I learned on the yoga mat. Yoga keeps me grounded, and strengthens me physically and mentally, both of which are very important in my role as a doula.
Music has always been a passion of mine, and I went to Cornish College of the Arts as a jazz vocalist. I am a member of Ancora, a women's choir. Don't be surprised, I might sing a little tune during labor or in a postpartum meeting!
Trainings & Certifications.
January 2010 - DONA approved Labor Support Training at The Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations
September 2011 - Advanced Doula Training "Supporting the Journey, Avoiding the Obstacles: Working with VBAC clients"
September 2011 - Advanced Doula Training "Ready, Set, Rebozo! Rebozo Uses for the Childbearing Year"
April 2012 - Advanced Doula Training "B.R.A.S. - Breastfeeding Resources, Applications, and Skills for Doulas"
May 2012 - Certified Birth Doula with PALS Doulas, Puget Sound Association for Labor Support
September 2012 - Certified Birth Doula with DONA International
January 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "Placenta Encapsulation"
February 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "The use of TENS unit in labor"
April 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "When a baby is sick or dies"
May 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "Powerful Prenatals"
July 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "Supporting LGBTQ families"
April 2014 - Advanced Doula Training "HypnoBirthing for birth workers"
May 2015 - Recertified Birth Doula with PALS Doulas, Puget Sound Association for Labor Support
September 2015 - Recertified Birth Doula with DONA International
April 2016 - Advanced Doula Training "Spinning Babies"
September 2011 - Advanced Doula Training "Supporting the Journey, Avoiding the Obstacles: Working with VBAC clients"
September 2011 - Advanced Doula Training "Ready, Set, Rebozo! Rebozo Uses for the Childbearing Year"
April 2012 - Advanced Doula Training "B.R.A.S. - Breastfeeding Resources, Applications, and Skills for Doulas"
May 2012 - Certified Birth Doula with PALS Doulas, Puget Sound Association for Labor Support
September 2012 - Certified Birth Doula with DONA International
January 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "Placenta Encapsulation"
February 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "The use of TENS unit in labor"
April 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "When a baby is sick or dies"
May 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "Powerful Prenatals"
July 2013 - Advanced Doula Training "Supporting LGBTQ families"
April 2014 - Advanced Doula Training "HypnoBirthing for birth workers"
May 2015 - Recertified Birth Doula with PALS Doulas, Puget Sound Association for Labor Support
September 2015 - Recertified Birth Doula with DONA International
April 2016 - Advanced Doula Training "Spinning Babies"
