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Certified Labour Doula | Certified Labour Doula Trainer | Certified Hypno-Doula
Postpartum Doula and Postpartum Doula Trainer | Placenta Specialist | Certified CAPPA Childbirth Educator
Since 1998, Sonya has accompanied women and families in labour to ensure a safe and satisfying birth experience.
Certified Labour Doula | Certified Labour Doula Trainer | Certified Hypno-Doula
Certified Postpartum Doula and Certified Postpartum Doula Trainer | Placenta Specialist | Certified CAPPA Childbirth Educator
Since 1998, Sonya has accompanied women and families in labour to ensure a safe and satisfying birth experience. She received various training through Elmont Professional Birth Services, where she attended DONA Certified Doula Training, Advanced Doula Training, Birthwise Midwifery and Labour Support Skills workshops, as well as Mother Wellness Massage for childbirth. She was also a volunteer birth companion at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary, Alberta.
Sonya is currently the advisor for CAPPA’s Canadian Labour Doula Program and is an approved CAPPA Doula Trainer. She has trained close to 100 doulas within Canada. Sonya studied midwifery through Maternidad La Luz in El Paso, Texas, she was supervised through a variety of midwifery apprenticeships, attended the Prior Learning and Experience Assessment (PLEA) as well as the International Midwifery Pre-Registration program at Ryerson University in Toronto. Sonya completed and passed many oral clinical exams along with the Midwifery Registration National Exam. Prior to the regulation of midwifery services in Regina, Saskatchewan, Sonya was the home birth primary care provider for over five years, servicing those who desired a family-centered birth experience. Most recently, Sonya certified as a CAPPA Childbirth Educator.
Sonya draws upon her knowledge and experience to provide exceptional emotional support and physical comfort, while communicating with your birth team to ensure you have all the information you need, to make an informed choice throughout your labour. She provides reassurance and perspective to you and your partner, offers suggestions for labour progress, aids with relaxation techniques, including massage and positioning, among other comfort measures.
Sonya has over 17 years of experience and has attended
over 400 births in a variety of different roles.