Serving Coeur d’Alene and surrounding areas
Gentle support for your journey into motherhood.
Serving Coeur d’Alene and surrounding areas
Gentle support for your journey into motherhood.
A Doula is a dedicated female birth companion who provides assistance to a new mother and her family during the childbirth season. She provides education, encouragement, and comfort measures, as well as continuous support to the birthing mother during labor.
Did you know??
Studies have shown that continuous, one-to-one emotional support
A Doula is a dedicated female birth companion who provides assistance to a new mother and her family during the childbirth season. She provides education, encouragement, and comfort measures, as well as continuous support to the birthing mother during labor.
Did you know??
Studies have shown that continuous, one-to-one emotional support during labor Is associated with improved outcomes, such as:
At Gentle Presence Doula, we believe in a holistic approach to labor and childbirth that focuses on the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of both mother and baby. We provide personalized care to meet your unique needs. I help the laboring mother feel as comfortable and supported as possible by trying out different labor positi
At Gentle Presence Doula, we believe in a holistic approach to labor and childbirth that focuses on the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of both mother and baby. We provide personalized care to meet your unique needs. I help the laboring mother feel as comfortable and supported as possible by trying out different labor positions, breathing techniques, movement, aromatherapy, massage, and prayer when desired. I help her find her inner strength and confidence to bring this beautiful new life into the world.
You’ve done it! You made it through pregnancy, labor, and delivery…and now comes the fourth trimester: a time where you truly need caring support, a listening ear, and practical help at home. We have you covered! Gentle Presence Doula doesn’t stop supporting you after baby is born. Over the coming weeks we can help you feel safe, cared f
You’ve done it! You made it through pregnancy, labor, and delivery…and now comes the fourth trimester: a time where you truly need caring support, a listening ear, and practical help at home. We have you covered! Gentle Presence Doula doesn’t stop supporting you after baby is born. Over the coming weeks we can help you feel safe, cared for, and nourished as you learn the dance of living with your newborn and new family dynamic. We offer a wide range of unique services to fit your needs and the needs of your family.
My name is Maranatha Owens, Birth Doula. I love making Mamas and their families feel supported and nurtured during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum season. It would be my honor to personally discuss your needs and come up with a custom plan to help you feel prepared and excited about birth and your next season.
Hello and welcome! I’m so thrilled that you’re here!
My name is Maranatha Owens, the Doula here at Gentle Presence Doula in Coeur d’alene, Idaho. This photo was taken in 1999, the week I became a Mother!
A little about me…I am a seasoned Mama and new grandma, who has birthed all six of my children at home. I have been in love with the birth process ever since I can remember. In my early 20’s, I went through a year of beginning Midwifery training and devoured every book I could get my hands on about birth and all things natural.
I’ve personally experienced vastly different levels of support and bedside manner from the women who helped with each of my labors, but I never had the opportunity to have a Doula myself. Two of my midwives provided incredible emotional, educational, and physical support making me feel safe and nurtured. I also received care from several who provided great medical, physical, and educational support, but lacked the emotional and intuitive aspects of care. Reflecting, I realized that those two midwives served me as more than just midwives…they encompassed all of the skills, attributes, and intuition that I seek to provide my clients as a Birth Doula. I am grateful for all of the midwives and friends who have served me during labor, but I’m especially thankful for high level of support, nurture, and encouragement from those two. They made me know what was possible.
After my sixth baby was born in 2013, I was overwhelmed by postpartum health issues which I did not expect and had not previously experienced. I didn’t live close to family or have much support when I was in the birthing years, and looking back, I realize how valuable having postpartum doula care would have been for me, personally. That difficult season helped me to develop a vision for how to help women prevent some of the issues that I had postpartum, as well as provide better support, encouragement, and care to women not just during pregnancy and labor, but after baby arrives…a time when we as women need so much more support than we often receive or know to ask for.
Over the past twenty plus years, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to help many mamas from diverse backgrounds during their births, both in their homes and in the hospital: single moms, adoptive moms, married moms, first-time moms, and moms having their sixth babies.
I have been a Jill of all trades for many years. I taught gardening to young and old in a small community garden that I built up. Gardening brings me so much pleasure and serenity. I have also worked as a teacher in my own home and in homeschool coops, waitressed, been a cook for a small remote mountain resort, lived off-grid, and helped my husband manage several home businesses. I’ve traveled the world…I LOVE to travel! I still love the man I’ve been married to for 29 years, and we have learned to be a team, working together to build our family, as well as our home businesses, and to live in peace.
Jesus rocked my world when I was 17…and I’ve never been the same since. His love and peace rule my life and direct my steps, helping me to extend peace and a Gentle Presence to the women I serve. And no, you don’t have to be a Christian for me to be absolutely honored to serve you. Thank you for taking the time to be here. I’d love the opportunity to talk with you and see how I can best meet your needs during your birth journey.
Sincerely,
Maranatha Owens
Birth and Postpartum Doula
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